diff --git a/.github/workflows/sec-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/sec-checks.yaml
index 9561877afe5..49b8c9c067f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sec-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sec-checks.yaml
@@ -68,54 +68,54 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         shell: bash
         run: cat ./trivy-image-results.json
-  grype:
-    name: Grype Scan
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        kics-docker: [ "Dockerfile"]
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-      - name: Build
-        id: docker_build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.0.0
-        with:
-          load: true
-          context: ./
-          file: ./${{ matrix.kics-docker }}
-          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
-          push: false
-          tags: kics:sec-tests-${{ github.sha }}
-          build-args: |
-            VERSION=development
-            COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
-          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
-          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache
-      - name: Scan image
-        id: grype-scan
-        uses: anchore/scan-action@v3
-        with:
-          image: kics:sec-tests-${{ github.sha }}
-          fail-build: true
-          severity-cutoff: medium
-          output-format: sarif
-      - name: upload Anchore scan SARIF report
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          sarif_file: ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
-      - name: upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          name: grype-scan-results
-          path: ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
-      - name: Inspect action SARIF report
-        if: always()
-        run: cat ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
+  #grype:
+  #  name: Grype Scan
+  #  runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+  #  strategy:
+  #    fail-fast: false
+  #    matrix:
+  #      kics-docker: [ "Dockerfile"]
+  #  steps:
+  #    - name: Check out code
+  #      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #      with:
+  #        persist-credentials: false
+  #    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+  #      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+  #    - name: Build
+  #      id: docker_build
+  #      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.0.0
+  #      with:
+  #        load: true
+  #        context: ./
+  #        file: ./${{ matrix.kics-docker }}
+  #        builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+  #        push: false
+  #        tags: kics:sec-tests-${{ github.sha }}
+  #        build-args: |
+  #          VERSION=development
+  #          COMMIT=${{ github.sha }}
+  #        cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
+  #        cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache
+  #    - name: Scan image
+  #      id: grype-scan
+  #      uses: anchore/scan-action@v3
+  #      with:
+  #        image: kics:sec-tests-${{ github.sha }}
+  #        fail-build: true
+  #        severity-cutoff: medium
+  #        output-format: sarif
+  #    - name: upload Anchore scan SARIF report
+  #      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+  #      if: always()
+  #      with:
+  #        sarif_file: ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
+  #    - name: upload artifact
+  #      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+  #      if: always()
+  #      with:
+  #        name: grype-scan-results
+  #        path: ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
+  #    - name: Inspect action SARIF report
+  #      if: always()
+  #      run: cat ${{ steps.grype-scan.outputs.sarif }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 83a01eaff00..fd30e9159d5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ RUN wget https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformer/releases/download/0.
 COPY --from=build_env /app/bin/kics /app/bin/kics
 COPY --from=build_env /app/assets/queries /app/bin/assets/queries
 COPY --from=build_env /app/assets/libraries/* /app/bin/assets/libraries/
+COPY --from=build_env /app/assets/test/* /app/bin/assets/test/
 
 WORKDIR /app/bin
 
diff --git a/assets/test/test_file.txt b/assets/test/test_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddaa7509bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/test/test_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello, this is a test message from a text file
diff --git a/pkg/scan/scan.go b/pkg/scan/scan.go
index 168c72361fa..857a9228f7b 100644
--- a/pkg/scan/scan.go
+++ b/pkg/scan/scan.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ type executeScanParameters struct {
 	extractedPaths provider.ExtractedPath
 }
 
+const testFilePath = "./assets/test/test_file.txt"
+
 func (c *Client) initScan(ctx context.Context) (*executeScanParameters, error) {
 	progressBar := c.ProBarBuilder.BuildCircle("Preparing Scan Assets: ")
 	go progressBar.Start()
@@ -55,6 +57,16 @@ func (c *Client) initScan(ctx context.Context) (*executeScanParameters, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	//load a file and log its content
+	file, err := os.Open(testFilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Err(err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	log.Info().Msgf("File content: %s", file)
+
 	querySource := source.NewFilesystemSource(
 		c.ScanParams.QueriesPath,
 		c.ScanParams.Platform,