diff --git a/artifactory/commands/golang/go.go b/artifactory/commands/golang/go.go
index 6395c5b0c..93ce330e0 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/golang/go.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/golang/go.go
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/io/fileutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
-	"io/fs"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -221,16 +219,7 @@ func copyGoPackageFiles(destPath, packageName, rtTargetRepo string, authArtDetai
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't find suitable package files: %s", packageFilesPath)
 	}
 	// Set permission recursively
-	return filepath.WalkDir(destPath, func(path string, info fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = os.Chmod(path, 0700)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
+	return coreutils.SetPermissionsRecursively(destPath, 0700)
 }
 
 // getPackageFilePathFromArtifactory returns a string that represents the package files cache path.
diff --git a/artifactory/utils/dependenciesutils.go b/artifactory/utils/dependenciesutils.go
index 790fd01fe..9591c532b 100644
--- a/artifactory/utils/dependenciesutils.go
+++ b/artifactory/utils/dependenciesutils.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func DownloadAnalyzerManagerIfNeeded() error {
 	downloadUrl := artDetails.ArtifactoryUrl + remotePath
 	remoteFileDetails, _, err := client.GetRemoteFileDetails(downloadUrl, &httpClientDetails)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return errors.New("couldn't get remote file details for " + downloadUrl)
 	}
 	analyzerManagerDir, err := xrayutils.GetAnalyzerManagerDirAbsolutePath()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ func DownloadAnalyzerManagerIfNeeded() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if exist {
-		sha2, err := fileutils.ReadFile(checksumFilePath)
+		var sha2 []byte
+		sha2, err = fileutils.ReadFile(checksumFilePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -84,17 +85,6 @@ func DownloadAnalyzerManagerIfNeeded() error {
 	if err = DownloadDependency(artDetails, remotePath, filepath.Join(analyzerManagerDir, xrayutils.AnalyzerManagerZipName), true); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// Add permission for all unzipped files
-	filesList, err := fileutils.ListFilesRecursiveWalkIntoDirSymlink(analyzerManagerDir, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for _, file := range filesList {
-		if err = os.Chmod(file, 0777); err != nil {
-			return errorutils.CheckError(err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return createChecksumFile(checksumFilePath, remoteFileDetails.Checksum.Sha256)
 }
 
@@ -219,9 +209,13 @@ func DownloadDependency(artDetails *config.ServerDetails, downloadPath, targetPa
 		return err
 	}
 	resp, err := client.DownloadFile(downloadFileDetails, "", &httpClientDetails, shouldExplode, false)
-	if err == nil && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		err = errorutils.CheckErrorf(resp.Status + " received when attempting to download " + downloadUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errorutils.CheckErrorf("received error while attempting to download '%s': %s"+downloadUrl, err.Error())
+	}
+	if err = errorutils.CheckResponseStatus(resp, http.StatusOK); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+	err = coreutils.SetPermissionsRecursively(tempDirPath, 0700)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/utils/coreutils/techutils.go b/utils/coreutils/techutils.go
index bba09ba3f..26a11eeed 100644
--- a/utils/coreutils/techutils.go
+++ b/utils/coreutils/techutils.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func DetectedTechnologiesList() (technologies []string) {
 		return
 	}
 	techStringsList := DetectedTechnologiesToSlice(detectedTechnologies)
-	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Detected: %s.", strings.Join(techStringsList, ",")))
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Detected: %s.", strings.Join(techStringsList, ", ")))
 	return techStringsList
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/coreutils/utils.go b/utils/coreutils/utils.go
index 15bb5809f..463a65d50 100644
--- a/utils/coreutils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/coreutils/utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -599,3 +600,20 @@ func GetMaskedCommandString(cmd *exec.Cmd) string {
 	}
 	return cmdString
 }
+
+func SetPermissionsRecursively(dirPath string, mode os.FileMode) error {
+	err := filepath.WalkDir(dirPath, func(path string, info fs.DirEntry, e error) error {
+		if e != nil {
+			return e
+		}
+		e = os.Chmod(path, mode)
+		if e != nil {
+			return e
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return errorutils.CheckErrorf("failed while setting permission to '%s' files: %s", dirPath, err.Error())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/xray/commands/audit/audit.go b/xray/commands/audit/audit.go
index 285703371..41eca4ae7 100644
--- a/xray/commands/audit/audit.go
+++ b/xray/commands/audit/audit.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func RunAudit(auditParams *AuditParams) (results *Results, err error) {
 
 	// Wait for the Download of the AnalyzerManager to complete.
 	if err = errGroup.Wait(); err != nil {
-		return
+		err = errors.New("failed while trying to get Analyzer Manager: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// Run scanners only if the user is entitled for Advanced Security
diff --git a/xray/utils/analyzermanager.go b/xray/utils/analyzermanager.go
index 70400d80e..51087cae5 100644
--- a/xray/utils/analyzermanager.go
+++ b/xray/utils/analyzermanager.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func GetAnalyzerManagerDownloadPath() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func GetAnalyzerManagerVersion() string {
-	if analyzerManagerVersion, exists := os.LookupEnv(jfrogCliAnalyzerManagerVersionEnvVariable); exists {
+	if analyzerManagerVersion := os.Getenv(jfrogCliAnalyzerManagerVersionEnvVariable); analyzerManagerVersion != "" {
 		return analyzerManagerVersion
 	}
 	return defaultAnalyzerManagerVersion