diff --git a/tests/e2e/framework/common.go b/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
index 72b4d97099..f19edd8ca9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
@@ -1647,6 +1647,45 @@ func (f *Framework) GetConfigMapsFromScan(scaninstance *compv1alpha1.ComplianceS
 	return configmaps.Items, nil
 }
 
+// GetScanExitCodeAndErrorMsg retrieves the exit code and error message from a scan's ConfigMaps
+// Returns exit code as a string, error message as a string, and an error if any occurred
+// If no ConfigMaps exist or if exit-code/error-msg are not found, returns empty strings
+func (f *Framework) GetScanExitCodeAndErrorMsg(scanName, namespace string) (string, string, error) {
+	// Get the scan
+	scan := &compv1alpha1.ComplianceScan{}
+	err := f.Client.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: scanName, Namespace: namespace}, scan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get scan %s: %w", scanName, err)
+	}
+
+	// Get ConfigMaps from the scan
+	configMaps, err := f.GetConfigMapsFromScan(scan)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get ConfigMaps from scan %s: %w", scanName, err)
+	}
+
+	var exitCode string
+	var errorMsg string
+
+	// Look for exit-code in ConfigMaps
+	for _, cm := range configMaps {
+		if code, ok := cm.Data["exit-code"]; ok {
+			exitCode = code
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Look for error-msg in ConfigMaps
+	for _, cm := range configMaps {
+		if msg, ok := cm.Data["error-msg"]; ok {
+			errorMsg = msg
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return exitCode, errorMsg, nil
+}
+
 func (f *Framework) GetPodsForScan(scanName string) ([]core.Pod, error) {
 	selectPods := map[string]string{
 		compv1alpha1.ComplianceScanLabel: scanName,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/parallel/main_test.go b/tests/e2e/parallel/main_test.go
index 214220ef0f..409b1c4a59 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/parallel/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/parallel/main_test.go
@@ -682,6 +682,15 @@ func TestSingleScanSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to assert PVC reference for scan %s: %s", scanName, err)
 	}
+
+	// Validate exit-code is "0"
+	exitCode, _, err := f.GetScanExitCodeAndErrorMsg(scanName, f.OperatorNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if exitCode != "0" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected ConfigMap exit-code to be '0', but got: '%s'", exitCode)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestSingleScanTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1064,6 +1073,15 @@ func TestScanWithUnexistentResourceFails(t *testing.T) {
 	if err = f.ScanHasWarnings(scanName, f.OperatorNamespace); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
+	// Validate exit-code is "2"
+	exitCode, _, err := f.GetScanExitCodeAndErrorMsg(scanName, f.OperatorNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if exitCode != "2" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected ConfigMap exit-code to be '2', but got: '%s'", exitCode)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestScanStorageOutOfLimitRangeFails(t *testing.T) {