diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 81249fe53..eef5632d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           PR_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           PR_GITHUB_NAMESPACE: "checkmarx"
           PR_GITHUB_REPO_NAME: "ast-cli"
-          PR_GITHUB_NUMBER: 43
+          PR_GITHUB_NUMBER: 983
           PR_GITLAB_TOKEN : ${{ secrets.PR_GITLAB_TOKEN }}
           PR_GITLAB_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.PR_GITLAB_NAMESPACE }}
           PR_GITLAB_REPO_NAME: ${{ secrets.PR_GITLAB_REPO_NAME }}
diff --git a/internal/commands/scan.go b/internal/commands/scan.go
index 583bfef79..70e8c6654 100644
--- a/internal/commands/scan.go
+++ b/internal/commands/scan.go
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ func compressFolder(sourceDir, filter, userIncludeFilter, scaResolver string) (s
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "Cannot source code temp file.")
 	}
+	defer outputFile.Close()
 	zipWriter := zip.NewWriter(outputFile)
 	err = addDirFiles(zipWriter, "", sourceDir, getExcludeFilters(filter), getIncludeFilters(userIncludeFilter))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1462,6 +1463,9 @@ func uploadZip(uploadsWrapper wrappers.UploadsWrapper, zipFilePath string, unzip
 	var preSignedURL *string
 	preSignedURL, zipFilePathErr = uploadsWrapper.UploadFile(zipFilePath, featureFlagsWrapper)
 	if zipFilePathErr != nil {
+		if unzip || !userProvidedZip {
+			return "", zipFilePath, errors.Wrapf(zipFilePathErr, "%s: Failed to upload sources file\n", failedCreating)
+		}
 		return "", "", errors.Wrapf(zipFilePathErr, "%s: Failed to upload sources file\n", failedCreating)
 	}
 	if unzip || !userProvidedZip {
@@ -1616,6 +1620,7 @@ func runCreateScanCommand(
 			featureFlagsWrapper,
 			jwtWrapper,
 		)
+		defer cleanUpTempZip(zipFilePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("%s", err)
 		}
@@ -1681,7 +1686,6 @@ func runCreateScanCommand(
 			}
 		}
 
-		defer cleanUpTempZip(zipFilePath)
 		// verify break build from policy
 		if policyResponseModel != nil && len(policyResponseModel.Policies) > 0 && policyResponseModel.BreakBuild {
 			logger.PrintIfVerbose("Breaking the build due to policy violation")
diff --git a/internal/commands/scan_test.go b/internal/commands/scan_test.go
index c213904f2..6d299d035 100644
--- a/internal/commands/scan_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/scan_test.go
@@ -1353,3 +1353,37 @@ func TestResubmitConfig_ProjectDoesNotExist_ReturnedEmptyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(config), 0)
 }
+
+func TestUploadZip_whenUserProvideZip_shouldReturnEmptyZipFilePathInSuccessCase(t *testing.T) {
+	uploadWrapper := mock.UploadsMockWrapper{}
+	featureFlagsWrapper := &mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{}
+	_, zipPath, err := uploadZip(&uploadWrapper, "test.zip", false, true, featureFlagsWrapper)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, zipPath, "")
+}
+
+func TestUploadZip_whenUserProvideZip_shouldReturnEmptyZipFilePathInFailureCase(t *testing.T) {
+	uploadWrapper := mock.UploadsMockWrapper{}
+	featureFlagsWrapper := &mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{}
+	_, zipPath, err := uploadZip(&uploadWrapper, "failureCase.zip", false, true, featureFlagsWrapper)
+	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
+	assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error from UploadFile"), err.Error())
+	assert.Equal(t, zipPath, "")
+}
+
+func TestUploadZip_whenUserNotProvideZip_shouldReturnZipFilePathInSuccessCase(t *testing.T) {
+	uploadWrapper := mock.UploadsMockWrapper{}
+	featureFlagsWrapper := &mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{}
+	_, zipPath, err := uploadZip(&uploadWrapper, "test.zip", false, false, featureFlagsWrapper)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, zipPath, "test.zip")
+}
+
+func TestUploadZip_whenUserNotProvideZip_shouldReturnZipFilePathInFailureCase(t *testing.T) {
+	uploadWrapper := mock.UploadsMockWrapper{}
+	featureFlagsWrapper := &mock.FeatureFlagsMockWrapper{}
+	_, zipPath, err := uploadZip(&uploadWrapper, "failureCase.zip", false, false, featureFlagsWrapper)
+	assert.Assert(t, err != nil)
+	assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "error from UploadFile"), err.Error())
+	assert.Equal(t, zipPath, "failureCase.zip")
+}
diff --git a/internal/wrappers/mock/uploads-mock.go b/internal/wrappers/mock/uploads-mock.go
index 73d515fc8..0683e4408 100644
--- a/internal/wrappers/mock/uploads-mock.go
+++ b/internal/wrappers/mock/uploads-mock.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mock
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/checkmarx/ast-cli/internal/wrappers"
 )
@@ -9,8 +10,11 @@ import (
 type UploadsMockWrapper struct {
 }
 
-func (u *UploadsMockWrapper) UploadFile(_ string, featureFlagsWrapper wrappers.FeatureFlagsWrapper) (*string, error) {
+func (u *UploadsMockWrapper) UploadFile(filePath string, featureFlagsWrapper wrappers.FeatureFlagsWrapper) (*string, error) {
 	fmt.Println("Called Create in UploadsMockWrapper")
+	if filePath == "failureCase.zip" {
+		return nil, errors.New("error from UploadFile")
+	}
 	url := "/path/to/nowhere"
 	return &url, nil
 }