diff --git a/prowler/__main__.py b/prowler/__main__.py
index 9e99663410..d8ab4061aa 100644
--- a/prowler/__main__.py
+++ b/prowler/__main__.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ def prowler():
 
     # Import custom checks from folder
     if checks_folder:
-        custom_checks = parse_checks_from_folder(global_provider, checks_folder)
-        checks_to_execute.update(custom_checks)
+        parse_checks_from_folder(global_provider, checks_folder)
 
     # Exclude checks if -e/--excluded-checks
     if excluded_checks:
diff --git a/prowler/lib/check/check.py b/prowler/lib/check/check.py
index c7545eb48e..b6592e5ee9 100644
--- a/prowler/lib/check/check.py
+++ b/prowler/lib/check/check.py
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ def parse_checks_from_file(input_file: str, provider: str) -> set:
 
 
 # Load checks from custom folder
-def parse_checks_from_folder(provider, input_folder: str) -> set:
+def parse_checks_from_folder(provider, input_folder: str) -> int:
     try:
-        custom_checks = set()
+        imported_checks = 0
         # Check if input folder is a S3 URI
         if provider.type == "aws" and re.search(
             "^s3://([^/]+)/(.*?([^/]+))/$", input_folder
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def parse_checks_from_folder(provider, input_folder: str) -> set:
                     if os.path.exists(prowler_module):
                         shutil.rmtree(prowler_module)
                     shutil.copytree(check_module, prowler_module)
-                    custom_checks.add(check.name)
-        return custom_checks
+                    imported_checks += 1
+        return imported_checks
     except Exception as error:
         logger.critical(
             f"{error.__class__.__name__}[{error.__traceback__.tb_lineno}] -- {error}"
diff --git a/tests/lib/check/check_test.py b/tests/lib/check/check_test.py
index 32576f0a5b..6cb7e05cdf 100644
--- a/tests/lib/check/check_test.py
+++ b/tests/lib/check/check_test.py
@@ -453,14 +453,14 @@ class TestCheck:
                     "path": test_checks_folder,
                     "provider": "aws",
                 },
-                "expected": {"check11", "check12", "check7777"},
+                "expected": 3,
             },
             {
                 "input": {
                     "path": "s3://test/checks_folder/",
                     "provider": "aws",
                 },
-                "expected": {"check11", "check12", "check7777"},
+                "expected": 3,
             },
         ]