diff --git a/api/CHANGELOG.md b/api/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f3585fd20..1756fe83a4 100644
--- a/api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to the **Prowler API** are documented in this file.
 
+## [1.31.1] (Prowler UNRELEASED)
+
+### 🐞 Fixed
+
+- OCI scans now use API key credentials with the configured region instead of falling back to `/home/prowler/.oci/config` [(#11558)](https://github.com/prowler-cloud/prowler/pull/11558)
+
+---
+
 ## [1.31.0] (Prowler v5.30.0)
 
 ### 🚀 Added
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
index 3a7f030a9c..3fd9235dac 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -357,6 +357,30 @@ class TestGetProwlerProviderKwargs:
         expected_result = {**secret_dict, **expected_extra_kwargs}
         assert result == expected_result
 
+    def test_get_prowler_provider_kwargs_oraclecloud_converts_region_string_to_set(
+        self,
+    ):
+        secret_dict = {
+            "user": "ocid1.user.oc1..fake",
+            "fingerprint": "00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77",
+            "key_content": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nfake\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
+            "tenancy": "ocid1.tenancy.oc1..fake",
+            "region": "us-ashburn-1",
+            "pass_phrase": "fake-passphrase",
+        }
+        secret_mock = MagicMock()
+        secret_mock.secret = secret_dict
+
+        provider = MagicMock()
+        provider.provider = Provider.ProviderChoices.ORACLECLOUD.value
+        provider.secret = secret_mock
+        provider.uid = "ocid1.tenancy.oc1..fake"
+
+        result = get_prowler_provider_kwargs(provider)
+
+        expected_result = {**secret_dict, "region": {"us-ashburn-1"}}
+        assert result == expected_result
+
     def test_get_prowler_provider_kwargs_with_mutelist(self):
         provider_uid = "provider_uid"
         secret_dict = {"key": "value"}
diff --git a/api/src/backend/api/utils.py b/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
index 8da8d91226..678ed24772 100644
--- a/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
+++ b/api/src/backend/api/utils.py
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ def get_prowler_provider_kwargs(
             **prowler_provider_kwargs,
             "filter_accounts": [provider.uid],
         }
+    elif provider.provider == Provider.ProviderChoices.ORACLECLOUD.value:
+        if isinstance(prowler_provider_kwargs.get("region"), str):
+            prowler_provider_kwargs = {
+                **prowler_provider_kwargs,
+                "region": {prowler_provider_kwargs["region"]},
+            }
     elif provider.provider == Provider.ProviderChoices.OPENSTACK.value:
         # clouds_yaml_content, clouds_yaml_cloud and provider_id are validated
         # in the provider itself, so it's not needed here.