diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d2c137..0d66c29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Sheriff is a tool to scan repositories and generate security reports.
 ## Quick Usage
 
 ```sh
-sheriff patrol --gitlab-groups your-namespace-or-group --report-gitlab-issue
+sheriff patrol --url gitlab://your-namespace-or-group --report-to-issue
 ```
 
 ## How it works
diff --git a/internal/cli/patrol.go b/internal/cli/patrol.go
index 47a1af3..9118b31 100644
--- a/internal/cli/patrol.go
+++ b/internal/cli/patrol.go
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"os/exec"
 	"sheriff/internal/git"
 	"sheriff/internal/gitlab"
 	"sheriff/internal/patrol"
 	"sheriff/internal/scanner"
 	"sheriff/internal/slack"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2/altsrc"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ const gitlabTokenFlag = "gitlab-token"
 const slackTokenFlag = "slack-token"
 
 var sensitiveFlags = []string{gitlabTokenFlag, slackTokenFlag}
+var necessaryScanners = []string{scanner.OsvCommandName}
 
 var PatrolFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -122,6 +125,12 @@ func PatrolAction(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 
 	patrolService := patrol.New(gitlabService, slackService, gitService, osvService)
 
+	// Check whether the necessary scanners are available
+	missingScanners := getMissingScanners(necessaryScanners)
+	if len(missingScanners) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot find all necessary scanners in $PATH, missing: %v", strings.Join(missingScanners, ", "))
+	}
+
 	// Do the patrol
 	if warn, err := patrolService.Patrol(
 		patrol.PatrolArgs{
@@ -173,3 +182,14 @@ func parseUrls(uris []string) ([]patrol.ProjectLocation, error) {
 
 	return locations, nil
 }
+
+func getMissingScanners(necessary []string) []string {
+	missingScanners := make([]string, 0, len(necessary))
+	for _, scanner := range necessary {
+		if _, err := exec.LookPath(scanner); err != nil {
+			missingScanners = append(missingScanners, scanner)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return missingScanners
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/patrol_test.go b/internal/cli/patrol_test.go
index e5028c4..8d54c9f 100644
--- a/internal/cli/patrol_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/patrol_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPatrolActionEmptyRun(t *testing.T) {
+	// Monkey patch necessaryScanners to avoid missing scanners
+	// during testing
+	origNecessaryScanners := necessaryScanners
+	necessaryScanners = []string{}
+	defer func() {
+		necessaryScanners = origNecessaryScanners
+	}()
+
 	context := cli.NewContext(cli.NewApp(), flag.NewFlagSet("flagset", flag.ContinueOnError), nil)
 
 	err := PatrolAction(context)
@@ -46,3 +54,20 @@ func TestParseUrls(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetMissingScanners(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		scanners []string
+		want     []string
+	}{
+		{[]string{"ls", "missing"}, []string{"missing"}},
+		{[]string{"echo", "ls", "missing", "missing-another"}, []string{"missing", "missing-another"}},
+		{[]string{"ls"}, []string{}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		missingScanners := getMissingScanners(tc.scanners)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, missingScanners)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/scanner/osv.go b/internal/scanner/osv.go
index 44fd877..a61e40c 100644
--- a/internal/scanner/osv.go
+++ b/internal/scanner/osv.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import (
 	gogitlab "github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
 )
 
-const osvTimeout = 30 * time.Second
-
 type osvReferenceKind string
 
 const (
-	AdvisoryKind osvReferenceKind = "ADVISORY"
-	WebKind      osvReferenceKind = "WEB"
-	PackageKind  osvReferenceKind = "PACKAGE"
+	OsvCommandName                  = "osv-scanner"
+	AdvisoryKind   osvReferenceKind = "ADVISORY"
+	WebKind        osvReferenceKind = "WEB"
+	PackageKind    osvReferenceKind = "PACKAGE"
+	osvTimeout                      = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
 type osvSource struct {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *osvScanner) Scan(dir string) (*OsvReport, error) {
 
 	cmdOut, err := shell.ShellCommandRunner.Run(
 		shell.CommandInput{
-			Name:    "osv-scanner",
+			Name:    OsvCommandName,
 			Args:    []string{"-r", "--verbosity", "error", "--format", "json", dir},
 			Timeout: osvTimeout,
 		},