diff --git a/targets.go b/targets.go
index 62ecf30..ffa504a 100644
--- a/targets.go
+++ b/targets.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Validate() error {
 	}
 	mg.Deps(mg.F(kubeScore, templates))
 	mg.Deps(mg.F(kubeConform, templates, "api-platform"))
-	mg.Deps(mg.F(validateKyvernoPolicies, templates))
+	//	mg.Deps(mg.F(validateKyvernoPolicies, templates))
 	mg.Deps(Pallets)
 	fmt.Println("Validation passed")
 	return nil
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ func ArgoCDDiff() error {
 // ValidateKyverno runs render Kubernetes manifests and invokes validateKyvernoPolicies.
 func ValidateKyverno() error {
 	// Render templates and obtain paths
-	renderedTemplates, err := renderTemplates()
+	paths, err := renderTemplates()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render templates: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Validate rendered templates with Kyverno
-	err = validateKyvernoPolicies(renderedTemplates)
+	err = validateKyvernoPolicies(paths)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Kyverno validation failed: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -96,52 +96,56 @@ func ValidateKyverno() error {
 }
 
 // validateKyvernoPolicies runs Kyverno validation on rendered Kubernetes manifests.
-func validateKyvernoPolicies(renderedTemplatePaths string) error {
-	policyDir := "kyverno-policies" // Directory where policies are stored
+func validateKyvernoPolicies(paths string) error {
+	if paths == "" {
+		fmt.Println("No rendered templates provided for validation, skipping.")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	policyDir := "kyverno-policies"            // Directory where policies are stored
+	templatePaths := strings.Split(paths, ",") // Split the input paths into a list
+
+	// Prepare resource arguments for the Kyverno CLI
+	resourceArgs := []string{}
+	for _, templatePath := range templatePaths {
+		templatePath = strings.TrimSpace(templatePath)
+		if templatePath == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		resourceArgs = append(resourceArgs, "-r", templatePath)
+	}
+
+	if len(resourceArgs) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("No valid rendered templates found for validation.")
+		return nil
+	}
 
-	templateFiles, err := os.ReadDir(renderedTemplatePaths)
+	// Iterate over all policies and apply them
+	policyFiles, err := os.ReadDir(policyDir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read rendered templates: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read Kyverno policies: %w", err)
 	}
-	for _, templateFile := range templateFiles {
-		// Skip if it’s a directory
 
-		if templateFile.IsDir() {
+	for _, policyFile := range policyFiles {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(policyFile.Name(), ".yaml") {
 			continue
 		}
-		// Construct the full path for the current template file
-		templatePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", renderedTemplatePaths, templateFile.Name())
 
-		policyFiles, err := os.ReadDir(policyDir)
+		policyFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", policyDir, policyFile.Name())
+		cmdOptions := append([]string{"apply", policyFilePath, "--policy-report", "--output", "yaml"}, resourceArgs...)
+
+		output, err := sh.Output("kyverno", cmdOptions...)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read Kyverno policies: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Kyverno validation failed for policy '%s': %w", policyFilePath, err)
 		}
 
-		for _, policyFile := range policyFiles {
-			if !strings.HasSuffix(policyFile.Name(), ".yaml") {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			policyFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", policyDir, policyFile.Name())
-			cmdOptions := []string{
-				"apply", policyFilePath,
-				"--resource", templatePath,
-				"--policy-report",
-				"--output", "yaml",
-			}
-
-			output, err := sh.Output("kyverno", cmdOptions...)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Kyverno validation failed for template '%s' with policy '%s': %w", templatePath, policyFilePath, err)
-			}
-
-			fmt.Printf("Kyverno validation for template '%s' with policy '%s' completed.\n", templatePath, policyFilePath)
-
-			if strings.Contains(output, "violation") || strings.Contains(output, "failed") {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Kyverno validation issues found in template '%s' with policy '%s': %s", templatePath, policyFilePath, output)
-			}
+		fmt.Printf("Kyverno validation with policy '%s' completed.\n", policyFilePath)
+
+		if strings.Contains(output, "violation") || strings.Contains(output, "failed") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Kyverno validation issues found with policy '%s': %s", policyFilePath, output)
 		}
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/targets_test.go b/targets_test.go
index 3bbed5b..1641bc4 100644
--- a/targets_test.go
+++ b/targets_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestOKKubeConform(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test for manifest files expected to fail Kyverno policy validation
 func TestFailedValidateKyverno(t *testing.T) {
-	path := "tests/templates/validate-fail/"
+	path := "tests/templates/validate-fail/deployment-fail.yaml,tests/templates/validate-fail/deployment-fail.yaml,"
 	err := validateKyvernoPolicies(path)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected validation to fail for manifest %s, but it passed", path)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestFailedValidateKyverno(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test for manifest files expected to pass Kyverno policy validation
 func TestOKValidateKyverno(t *testing.T) {
-	path := "tests/templates/validate/"
+	path := "tests/templates/validate/deployment-ok.yaml,tests/templates/validate/deployment2-ok.yaml,"
 	err := validateKyvernoPolicies(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected validation to pass for manifest %s, but it failed with error: %v", path, err)
diff --git a/tests/templates/validate-fail/deployment2-fail.yaml b/tests/templates/validate-fail/deployment2-fail.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03636a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/validate-fail/deployment2-fail.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: noncompliant-app
+  labels:
+    app: noncompliant-app
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: noncompliant-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: noncompliant-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: noncompliant-container
+          image: mysql:latest          # Violates "no latest tag" policy
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:              # Violates "disallow capabilities" policy
+              add:
+              - NET_ADMIN
+              - SYS_MODULE
+            privileged: true            # Violates "no privileged containers" policy
+            runAsNonRoot: false         # Violates "must run as non-root" policy
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: false # Violates "read-only root filesystem" policy
+          resources:
+            requests:                   # Violates "resource requests and limits required" policy
+              memory: "0"
+              cpu: "0"
+            limits:
+              memory: "0"
+              cpu: "0"
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 3306       # Exposes a port without proper context
diff --git a/tests/templates/validate/deployment2-ok.yaml b/tests/templates/validate/deployment2-ok.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd8012a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/validate/deployment2-ok.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: compliance-app
+  labels:
+    app: compliance-app
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: compliance-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: compliance-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: compliance-container
+          image: bitnami/redis:7.0.10            # Uses a specific, secure image version
+          securityContext:
+            runAsNonRoot: true                  # Enforces running as a non-root user
+            runAsUser: 1001                     # Specifies a non-root user ID
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false     # Prevents privilege escalation
+            capabilities:                       # Drops unnecessary capabilities
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true        # Makes the root filesystem immutable
+          resources:
+            requests:                           # Defines minimum resource requests
+              memory: "64Mi"
+              cpu: "250m"
+            limits:                             # Defines maximum resource limits
+              memory: "128Mi"
+              cpu: "500m"
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 6379               # Specifies the Redis port exposed by the container