diff --git a/common/__tests__/main.test.ts b/common/__tests__/main.test.ts
index 76c41e99..c03d04b9 100644
--- a/common/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/common/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -24,18 +24,36 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as os from 'os'
 
-test('test passed coverage output', () => {
+test('test passed coverage output using diff', () => {
   const result = getCoverageStats(
-    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/some.sarif.json')
+    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/some.sarif.json'),
+    true
   )
-  expect(result).toEqual(passedCoverageFixture())
+  expect(result).toEqual(passedCoverageFixtureDiff())
 })
 
-test('test failed coverage output', () => {
+test('test failed coverage output using diff', () => {
   const result = getCoverageStats(
-    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/empty.sarif.json')
+    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/empty.sarif.json'),
+    true
   )
-  expect(result).toEqual(failedCoverageFixture())
+  expect(result).toEqual(failedCoverageFixtureDiff())
+})
+
+test('test passed coverage output using spam', () => {
+  const result = getCoverageStats(
+    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/some.sarif.json'),
+    false
+  )
+  expect(result).toEqual(passedCoverageFixtureSpam())
+})
+
+test('test failed coverage output using spam', () => {
+  const result = getCoverageStats(
+    getCoverageFromSarif('__tests__/data/empty.sarif.json'),
+    false
+  )
+  expect(result).toEqual(failedCoverageFixtureSpam())
 })
 
 describe('getReportURL', () => {
@@ -90,7 +108,25 @@ describe('getReportURL', () => {
   })
 })
 
-function passedCoverageFixture(): string {
+function passedCoverageFixtureSpam(): string {
+  return `@@ Code coverage @@
+<span style="background-color: #e6f4e6; color: green;">45% total lines covered</span>
+124 lines analyzed, 56 lines covered
+<span style="background-color: #e6f4e6; color: green;">33% fresh lines covered</span>
+9 lines analyzed, 3 lines covered
+# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
+}
+
+function failedCoverageFixtureSpam(): string {
+  return `@@ Code coverage @@
+<span style="background-color: #ffe6e6; color: red;">0% total lines covered</span>
+100 lines analyzed, 0 lines covered
+<span style="background-color: #ffe6e6; color: red;">0% fresh lines covered</span>
+100 lines analyzed, 0 lines covered
+# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
+}
+
+function passedCoverageFixtureDiff(): string {
   return `\`\`\`diff
 @@ Code coverage @@
 + 45% total lines covered
@@ -101,7 +137,7 @@ function passedCoverageFixture(): string {
 \`\`\``
 }
 
-function failedCoverageFixture(): string {
+function failedCoverageFixtureDiff(): string {
   return `\`\`\`diff
 @@ Code coverage @@
 - 0% total lines covered
diff --git a/common/output.ts b/common/output.ts
index a348a69d..2f828170 100644
--- a/common/output.ts
+++ b/common/output.ts
@@ -99,16 +99,19 @@ ${message}
 
 function makeConclusion(
   conclusion: string,
-  failedByThreshold: boolean
+  failedByThreshold: boolean,
+  useDiffBlock: boolean,
 ): string {
-  if (failedByThreshold) {
-    return `- ${conclusion}`
+  if (useDiffBlock) {
+    return failedByThreshold ? `- ${conclusion}` : `+ ${conclusion}`
   } else {
-    return `+ ${conclusion}`
+    return failedByThreshold
+      ? `<span style="background-color: #ffe6e6; color: red;">${conclusion}</span>`
+      : `<span style="background-color: #e6f4e6; color: green;">${conclusion}</span>`
   }
 }
 
-export function getCoverageStats(c: Coverage): string {
+export function getCoverageStats(c: Coverage, useDiffBlock: boolean): string {
   if (c.totalLines === 0 && c.totalCoveredLines === 0) {
     return ''
   }
@@ -116,24 +119,23 @@ export function getCoverageStats(c: Coverage): string {
   let stats = ''
   if (c.totalLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.totalCoverage}% total lines covered`
-    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold)}
+    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.totalLines} lines analyzed, ${c.totalCoveredLines} lines covered`
   }
 
   if (c.freshLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.freshCoverage}% fresh lines covered`
     stats += `
-${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold)}
+${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.freshLines} lines analyzed, ${c.freshCoveredLines} lines covered`
   }
 
