diff --git a/planemo/shed_lint.py b/planemo/shed_lint.py
index 38f4ffd4a..322d16756 100644
--- a/planemo/shed_lint.py
+++ b/planemo/shed_lint.py
@@ -159,16 +159,15 @@ def lint_readme(realized_repository, lint_ctx):
         if os.path.exists(readme):
             readme_found = readme
 
-    readme_md = os.path.join(path, "README.md")
-    if not readme_found and os.path.exists(readme_md):
-        lint_ctx.warn("Tool Shed doesn't render markdown, " "README.md is invalid readme.")
-        return
-
     if not readme_found:
         # TODO: filter on TYPE and make this a warning if
         # unrestricted repository - need to update iuc standards
         # first though.
-        lint_ctx.info("No README found skipping.")
+        readme_md = os.path.join(path, "README.md")
+        if os.path.exists(readme_md):
+            lint_ctx.info("Found README in Markdown format, which is not rendered by the Tool Shed, skipping")
+        else:
+            lint_ctx.info("No README found, skipping.")
         return
 
     if readme_found.endswith(".rst"):
diff --git a/tests/test_shed_lint.py b/tests/test_shed_lint.py
index 899d8b46a..f476daaf4 100644
--- a/tests/test_shed_lint.py
+++ b/tests/test_shed_lint.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_invalid_repos(self):
         with self._isolate_repo("bad_readme_rst"):
             self._check_exit_code(["shed_lint"], exit_code=1)
         with self._isolate_repo("bad_readme_md"):
-            self._check_exit_code(["shed_lint"], exit_code=1)
+            self._check_exit_code(["shed_lint"], exit_code=0)
         with self._isolate_repo("bad_repo_name"):
             self._check_exit_code(["shed_lint"], exit_code=1)
         with self._isolate_repo("bad_missing_include"):