diff --git a/server/api/hook.go b/server/api/hook.go
index 51f8979c1..3fca72969 100644
--- a/server/api/hook.go
+++ b/server/api/hook.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/pipeline"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/store"
@@ -108,11 +110,19 @@ func PostHook(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	tmpRepo, tmpBuild, err := forge.Hook(c, c.Request)
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{}) {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("forge driver: %s", err)
+			log.Debug().Err(err).Msg(msg)
+			c.String(http.StatusOK, msg)
+			return
+		}
+
 		msg := "failure to parse hook"
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Msg(msg)
 		c.String(http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
 		return
 	}
+
 	if tmpBuild == nil {
 		msg := "ignoring hook: hook parsing resulted in empty pipeline"
 		log.Debug().Msg(msg)
diff --git a/server/forge/bitbucket/parse.go b/server/forge/bitbucket/parse.go
index def263678..20b79aac9 100644
--- a/server/forge/bitbucket/parse.go
+++ b/server/forge/bitbucket/parse.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/bitbucket/internal"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 )
 
@@ -34,15 +35,20 @@ const (
 // parseHook parses a Bitbucket hook from an http.Request request and returns
 // Repo and Pipeline detail. If a hook type is unsupported nil values are returned.
 func parseHook(r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Pipeline, error) {
-	payload, _ := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	payload, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 
-	switch r.Header.Get(hookEvent) {
+	hookType := r.Header.Get(hookEvent)
+	switch hookType {
 	case hookPush:
 		return parsePushHook(payload)
 	case hookPullCreated, hookPullUpdated:
 		return parsePullHook(payload)
+	default:
+		return nil, nil, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{Event: hookType}
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil
 }
 
 // parsePushHook parses a push hook and returns the Repo and Pipeline details.
diff --git a/server/forge/bitbucket/parse_test.go b/server/forge/bitbucket/parse_test.go
index bb3175622..a163c5e2a 100644
--- a/server/forge/bitbucket/parse_test.go
+++ b/server/forge/bitbucket/parse_test.go
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/bitbucket/fixtures"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 )
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			r, b, err := parseHook(req)
 			g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(b).IsNil()
-			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{})
 		})
 
 		g.Describe("Given a pull request hook payload", func() {
diff --git a/server/forge/forge.go b/server/forge/forge.go
index 6f4fcd1eb..fea060102 100644
--- a/server/forge/forge.go
+++ b/server/forge/forge.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type Forge interface {
 
 	// Hook parses the post-commit hook from the Request body and returns the
 	// required data in a standard format.
-	Hook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Pipeline, error)
+	Hook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (repo *model.Repo, pipeline *model.Pipeline, err error)
 
 	// OrgMembership returns if user is member of organization and if user
 	// is admin/owner in that organization.
diff --git a/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go b/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
index 640869500..9f11fd92c 100644
--- a/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/server/forge/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -489,11 +489,6 @@ func (c *Gitea) Hook(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	if repo == nil || pipeline == nil {
-		// ignore  hook
-		return nil, nil, nil
-	}
-
 	if pipeline.Event == model.EventPull && len(pipeline.ChangedFiles) == 0 {
 		index, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.Split(pipeline.Ref, "/")[2], 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/forge/gitea/parse.go b/server/forge/gitea/parse.go
index d617a21cf..fe309a131 100644
--- a/server/forge/gitea/parse.go
+++ b/server/forge/gitea/parse.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func parseHook(r *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *model.Pipeline, error) {
 		return parsePullRequestHook(r.Body)
 	}
 	log.Debug().Msgf("unsuported hook type: '%s'", hookType)
-	return nil, nil, nil
+	return nil, nil, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{Event: hookType}
 }
 