-  return wrapToDiffBlock(
-    [
-      `@@ Code coverage @@`,
-      `${stats}`,
-      `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
-    ].join('\n')
-  )
+  const coverageBlock =  [
+    `@@ Code coverage @@`,
+    `${stats}`,
+    `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
+  ].join('\n')
+  return useDiffBlock ? wrapToDiffBlock(coverageBlock) : coverageBlock
 }
 
 export function getLicenseInfo(
diff --git a/scan/dist/index.js b/scan/dist/index.js
index 2d327a51..1a0a2104 100644
--- a/scan/dist/index.js
+++ b/scan/dist/index.js
@@ -137016,36 +137016,35 @@ function wrapToDiffBlock(message) {
 ${message}
 \`\`\``;
 }
-function makeConclusion(conclusion, failedByThreshold) {
-  if (failedByThreshold) {
-    return `- ${conclusion}`;
+function makeConclusion(conclusion, failedByThreshold, useDiffBlock) {
+  if (useDiffBlock) {
+    return failedByThreshold ? `- ${conclusion}` : `+ ${conclusion}`;
   } else {
-    return `+ ${conclusion}`;
+    return failedByThreshold ? `<span style="background-color: #ffe6e6; color: red;">${conclusion}</span>` : `<span style="background-color: #e6f4e6; color: green;">${conclusion}</span>`;
   }
 }
-function getCoverageStats(c) {
+function getCoverageStats(c, useDiffBlock) {
   if (c.totalLines === 0 && c.totalCoveredLines === 0) {
     return "";
   }
   let stats = "";
   if (c.totalLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.totalCoverage}% total lines covered`;
-    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold)}
+    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.totalLines} lines analyzed, ${c.totalCoveredLines} lines covered`;
   }
   if (c.freshLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.freshCoverage}% fresh lines covered`;
     stats += `
-${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold)}
+${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.freshLines} lines analyzed, ${c.freshCoveredLines} lines covered`;
   }
-  return wrapToDiffBlock(
-    [
-      `@@ Code coverage @@`,
-      `${stats}`,
-      `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
-    ].join("\n")
-  );
+  const coverageBlock = [
+    `@@ Code coverage @@`,
+    `${stats}`,
+    `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
+  ].join("\n");
+  return useDiffBlock ? wrapToDiffBlock(coverageBlock) : coverageBlock;
 }
 function getLicenseInfo(resultsDir) {
   let licensesInfo = "";
@@ -137558,7 +137557,7 @@ so that the action will upload the files as the job artifacts:
         try {
           const problems = (0, annotations_1.parseSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SARIF_NAME}`);
           const reportUrl = (0, output_12.getReportURL)(resultsDir);
-          const coverageInfo = (0, output_12.getCoverageStats)((0, qodana_12.getCoverageFromSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`));
+          const coverageInfo = (0, output_12.getCoverageStats)((0, qodana_12.getCoverageFromSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`), true);
           const licensesInfo = (0, output_12.getLicenseInfo)(resultsDir);
           const problemsDescriptions = annotationsToProblemDescriptors(problems.annotations);
           const toolName = (_a = problems.title.split("found by ")[1]) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : output_12.QODANA_CHECK_NAME;
diff --git a/scan/src/output.ts b/scan/src/output.ts
index 9f324bd9..fc53820f 100644
--- a/scan/src/output.ts
+++ b/scan/src/output.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ export async function publishOutput(
     const problems = parseSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SARIF_NAME}`)
     const reportUrl = getReportURL(resultsDir)
     const coverageInfo = getCoverageStats(
-      getCoverageFromSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`)
+      getCoverageFromSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`),
+      true
     )
 
