diff --git a/server/spying.js b/server/spying.js
index 9f7600d..45c95d5 100644
--- a/server/spying.js
+++ b/server/spying.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const spyLogRequest = (connection) => (req, res) => {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				let hideData = req.body.id === result.defenderId && result.success === 'success';
+				let hideData = req.body.id === result.defenderId && (result.success === 'success' || result.success === 'ineffective');
 
 				//creating a new entry
 				ret[result.id] = {
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ const spyGameplayLogic = (connection, pendingSpying) => {
 				} else {
 					//steal this much gold on success
 					let spoilsGold = Math.random() >= 0.5 ? Math.floor(results[0].gold * 0.2) : 0; //50% chance of stealing gold
-					let query = 'INSERT INTO pastSpying (eventTime, attackerId, defenderId, attackingUnits, success, spoilsGold) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, "success", ?);';
-					connection.query(query, [pendingSpying.eventTime, pendingSpying.attackerId, pendingSpying.defenderId, pendingSpying.attackingUnits, spoilsGold], (err) => {
+					let query = 'INSERT INTO pastSpying (eventTime, attackerId, defenderId, attackingUnits, success, spoilsGold) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);';
+					connection.query(query, [pendingSpying.eventTime, pendingSpying.attackerId, pendingSpying.defenderId, pendingSpying.attackingUnits, spoilsGold ? 'success' : 'ineffective', spoilsGold], (err) => {
 						if (err) throw err;
 
 						let query = 'UPDATE profiles SET gold = gold + ? WHERE accountId = ?;';
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ const spyStealEquipmentSelectItemsToSteal = (connection, attackerId, defenderId,
 	spyStealEquipmentIncrementItemsToInventory(connection, attackerId, items);
 	spyStealEquipmentDecrementItemsFromInventory(connection, defenderId, items);
 	recordEquipmentStolen(connection, items, pastSpyingId);
+	if (items.length) {
+		updateSuccessStatus(connection, 'success', pastSpyingId); //QOL improvement
+	}
 };
 
 const spyStealEquipmentIncrementItemsToInventory = (connection, accountId, items) => {
@@ -516,6 +519,15 @@ const recordEquipmentStolen = (connection, items, pastSpyingId) => {
 	});
 };
 
+const updateSuccessStatus = (connection, status, pastSpyingId) => {
+	let query = 'UPDATE pastSpying SET success = ? WHERE id = ?;';
+	connection.query(query, [status, pastSpyingId], (err) => {
+		if (err) throw err;
+
+		log('Success status updated', pastSpyingId, status);
+	});
+}
+
 module.exports = {
 	spyRequest: spyRequest,
 	spyStatusRequest: spyStatusRequest,
diff --git a/sql/create_database_structure.sql b/sql/create_database_structure.sql
index c997ba6..34c4b2a 100644
--- a/sql/create_database_structure.sql
+++ b/sql/create_database_structure.sql
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pastSpying (
 	defenderId INTEGER UNSIGNED,
 	attackingUnits INTEGER UNSIGNED,
 
-	success ENUM ('success', 'failure'),
+	success ENUM ('success', 'failure', 'ineffective'),
 
 	spoilsGold INTEGER,
 
diff --git a/sql/update.sql b/sql/update.sql
index f4467ff..0b16593 100644
--- a/sql/update.sql
+++ b/sql/update.sql
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 #NOTE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS write a script in revert.sql that undoes these changes
 
 ALTER TABLE
-	profiles
-ADD COLUMN
-	ladderRank INTEGER UNSIGNED
-AFTER
-	accountId
+	pastSpying
+MODIFY COLUMN
+	success ENUM ('success', 'failure', 'ineffective')
 ;
 
-ALTER TABLE
-	profiles
-ADD COLUMN
-	ladderRankWeight FLOAT UNSIGNED
-AFTER
-	ladderRank
+UPDATE
+	pastSpying
+SET
+	success = 'ineffective'
+WHERE
+	success = 'success'
+AND
+	spoilsGold = 0
+AND
+	(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM equipmentStolen WHERE pastSpyingId = pastSpying.id) = 0
 ;