diff --git a/include/binaries b/include/binaries
index c3e5dff9..d894caf9 100644
--- a/include/binaries
+++ b/include/binaries
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
                 LogText "Result: Directory ${SCANDIR} does NOT exist"
             fi
         done
+
         # unset SORTED_BIN_PATHS
         BINARY_SCAN_FINISHED=1
         BINARY_PATHS_FOUND=$(echo ${BINARY_PATHS_FOUND} | sed 's/^, //g' | sed 's/ //g')
@@ -286,31 +287,34 @@
         LogText "Result: found ${COUNT} binaries"
         Report "binaries_count=${COUNT}"
         Report "binary_paths=${BINARY_PATHS_FOUND}"
+
+        # Test if the basic system tools are defined. These will be used during the audit.
+        [ "${AWKBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "awk binary not found"
+        [ "${CUTBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "cut binary not found"
+        [ "${EGREPBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "grep binary not found"
+        [ "${FINDBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "find binary not found"
+        [ "${GREPBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "grep binary not found"
+        [ "${HEADBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "head binary not found"
+        [ "${LSBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "ls binary not found"
+        [ "${PSBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "ps binary not found"
+        [ "${SEDBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "sed binary not found"
+        [ "${SORTBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "sort binary not found"
+        [ "${TRBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "tr binary not found"
+        [ "${UNIQBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "uniq binary not found"
+        [ "${WCBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "wc binary not found"
+
+        # Test a few other tools that we did not specifically define (yet)
+        TOOLS="xxd"
+        for T in ${TOOLS}; do
+            DATA=$(type ${T})
+            if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then ExitFatal "${T} binary not found"; fi
+        done
+
+
     else
         LogText "Result: checking of binaries skipped in this mode"
     fi
 
-    # Test if the basic system tools are defined. These will be used during the audit.
-    [ "${AWKBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "awk binary not found"
-    [ "${CUTBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "cut binary not found"
-    [ "${EGREPBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "grep binary not found"
-    [ "${FINDBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "find binary not found"
-    [ "${GREPBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "grep binary not found"
-    [ "${HEADBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "head binary not found"
-    [ "${LSBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "ls binary not found"
-    [ "${PSBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "ps binary not found"
-    [ "${SEDBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "sed binary not found"
-    [ "${SORTBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "sort binary not found"
-    [ "${TRBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "tr binary not found"
-    [ "${UNIQBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "uniq binary not found"
-    [ "${WCBINARY:-}" ] || ExitFatal "wc binary not found"
-
-    # Test a few other tools that we did not specifically define (yet)
-    TOOLS="xxd"
-    for T in ${TOOLS}; do
-        DATA=$(type ${T})
-        if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then ExitFatal "${T} binary not found"; fi
-    done
 
 #
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