     const licensesInfo: LicenseInfo = getLicenseInfo(resultsDir)
diff --git a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
index 0a5d5a22..ded668ca 100644
--- a/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
+++ b/vsts/QodanaScan/index.js
@@ -16877,36 +16877,35 @@ function wrapToDiffBlock(message) {
 ${message}
 \`\`\``;
 }
-function makeConclusion(conclusion, failedByThreshold) {
-  if (failedByThreshold) {
-    return `- ${conclusion}`;
+function makeConclusion(conclusion, failedByThreshold, useDiffBlock) {
+  if (useDiffBlock) {
+    return failedByThreshold ? `- ${conclusion}` : `+ ${conclusion}`;
   } else {
-    return `+ ${conclusion}`;
+    return failedByThreshold ? `<span style="background-color: #ffe6e6; color: red;">${conclusion}</span>` : `<span style="background-color: #e6f4e6; color: green;">${conclusion}</span>`;
   }
 }
-function getCoverageStats(c) {
+function getCoverageStats(c, useDiffBlock) {
   if (c.totalLines === 0 && c.totalCoveredLines === 0) {
     return "";
   }
   let stats = "";
   if (c.totalLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.totalCoverage}% total lines covered`;
-    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold)}
+    stats += `${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.totalCoverage < c.totalCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.totalLines} lines analyzed, ${c.totalCoveredLines} lines covered`;
   }
   if (c.freshLines !== 0) {
     const conclusion = `${c.freshCoverage}% fresh lines covered`;
     stats += `
-${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold)}
+${makeConclusion(conclusion, c.freshCoverage < c.freshCoverageThreshold, useDiffBlock)}
 ${c.freshLines} lines analyzed, ${c.freshCoveredLines} lines covered`;
   }
-  return wrapToDiffBlock(
-    [
-      `@@ Code coverage @@`,
-      `${stats}`,
-      `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
-    ].join("\n")
-  );
+  const coverageBlock = [
+    `@@ Code coverage @@`,
+    `${stats}`,
+    `# Calculated according to the filters of your coverage tool`
+  ].join("\n");
+  return useDiffBlock ? wrapToDiffBlock(coverageBlock) : coverageBlock;
 }
 function getLicenseInfo(resultsDir) {
   let licensesInfo = "";
@@ -79048,7 +79047,7 @@ so that the action will upload the files as the job artifacts:
         try {
           const problems = (0, utils_12.parseSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SARIF_NAME}`);
           const reportUrl = (0, output_12.getReportURL)(resultsDir);
-          const coverageInfo = (0, output_12.getCoverageStats)((0, qodana_12.getCoverageFromSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`));
+          const coverageInfo = (0, output_12.getCoverageStats)((0, qodana_12.getCoverageFromSarif)(`${resultsDir}/${qodana_12.QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`), false);
           const licensesInfo = (0, output_12.getLicenseInfo)(resultsDir);
           const problemsDescriptions = (_a = problems.problemDescriptions) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : [];
           const toolName = (_b = problems.title.split("found by ")[1]) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : output_12.QODANA_CHECK_NAME;
@@ -79185,10 +79184,10 @@ var require_utils4 = __commonJS({
         uploadSarif: tl2.getBoolInput("uploadSarif", false),
         artifactName: tl2.getInput("artifactName", false) || "qodana-report",
         useNightly: tl2.getBoolInput("useNightly", false),
-        prMode: tl2.getBoolInput("prMode", true),
+        prMode: tl2.getBoolInput("prMode", false),
         postComment: tl2.getBoolInput("postPrComment", false),
         pushFixes: tl2.getInput("pushFixes", false) || "none",
-        commitMessage: tl2.getInput("commitMessage", false) || "\u{1F916} Apply quick-fixes by Qodana",
+        commitMessage: tl2.getInput("commitMessage", false) || "\u{1F916} Apply quick-fixes by Qodana \n\n[skip ci]",
         // Not used by the Azure task
         additionalCacheKey: "",
         primaryCacheKey: "",
@@ -79466,11 +79465,9 @@ ${comment_tag_pattern}`;
             return;
           }
           if (mode === qodana_12.BRANCH) {
-            if (pullRequest) {
-              const commitToCherryPick = (yield gitOutput(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])).stdout.trim();
-              yield git(["checkout", currentBranch]);
-              yield git(["cherry-pick", commitToCherryPick]);
-            }
+            const commitToCherryPick = (yield gitOutput(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])).stdout.trim();
+            yield git(["checkout", currentBranch]);
+            yield git(["cherry-pick", commitToCherryPick]);
             yield gitPush(currentBranch);
           } else if (mode === qodana_12.PULL_REQUEST) {
             const newBranch = `qodana/quick-fixes-${currentCommit.slice(0, 7)}`;
@@ -79488,9 +79485,7 @@ ${comment_tag_pattern}`;
         const output = yield gitOutput(["push", "origin", branch], {
           ignoreReturnCode: true
         });
-        if (output.exitCode == 1) {
-          tl2.warning(`Branch ${branch} already exists. Push of quick-fixes was skipped.`);
-        } else if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
+        if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
           tl2.warning(`Failed to push branch ${branch}: ${output.stderr}`);
         }
       });
diff --git a/vsts/QodanaScan/task.json b/vsts/QodanaScan/task.json
index 0536863c..f88c9265 100644
--- a/vsts/QodanaScan/task.json
+++ b/vsts/QodanaScan/task.json
@@ -74,9 +74,33 @@
       "name": "prMode",
       "type": "boolean",
       "label": "PR Mode",
-      "defaultValue": false,
+      "defaultValue": true,
       "required": false,
       "helpMarkDown": "Whether the PR analysis gets executed in the pull request mode."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "postPrComment",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "label": "Post PR comment",
+      "defaultValue": true,
+      "required": false,
+      "helpMarkDown": "Post a comment with the Qodana results summary to the pull request."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "pushFixes",
+      "type": "string",
+      "label": "Push quick-fixes",
+      "defaultValue": "none",
+      "required": false,
+      "helpMarkDown": "Push Qodana fixes to the repository, can be `none`, `branch` to the current branch, or `pull-request`."
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "commitMessage",
+      "type": "string",
+      "label": "Commit Message",
+      "defaultValue": "\uD83E\uDD16 Apply quick-fixes by Qodana\n\n[skip ci]",
+      "required": false,
+      "helpMarkDown": "Message used when quick-fixes are pushed"
     }
   ],
   "execution": {
diff --git a/vsts/README.md b/vsts/README.md
index 219a3101..2c5ceefa 100644
--- a/vsts/README.md
+++ b/vsts/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ to
     - or `branch`: push fixes to the original branch
 3. Set the correct permissions for the job. Go to `Repositories` → `Manage repositories` → `Security`. Choose `Qodana for Azure Pipelines Build Service` user. Allow:
     - `Contribute`
-    - `Bypass policies when pushing`. Without this, the analysis will be performed twice
+    - `Bypass policies when pushing` if they may fail the push of quick-fixes
     - `Create branch` if you use `pull-request` value
    
