diff --git a/internal/commands/root_test.go b/internal/commands/root_test.go
index 758756070..7006b0e06 100644
--- a/internal/commands/root_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/root_test.go
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ func assertError(t *testing.T, err error, expectedMessage string) {
 func clearFlags() {
 	mock.Flags = wrappers.FeatureFlagsResponseModel{}
 	mock.Flag = wrappers.FeatureFlagResponseModel{}
+	mock.FFErr = nil
 	wrappers.ClearCache()
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/commands/scan.go b/internal/commands/scan.go
index b6adc9b23..89381d910 100644
--- a/internal/commands/scan.go
+++ b/internal/commands/scan.go
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ func validateScanTypes(cmd *cobra.Command, jwtWrapper wrappers.JWTWrapper, featu
 	var scanTypes []string
 	var SCSScanTypes []string
 
-	containerEngineCLIEnabled, _ := featureFlagsWrapper.GetSpecificFlag(wrappers.ContainerEngineCLIEnabled)
+	runContainerEngineCLI := isContainersEngineEnabled(featureFlagsWrapper)
 	allowedEngines, err := jwtWrapper.GetAllowedEngines(featureFlagsWrapper)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.Errorf("Error validating scan types: %v", err)
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ func validateScanTypes(cmd *cobra.Command, jwtWrapper wrappers.JWTWrapper, featu
 
 		scanTypes = strings.Split(userScanTypes, ",")
 		for _, scanType := range scanTypes {
-			if !allowedEngines[scanType] || (scanType == commonParams.ContainersType && !(containerEngineCLIEnabled.Status)) {
+			if !allowedEngines[scanType] || (scanType == commonParams.ContainersType && !(runContainerEngineCLI)) {
 				keys := reflect.ValueOf(allowedEngines).MapKeys()
 				err = errors.Errorf(engineNotAllowed, scanType, scanType, keys)
 				return err
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ func validateScanTypes(cmd *cobra.Command, jwtWrapper wrappers.JWTWrapper, featu
 
 	} else {
 		for k := range allowedEngines {
-			if k == commonParams.ContainersType && !(containerEngineCLIEnabled.Status) {
+			if k == commonParams.ContainersType && !(runContainerEngineCLI) {
 				continue
 			}
 			scanTypes = append(scanTypes, k)
@@ -1178,6 +1178,16 @@ func validateScanTypes(cmd *cobra.Command, jwtWrapper wrappers.JWTWrapper, featu
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isContainersEngineEnabled(featureFlagsWrapper wrappers.FeatureFlagsWrapper) bool {
+	containerEngineCLIEnabled, err := featureFlagsWrapper.GetSpecificFlag(wrappers.ContainerEngineCLIEnabled)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.PrintfIfVerbose("Failed to fetch CONTAINER_ENGINE_CLI_ENABLED FF, defaulting to `false`. Error: %s", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return containerEngineCLIEnabled.Status
+}
+
 func scanTypeEnabled(scanType string) bool {
 	scanTypes := strings.Split(actualScanTypes, ",")
 	for _, a := range scanTypes {
diff --git a/internal/commands/scan_test.go b/internal/commands/scan_test.go
index 86e1f9eff..dc7dbeb37 100644
--- a/internal/commands/scan_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/scan_test.go
@@ -1958,3 +1958,22 @@ func TestValidateScanTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsContainersEngineEnabled_FlagEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	clearFlags()
+	mock.Flag = wrappers.FeatureFlagResponseModel{Name: wrappers.ContainerEngineCLIEnabled, Status: true}
+	mock.FFErr = nil
+
+	result := isContainersEngineEnabled(mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{})
+	assert.Assert(t, result, "expected result to be true")
+}
+
+func TestIsContainersEngineEnabled_FlagRetrievalFails(t *testing.T) {
+	clearFlags()
+	mock.Flag = wrappers.FeatureFlagResponseModel{Name: wrappers.ContainerEngineCLIEnabled, Status: false}
+	mock.FFErr = errors.New("something went wrong while fetching ff")
+
+	result := isContainersEngineEnabled(mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{})
+
+	assert.Assert(t, !result, "expected result to be false")
+}
diff --git a/internal/wrappers/mock/feature-flags-mock.go b/internal/wrappers/mock/feature-flags-mock.go
index c4932916d..95f62fccb 100644
--- a/internal/wrappers/mock/feature-flags-mock.go
+++ b/internal/wrappers/mock/feature-flags-mock.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 var Flags wrappers.FeatureFlagsResponseModel
 var Flag wrappers.FeatureFlagResponseModel
+var FFErr error
 
 type FeatureFlagsMockWrapper struct {
 }
@@ -22,5 +23,8 @@ func (f FeatureFlagsMockWrapper) GetAll() (*wrappers.FeatureFlagsResponseModel,
 
 func (f FeatureFlagsMockWrapper) GetSpecificFlag(specificFlag string) (*wrappers.FeatureFlagResponseModel, error) {
 	fmt.Println("Called GetSpecificFlag in FeatureFlagsMockWrapper with flag:", specificFlag)
+	if FFErr != nil {
+		return nil, FFErr
+	}
 	return &Flag, nil
 }