diff --git a/checker/definition.go b/checker/definition.go
index e57c596..06094aa 100644
--- a/checker/definition.go
+++ b/checker/definition.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // Version is overridden at link time by the build, or by the plugin loader.
 var Version = "built-in"
 
-func Definition() *sdk.CheckerDefinition {
+func (p *autoconfigProvider) Definition() *sdk.CheckerDefinition {
 	return &sdk.CheckerDefinition{
 		ID:      "email-autoconfig",
 		Name:    "Email Autoconfiguration",
diff --git a/checker/provider.go b/checker/provider.go
index a005415..93e55a1 100644
--- a/checker/provider.go
+++ b/checker/provider.go
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ type autoconfigProvider struct{}
 func (p *autoconfigProvider) Key() sdk.ObservationKey {
 	return ObservationKeyAutoconfig
 }
-
-func (p *autoconfigProvider) Definition() *sdk.CheckerDefinition {
-	return Definition()
-}
diff --git a/checker/rule.go b/checker/rule.go
index 0a1b102..b329901 100644
--- a/checker/rule.go
+++ b/checker/rule.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (r *preferredEndpointRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.Observatio
 	// When nothing works, let the presence rule drive the verdict.
 	if !anyOK {
 		return single(sdk.CheckState{
-			Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+			Status:  sdk.StatusUnknown,
 			Message: "No autoconfig responded; primary endpoint not evaluated.",
 			Code:    "autoconfig_preferred_skip",
 		})
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *tlsRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter, opts
 
 	if len(out) == 0 {
 		return single(sdk.CheckState{
-			Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+			Status:  sdk.StatusUnknown,
 			Message: "No autoconfig probe reached an endpoint; TLS not assessed.",
 			Code:    "autoconfig_tls_skip",
 		})
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (r *encryptionRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter
 	}
 	if d.ClientConfig == nil {
 		return single(sdk.CheckState{
-			Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+			Status:  sdk.StatusUnknown,
 			Message: "No clientConfig parsed; encryption check skipped.",
 			Code:    "autoconfig_encryption_skip",
 		})
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (r *encryptionRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGetter
 	}
 	if len(out) == 0 {
 		return single(sdk.CheckState{
-			Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+			Status:  sdk.StatusUnknown,
 			Message: "clientConfig declares no server to evaluate.",
 			Code:    "autoconfig_encryption_skip",
 		})
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (r *consistencyRule) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, obs sdk.ObservationGette
 	}
 	if d.ClientConfig == nil {
 		return single(sdk.CheckState{
-			Status:  sdk.StatusInfo,
+			Status:  sdk.StatusUnknown,
 			Message: "No clientConfig to compare.",
 			Code:    "autoconfig_consistency_skip",
 		})
diff --git a/plugin/plugin.go b/plugin/plugin.go
index 943036f..dc7f370 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ var Version = "custom-build"
 
 func NewCheckerPlugin() (*sdk.CheckerDefinition, sdk.ObservationProvider, error) {
 	autoconfig.Version = Version
-	return autoconfig.Definition(), autoconfig.Provider(), nil
+	prvd := autoconfig.Provider()
+	return prvd.(sdk.CheckerDefinitionProvider).Definition(), prvd, nil
 }