diff --git a/core/cautils/scaninfo.go b/core/cautils/scaninfo.go
index d0103f13..c9c057a3 100644
--- a/core/cautils/scaninfo.go
+++ b/core/cautils/scaninfo.go
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ func (scanInfo *ScanInfo) getScanningContext(input string) ScanningContext {
 		return ContextCluster
 	}
 
+	// Check if input is a URL (http:// or https://)
+	isURL := isHTTPURL(input)
+
 	// git url
 	if _, err := giturl.NewGitURL(input); err == nil {
 		if repo, err := CloneGitRepo(&input); err == nil {
@@ -331,6 +334,18 @@ func (scanInfo *ScanInfo) getScanningContext(input string) ScanningContext {
 				return ContextGitRemote
 			}
 		}
+		// If giturl.NewGitURL succeeded but cloning failed, the input is a git URL
+		// that couldn't be cloned. Don't treat it as a local path.
+		// The clone error was already logged by CloneGitRepo.
+		// Return ContextDir to prevent the URL from being joined with the current directory
+		// and to trigger a "no files found" error with the actual URL (not a mangled path).
+		return ContextDir
+	}
+
+	// If it looks like a URL but wasn't recognized as a git URL, still don't treat it as a local path
+	if isURL {
+		logger.L().Error("URL provided but not recognized as a valid git repository. Ensure the URL is correct and accessible", helpers.String("url", input))
+		return ContextDir
 	}
 
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(input) { // parse path
@@ -456,3 +471,8 @@ func getAbsPath(p string) string {
 	}
 	return p
 }
+
+// isHTTPURL checks if the input string is an HTTP or HTTPS URL
+func isHTTPURL(input string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(input, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(input, "https://")
+}
diff --git a/core/cautils/scaninfo_test.go b/core/cautils/scaninfo_test.go
index 3ee367fa..18257af2 100644
--- a/core/cautils/scaninfo_test.go
+++ b/core/cautils/scaninfo_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ func TestGetScanningContext(t *testing.T) {
 			input: os.TempDir(),
 			want:  ContextDir,
 		},
+		{
+			name:  "self-hosted GitLab URL that can't be cloned",
+			input: "https://gitlab.private-domain.com/my-org/my-repo.git",
+			want:  ContextDir, // Should return ContextDir when clone fails, not try to treat as local path
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "http URL that can't be cloned",
+			input: "http://gitlab.example.com/org/repo",
+			want:  ContextDir, // Should return ContextDir when clone fails, not try to treat as local path
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9380cf3b..9aad814f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 	github.com/jwalton/gchalk v1.3.0
 	github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.20
-	github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.30
+	github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.31
 	github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.25
 	github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.195
 	github.com/kubescape/opa-utils v0.0.288
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 52ab9ba8..2ab2b2af 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1781,8 +1781,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.20 h1:E3nZGqWW8ELSh/n3ZRitlkmuZq33Lyx/42Lm4gpghhM=
 github.com/kubescape/backend v0.0.20/go.mod h1:FpazfN+c3Ucuvv4jZYCnk99moSBRNMVIxl5aWCZAEBo=
-github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.30 h1:PIbg86ae0ftee/p/Tu/6CA1ju6VoJ51G3sQWNHOm6wg=
-github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.30/go.mod h1:3ddc1HEflms1vMhD9owt/3FBES070UaYTUarcjx8jDk=
+github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.31 h1:VZnvtdGLVc42cQaR7llQeGZz0PnOxcs+eDig2Q9PJss=
+github.com/kubescape/go-git-url v0.0.31/go.mod h1:3ddc1HEflms1vMhD9owt/3FBES070UaYTUarcjx8jDk=
 github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.25 h1:Bi6F0856LOlvjrbSKD+ZtKKzbfRXDifhVCjK8s3kI6U=
 github.com/kubescape/go-logger v0.0.25/go.mod h1:lk+R5/lAVJo4AgD4eYUJJfVTHf7ZChS73X1MFFbeInY=
 github.com/kubescape/k8s-interface v0.0.195 h1:pJ1PT3x3fd1WatLjyZbKAfE64PWtEbvxiFjOBKSBwuU=