diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/ASoCScan.java b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/ASoCScan.java
index 92fe4dae..cb740f98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/ASoCScan.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/ASoCScan.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * © Copyright IBM Corporation 2016.
- * © Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017. 
+ * © Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017, 2024.
  * LICENSE: Apache License, Version 2.0 https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public ASoCScan(Map<String, String> properties, IScanServiceProvider provider) {
 	}
 	
 	public ASoCScan(Map<String, String> properties, IProgress progress, IScanServiceProvider provider) {
-		m_target = properties.remove(CoreConstants.TARGET);
+		m_target = properties.get(CoreConstants.TARGET);
 		m_properties = properties;
 		if(!m_properties.containsKey(CoreConstants.SCAN_NAME))
 			m_properties.put(CoreConstants.SCAN_NAME, getType() + SystemUtil.getTimeStamp());
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/dynamic/DASTScan.java b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/dynamic/DASTScan.java
index 6d357c01..de541599 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/dynamic/DASTScan.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/scanners/dynamic/DASTScan.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void run() throws ScannerException, InvalidTargetException {
 		params.put(STARTING_URL, target);
 
 		IAuthenticationProvider authProvider = getServiceProvider().getAuthenticationProvider();
-		if(params.get(PRESENCE_ID)!=null && params.get(PRESENCE_ID).isEmpty() && !ServiceUtil.isValidUrl(target, authProvider, authProvider.getProxy())) {
+		if(!params.containsKey(PRESENCE_ID) && !ServiceUtil.isValidUrl(target, authProvider, authProvider.getProxy())) {
 			throw new ScannerException(Messages.getMessage(CoreConstants.ERROR_URL_VALIDATION, target));
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/utils/ServiceUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/utils/ServiceUtil.java
index 48ffc51d..23642fca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/utils/ServiceUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hcl/appscan/sdk/utils/ServiceUtil.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * © Copyright IBM Corporation 2016.
- * © Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017, 2020, 2023.
+ * © Copyright HCL Technologies Ltd. 2017, 2020, 2024.
  * LICENSE: Apache License, Version 2.0 https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  */
 
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ public static boolean isValidUrl(String url, IAuthenticationProvider provider, P
 			JSONObject body = new JSONObject();
 			body.put(URL, url);
 
-			HttpClient client = new HttpClient(proxy);
-            		Map<String,String> requestHeaders= provider.getAuthorizationHeader(false);
-            		requestHeaders.put("Content-Type", "application/json");
+			HttpClient client = new HttpClient(proxy, provider.getacceptInvalidCerts());
+			Map<String,String> requestHeaders= provider.getAuthorizationHeader(false);
+			requestHeaders.put("Content-Type", "application/json");
 			HttpResponse response = client.post(request_url, requestHeaders, body.toString());
 
 			if (response.isSuccess()) {