diff --git a/package_check.sh b/package_check.sh
index c4df753..1967bef 100755
--- a/package_check.sh
+++ b/package_check.sh
@@ -804,6 +804,13 @@ TEST_RESULTS () {
 		global_level=0
 	fi
 
+	# If the package linter returned a critical error, the app is flagged as broken / level 0
+	if [ $RESULT_linter -eq -2 ]
+	then
+		ECHO_FORMAT "The package linter reported a critical failure ! App is considered broken !\n" "red" "bold"
+		global_level=0
+	fi
+
 	if [ $RESULT_alias_traversal -eq 1 ]
 	then
 		ECHO_FORMAT "Issue alias_traversal was detected ! Please see here https://github.com/YunoHost/example_ynh/pull/45 to fix that.\n" "red" "bold"
diff --git a/sub_scripts/testing_process.sh b/sub_scripts/testing_process.sh
index 1f40a9f..53ebff5 100644
--- a/sub_scripts/testing_process.sh
+++ b/sub_scripts/testing_process.sh
@@ -1500,6 +1500,12 @@ PACKAGE_LINTER () {
 	else	# Fail
 		check_failed
 		RESULT_linter=-1
+
+        # If return code is 2, this is critical failure, app should be considered as broken (level 0)
+        if [ $linter_result -eq 2 ]
+        then
+            RESULT_linter=-2
+        fi
 	fi
 }