    Also, set `persistCredentials` property to `true`. This is needed for pushing changes to the repository
diff --git a/vsts/src/output.ts b/vsts/src/output.ts
index 4e9df655..5fd51755 100644
--- a/vsts/src/output.ts
+++ b/vsts/src/output.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export async function publishOutput(
     const problems = parseSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SARIF_NAME}`)
     const reportUrl = getReportURL(resultsDir)
     const coverageInfo = getCoverageStats(
-      getCoverageFromSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`)
+      getCoverageFromSarif(`${resultsDir}/${QODANA_SHORT_SARIF_NAME}`),
+      false
     )
 
     const licensesInfo = getLicenseInfo(resultsDir)
diff --git a/vsts/src/utils.ts b/vsts/src/utils.ts
index 6198db4a..72b3edbd 100644
--- a/vsts/src/utils.ts
+++ b/vsts/src/utils.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,12 @@ export function getInputs(): Inputs {
     uploadSarif: tl.getBoolInput('uploadSarif', false),
     artifactName: tl.getInput('artifactName', false) || 'qodana-report',
     useNightly: tl.getBoolInput('useNightly', false),
-    prMode: tl.getBoolInput('prMode', true),
+    prMode: tl.getBoolInput('prMode', false),
     postComment: tl.getBoolInput('postPrComment', false),
     pushFixes: tl.getInput('pushFixes', false) || 'none',
     commitMessage:
-      tl.getInput('commitMessage', false) || '🤖 Apply quick-fixes by Qodana',
+      tl.getInput('commitMessage', false) ||
+      '🤖 Apply quick-fixes by Qodana \n\n[skip ci]',
     // Not used by the Azure task
     additionalCacheKey: '',
     primaryCacheKey: '',
@@ -487,13 +488,11 @@ export async function pushQuickFixes(
       return
     }
     if (mode === BRANCH) {
-      if (pullRequest) {
-        const commitToCherryPick = (
-          await gitOutput(['rev-parse', 'HEAD'])
-        ).stdout.trim()
-        await git(['checkout', currentBranch])
-        await git(['cherry-pick', commitToCherryPick])
-      }
+      const commitToCherryPick = (
+        await gitOutput(['rev-parse', 'HEAD'])
+      ).stdout.trim()
+      await git(['checkout', currentBranch])
+      await git(['cherry-pick', commitToCherryPick])
       await gitPush(currentBranch)
     } else if (mode === PULL_REQUEST) {
       const newBranch = `qodana/quick-fixes-${currentCommit.slice(0, 7)}`
@@ -510,11 +509,7 @@ async function gitPush(branch: string): Promise<void> {
   const output = await gitOutput(['push', 'origin', branch], {
     ignoreReturnCode: true
   })
-  if (output.exitCode == 1) {
-    tl.warning(
-      `Branch ${branch} already exists. Push of quick-fixes was skipped.`
-    )
-  } else if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
+  if (output.exitCode !== 0) {
     tl.warning(`Failed to push branch ${branch}: ${output.stderr}`)
   }
 }
diff --git a/vsts/vss-extension.dev.json b/vsts/vss-extension.dev.json
index c2fda4e0..4fdd55b7 100644
--- a/vsts/vss-extension.dev.json
+++ b/vsts/vss-extension.dev.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifestVersion": 1,
   "id": "qodana-dev",
   "name": "Qodana (Dev)",
-  "version": "2024.3.195",
+  "version": "2024.3.198",
   "publisher": "JetBrains",
   "targets": [
     {