diff --git a/pkg/rego/load.go b/pkg/rego/load.go
index 531754caf..b298eb504 100644
--- a/pkg/rego/load.go
+++ b/pkg/rego/load.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ func (s *Scanner) loadPoliciesFromDirs(target fs.FS, paths []string) (map[string
 				ProcessAnnotation: true,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				s.debug.Log("Failed to load module: %s, err: %s", filepath.ToSlash(path), err.Error())
+				return nil
 			}
 			modules[path] = module
 			return nil
diff --git a/pkg/rego/load_test.go b/pkg/rego/load_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af671cb93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rego/load_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package rego
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"embed"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/aquasecurity/defsec/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+//go:embed testdata/policies
+var testEmbedFS embed.FS
+
+func Test_RegoScanning_WithSomeInvalidPolicies(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("allow no errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var debugBuf bytes.Buffer
+		scanner := NewScanner(types.SourceDockerfile)
+		scanner.SetRegoErrorLimit(0)
+		scanner.SetDebugWriter(&debugBuf)
+		p, _ := RecurseEmbeddedModules(testEmbedFS, ".")
+		scanner.policies = p
+
+		err := scanner.compilePolicies(testEmbedFS, []string{"policies"})
+		require.ErrorContains(t, err, `want (one of): ["Cmd" "EndLine" "Flags" "JSON" "Original" "Path" "Stage" "StartLine" "SubCmd" "Value"]`)
+		assert.Contains(t, debugBuf.String(), "Error(s) occurred while loading policies")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("allow up to max 1 error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var debugBuf bytes.Buffer
+		scanner := NewScanner(types.SourceDockerfile)
+		scanner.SetRegoErrorLimit(1)
+		scanner.SetDebugWriter(&debugBuf)
+
+		p, _ := RecurseEmbeddedModules(testEmbedFS, ".")
+		scanner.policies = p
+
+		err := scanner.compilePolicies(testEmbedFS, []string{"policies"})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Contains(t, debugBuf.String(), "Error occurred while parsing: testdata/policies/invalid.rego, testdata/policies/invalid.rego:7")
+	})
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/invalid.rego b/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/invalid.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4789bc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/invalid.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# METADATA
+# schemas:
+# - input: schema["input"]
+package defsec.test
+
+deny {
+    input.Stages[0].Commands[0].FooBarNothingBurger == "lol"
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/valid.rego b/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/valid.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13b21797d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rego/testdata/policies/valid.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# METADATA
+# schemas:
+# - input: schema["input"]
+package defsec.test
+
+deny {
+    input.Stages[0].Commands[0].Cmd == "lol"
+}
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