diff --git a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
index 271b8d65a7..31d80a34c8 100644
--- a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan.go
@@ -326,26 +326,25 @@ func runCodeqlExecuteScan(config *codeqlExecuteScanOptions, telemetryData *telem
 			return reports, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to upload sarif")
 		}
 
-		if config.CheckForCompliance {
-			codeqlScanAuditInstance := codeql.NewCodeqlScanAuditInstance(repoInfo.serverUrl, repoInfo.owner, repoInfo.repo, token, []string{})
-			scanResults, err := codeqlScanAuditInstance.GetVulnerabilities(repoInfo.ref)
-			if err != nil {
-				return reports, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get scan results")
-			}
+		codeqlScanAuditInstance := codeql.NewCodeqlScanAuditInstance(repoInfo.serverUrl, repoInfo.owner, repoInfo.repo, token, []string{})
+		scanResults, err := codeqlScanAuditInstance.GetVulnerabilities(repoInfo.ref)
+		if err != nil {
+			return reports, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get scan results")
+		}
 
-			codeqlAudit := codeql.CodeqlAudit{ToolName: "codeql", RepositoryUrl: repoUrl, CodeScanningLink: repoCodeqlScanUrl, RepositoryReferenceUrl: repoReference, ScanResults: scanResults}
-			paths, err := codeql.WriteJSONReport(codeqlAudit, config.ModulePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				return reports, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write json compliance report")
-			}
+		codeqlAudit := codeql.CodeqlAudit{ToolName: "codeql", RepositoryUrl: repoUrl, CodeScanningLink: repoCodeqlScanUrl, RepositoryReferenceUrl: repoReference, ScanResults: scanResults}
+		paths, err := codeql.WriteJSONReport(codeqlAudit, config.ModulePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return reports, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to write json compliance report")
+		}
+		reports = append(reports, paths...)
 
+		if config.CheckForCompliance {
 			unaudited := scanResults.Total - scanResults.Audited
 			if unaudited > config.VulnerabilityThresholdTotal {
 				msg := fmt.Sprintf("Your repository %v with ref %v is not compliant. Total unaudited issues are %v which is greater than the VulnerabilityThresholdTotal count %v", repoUrl, repoInfo.ref, unaudited, config.VulnerabilityThresholdTotal)
 				return reports, errors.Errorf(msg)
 			}
-
-			reports = append(reports, paths...)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan_generated.go b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan_generated.go
index 618c416c49..0e23381670 100644
--- a/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/codeqlExecuteScan_generated.go
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ func addCodeqlExecuteScanFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *codeqlExecuteScan
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Database, "database", `codeqlDB`, "Path to the CodeQL database to create. This directory will be created, and must not already exist.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.QuerySuite, "querySuite", os.Getenv("PIPER_querySuite"), "The name of a CodeQL query suite. If omitted, the default query suite for the language of the database being analyzed will be used.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.UploadResults, "uploadResults", false, "Allows you to upload codeql SARIF results to your github project. You will need to set githubToken for this.")
-	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&stepConfig.SarifCheckMaxRetries, "sarifCheckMaxRetries", 10, "Maximum number of retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload. Only relevant, if checkForCompliance is enabled.")
-	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&stepConfig.SarifCheckRetryInterval, "sarifCheckRetryInterval", 30, "")
+	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&stepConfig.SarifCheckMaxRetries, "sarifCheckMaxRetries", 10, "Maximum number of retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload.")
+	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&stepConfig.SarifCheckRetryInterval, "sarifCheckRetryInterval", 30, "Interval in seconds between retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Threads, "threads", `0`, "Use this many threads for the codeql operations.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Ram, "ram", os.Getenv("PIPER_ram"), "Use this much ram (MB) for the codeql operations.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.AnalyzedRef, "analyzedRef", os.Getenv("PIPER_analyzedRef"), "Name of the ref that was analyzed.")
diff --git a/resources/metadata/codeqlExecuteScan.yaml b/resources/metadata/codeqlExecuteScan.yaml
index ad593ada09..a0e55fc7df 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/codeqlExecuteScan.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/codeqlExecuteScan.yaml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
         default: false
       - name: sarifCheckMaxRetries
         type: int
-        description: "Maximum number of retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload. Only relevant, if checkForCompliance is enabled."
+        description: "Maximum number of retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload."
         scope:
           - PARAMETERS
           - STAGES
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ spec:
         default: 10
       - name: sarifCheckRetryInterval
         type: int
-        descriptoin: "Interval in seconds between retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload. Only relevant, if checkForCompliance is enabled."
+        description: "Interval in seconds between retries when waiting for the server to finish processing the SARIF upload."
         scope:
           - PARAMETERS
           - STAGES