diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/FindExecutableRemoteService.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/FindExecutableRemoteService.java
index eb519c8..f0d8296 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/FindExecutableRemoteService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/FindExecutableRemoteService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * (c) Copyright 2019 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates. 
+ * (c) Copyright 2020 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates.
  * 
  * Licensed under the MIT License (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 import hudson.remoting.VirtualChannel;
 
 public class FindExecutableRemoteService implements FilePath.FileCallable<String> {
-	private String filename;
+	private final String filename;
 	private String home;
 	private String path;
-	private FilePath workspace;
+	private final FilePath workspace;
 
 	/**
 	 * Searches the PATH on the remote machine
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public String invoke(File file, VirtualChannel channel) throws IOException {
 				return s;
 			}
 		}
+		// if no path is passed in, get the system path
+		if (path == null) {
+			path = System.getenv("PATH");
+		}
 		File f = PathUtils.locateFileInPath(filename, path);
 		if (f != null) {
 			return f.getPath();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanArguments.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanArguments.java
index 20bc85e..1aaba5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanArguments.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanArguments.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.*;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -49,7 +50,13 @@ public void perform(@Nonnull Run<?, ?> run, @Nonnull FilePath filePath, @Nonnull
         PrintStream log = taskListener.getLogger();
         log.println("Fortify Jenkins plugin v " + VERSION);
         log.println("Launching Fortify scancentral arguments command");
-        String cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        String cloudscanExec;
+        try {
+            cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+            log.println("WARNING: Cannot find scancentral executable");
+            cloudscanExec = getCloudScanExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        }
 
         EnvVars vars = run.getEnvironment(taskListener);
         ArrayList<String> args = new ArrayList<String>(2);
@@ -70,11 +77,11 @@ public void perform(@Nonnull Run<?, ?> run, @Nonnull FilePath filePath, @Nonnull
         Launcher.ProcStarter ps = launcher.decorateByEnv(vars).launch().pwd(filePath).cmds(args).envs(vars)
                 .stdout(taskListener.getLogger()).stderr(taskListener.getLogger());
         int exitcode = ps.join();
-        log.println("Fortify cloudscan arguments command completed with exit code: " + exitcode);
+        log.println("Fortify scancentral arguments command completed with exit code: " + exitcode);
 
         if (exitcode != 0) {
             run.setResult(Result.FAILURE);
-            throw new AbortException("Fortify cloudscan arguments command execution failed.");
+            throw new AbortException("Fortify scancentral arguments command execution failed.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ protected Execution(CloudScanArguments csArguments, StepContext context) {
 
         @Override
         protected Void run() throws Exception {
-            getContext().get(TaskListener.class).getLogger().println("Running CloudScan arguments step");
+            getContext().get(TaskListener.class).getLogger().println("Running ScanCentral arguments step");
             if (!getContext().get(FilePath.class).exists()) {
                 getContext().get(FilePath.class).mkdirs();
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanMbs.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanMbs.java
index 76a4dfa..85f58ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanMbs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanMbs.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -116,7 +117,13 @@ public void perform(@Nonnull Run<?, ?> run, @Nonnull FilePath filePath, @Nonnull
         log.println("Fortify Jenkins plugin v " + VERSION);
         log.println("Performing Fortify remote scan");
         String projectRoot = filePath.getRemote() + File.separator + ".fortify";
-        String cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        String cloudscanExec;
+        try {
+            cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+            log.println("WARNING: Cannot find scancentral executable");
+            cloudscanExec = getCloudScanExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        }
 
         EnvVars vars = run.getEnvironment(taskListener);
         ArrayList<String> args = new ArrayList<String>(2);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanStart.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanStart.java
index ab1689a..0dce7d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanStart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/CloudScanStart.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -180,7 +181,13 @@ public void perform(@Nonnull Run<?, ?> run, @Nonnull FilePath filePath, @Nonnull
         log.println("Fortify Jenkins plugin v " + VERSION);
         log.println("Performing Fortify remote analysis");
         String projectRoot = filePath.getRemote() + File.separator + ".fortify";
-        String cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        String cloudscanExec;
+        try {
+            cloudscanExec = getScancentralExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex) {
+            log.println("WARNING: Cannot find scancentral executable");
+            cloudscanExec = getCloudScanExecutable(run, filePath, launcher, taskListener);
+        }
 
         EnvVars vars = run.getEnvironment(taskListener);
         ArrayList<String> args = new ArrayList<String>(2);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyCloudScanStep.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyCloudScanStep.java
index fd64d30..9f5eedf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyCloudScanStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyCloudScanStep.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import hudson.model.TaskListener;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.DataBoundSetter;
 
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 public abstract class FortifyCloudScanStep extends FortifyStep {
@@ -26,22 +27,14 @@ public String getResolvedScanArgs(TaskListener listener) {
 
     protected String getCloudScanExecutable(Run<?, ?> build, FilePath workspace, Launcher launcher,
                                          TaskListener listener) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        listener.getLogger().println("Checking for cloudscan executable");
         return getExecutable("cloudscan" + (launcher.isUnix() ? "" : ".bat"), true, build, workspace, launcher,
                 listener, null);
     }
 
-    /* Look for scancentral executable in Jenkins environment, if not found, get the old cloudscan executable. It's considered not found
-     * if the getExecutable() returns just the filename rather than the full path.*/
     protected String getScancentralExecutable(Run<?, ?> build, FilePath workspace, Launcher launcher,
                                             TaskListener listener) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
-        String filename = "scancentral" + (launcher.isUnix() ? "" : ".bat");
-        String msg = "Checking for cloudscan executable";
-        String exec = getExecutable(filename, true, build, workspace, launcher,
-                listener, msg);
-        if (exec.equals(filename)) {
-            return getCloudScanExecutable(build, workspace, launcher, listener);
-        } else {
-            return exec;
-        }
+        return getExecutable("scancentral" + (launcher.isUnix() ? "" : ".bat"), true, build, workspace, launcher,
+                    listener, null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyStep.java b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyStep.java
index 16edbf3..eab1e64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fortify/plugin/jenkins/steps/FortifyStep.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * (c) Copyright 2019 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates. 
+ * (c) Copyright 2020 Micro Focus or one of its affiliates.
  * 
  * Licensed under the MIT License (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package com.fortify.plugin.jenkins.steps;
 
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ protected void setLastBuild(Run<?, ?> lastBuild) {
 	 * @param launcher
 	 * @param listener
 	 * @param msg
-	 * @return found executable or filename if not found
+	 * @return found executable
 	 * @throws InterruptedException
 	 * @throws IOException
 	 */
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ protected String getExecutable(String filename, boolean checkFortifyHome, Run<?,
 		EnvVars env = build.getEnvironment(listener);
 		String fortifyHome = null;
 		String path = null;
+		// check env variables defined in Jenkins master
 		for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : env.entrySet()) {
 			String key = entry.getKey();
 			if ("FORTIFY_HOME".equals(key)) {
@@ -83,13 +85,7 @@ protected String getExecutable(String filename, boolean checkFortifyHome, Run<?,
 		}
 		String s = workspace.act(new FindExecutableRemoteService(filename, fortifyHome, path, workspace));
 		if (s == null) {
-			listener.getLogger().printf("WARNING: %s executable not found in the Jenkins environment.%n", filename);
-			if (msg != null) {
-				listener.getLogger().println(msg);
-			} else {
-				listener.getLogger().printf("Checking system PATH for %s.%n", filename);
-			}
-			return filename;
+			throw new FileNotFoundException("ERROR: executable not found: " + filename);
 		} else {
 			listener.getLogger().printf("Found executable: %s%n", s);
 			return s;