 // parsePushHook parses a push hook and returns the Repo and Pipeline details.
diff --git a/server/forge/gitea/parse_test.go b/server/forge/gitea/parse_test.go
index d6191fc63..23f0c95aa 100644
--- a/server/forge/gitea/parse_test.go
+++ b/server/forge/gitea/parse_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/gitea/fixtures"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/shared/utils"
 )
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			r, b, err := parseHook(req)
 			g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(b).IsNil()
-			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{})
 		})
 		g.It("given a PR hook", func() {
 			buf := bytes.NewBufferString(fixtures.HookPullRequest)
diff --git a/server/forge/github/parse.go b/server/forge/github/parse.go
index ebdd95a70..799bbb163 100644
--- a/server/forge/github/parse.go
+++ b/server/forge/github/parse.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v39/github"
 
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/shared/utils"
 )
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ func parseHook(r *http.Request, merge bool) (*github.PullRequest, *model.Repo, *
 		return nil, repo, pipeline, err
 	case *github.PullRequestEvent:
 		return parsePullHook(hook, merge)
+	default:
+		return nil, nil, nil, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{Event: github.Stringify(hook)}
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
 
 // parsePushHook parses a push hook and returns the Repo and Pipeline details.
diff --git a/server/forge/github/parse_test.go b/server/forge/github/parse_test.go
index 1988dd3ee..6074d19ad 100644
--- a/server/forge/github/parse_test.go
+++ b/server/forge/github/parse_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/franela/goblin"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/github/fixtures"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 )
 
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@ func Test_parser(t *testing.T) {
 			p, r, b, err := parseHook(req, false)
 			g.Assert(r).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(b).IsNil()
-			g.Assert(err).IsNil()
 			g.Assert(p).IsNil()
+			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{})
 		})
 
 		g.Describe("given a push hook", func() {
diff --git a/server/forge/gitlab/gitlab.go b/server/forge/gitlab/gitlab.go
index a7d302e68..310284163 100644
--- a/server/forge/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/server/forge/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/common"
+	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	forge_types "github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/forge/types"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/model"
 	"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/server/store"
@@ -596,7 +597,8 @@ func (g *GitLab) Hook(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *mod
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	parsed, err := gitlab.ParseWebhook(gitlab.WebhookEventType(req), payload)
+	eventType := gitlab.WebhookEventType(req)
+	parsed, err := gitlab.ParseWebhook(eventType, payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -618,7 +620,7 @@ func (g *GitLab) Hook(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) (*model.Repo, *mod
 	case *gitlab.TagEvent:
 		return convertTagHook(event)
 	default:
-		return nil, nil, nil
+		return nil, nil, &types.ErrIgnoreEvent{Event: string(eventType)}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/server/forge/mocks/forge.go b/server/forge/mocks/forge.go
index 4f7c2e3c1..8867fcba2 100644
--- a/server/forge/mocks/forge.go
+++ b/server/forge/mocks/forge.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.31.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.32.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks
 
diff --git a/server/forge/types/errors.go b/server/forge/types/errors.go
index 47aae2f62..7fd257cb9 100644
--- a/server/forge/types/errors.go
+++ b/server/forge/types/errors.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 package types
 
-import "errors"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 // AuthError represents forge authentication error.
 type AuthError struct {
@@ -40,3 +43,16 @@ func (ae *AuthError) Error() string {
 var _ error = new(AuthError)
 
 var ErrNotImplemented = errors.New("not implemented")
+
+type ErrIgnoreEvent struct {
+	Event string
+}
+
+func (err *ErrIgnoreEvent) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("explicit ignored event '%s'", err.Event)
+}
+
+func (*ErrIgnoreEvent) Is(target error) bool {
+	_, ok := target.(*ErrIgnoreEvent) //nolint:errorlint
+	return ok
+}
diff --git a/server/store/mocks/store.go b/server/store/mocks/store.go
index 47ce43184..818dd0265 100644
--- a/server/store/mocks/store.go
+++ b/server/store/mocks/store.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by mockery v2.31.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by mockery v2.32.0. DO NOT EDIT.
 
 package mocks