Jenkins does not update build result to better result - groovy

I have a groovy script that changes the build result using setResult(hudson.model.Result.SUCCESS).
But I realized that I cannot change the job result to a better result (only to worse ones). If I will change the code to: build.setResult(hudson.model.Result.Unstable), then when the build will be successful the result will be changed (I can see in the Console Output: Build step 'Groovy Postbuild' changed build result to UNSTABLE.)
But I can't update the result to a better one.
Is there any solution?
(The same problem occurs with groovy postbuild) .
EDIT:
I'm using the MultiJob plugin in my main job for running 3 downstream jobs (named job1, job2, job3). And I wrote a groovy script so that the result of the main job will be determine only by the first two downstream jobs (when job1 and job2 are success, and job3 is unstable - I wish to set the main job result to success).
because of the problem mentioned above I can't do it... any ideas?
Thanks.

I believe that this expected behavior with Jenkins. Other methods of changing the build result (such as the Fail The Build plugin) also cannot "improve" the build status, they can only make it worse (success to unstable to failed).

Using Post Build plugin and Groovy System Script, you can change build result with Result.fromString() , for example, setting result to "Unstable":
build.result = hudson.model.Result.fromString('UNSTABLE')
In the Console you'll see:
[PostBuildScript] - Execution post build scripts.
[Current build status] check if current [ABORTED] is worse or equals then [ABORTED] and better or equals then [UNSTABLE]
Run condition [Current build status] enabling perform for step [Execute system Groovy script]
Script returned: UNSTABLE

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