diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 4bd98cf2..f07e89d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
@@ -518,20 +519,40 @@ def test_license_with_file(self, fetch_database_url):
         print(result.stdout)
         self.assertEqual(result.exit_code, 0)
 
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.get_auth_info', return_value={'email': 'test@test.com'})
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.is_email_verified', return_value=True)
     @patch('builtins.input', lambda *args: '')
-    def test_debug_flag(self):
+    def test_debug_flag(self, mock_get_auth_info, mock_is_email_verified):
         result = self.runner.invoke(cli.cli, ['--debug', 'scan'])
-        print(result.output)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, f"CLI exited with code {result.exit_code} and output: {result.output} and error: {result.stderr}"
         assert "for known security issues using default" in result.output
 
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.get_auth_info', return_value={'email': 'test@test.com'})
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.is_email_verified', return_value=True)
     @patch('builtins.input', lambda *args: '')
-    def test_debug_flag_with_value_1(self):
-        result = self.runner.invoke(cli.cli, ['--debug', '1', 'scan'])
-        print(result.output)
+    def test_debug_flag_with_value_1(self, mock_get_auth_info, mock_is_email_verified):
+        # Simulate the command line arguments including the preprocessing
+        sys.argv = ['safety', '--debug', '1', 'scan']
+        cli.preprocess_args()  # Run the preprocess function to adjust the arguments
+
+        # Extract the preprocessed arguments from sys.argv
+        preprocessed_args = sys.argv[1:]  # Exclude the script name 'safety'
+
+        result = self.runner.invoke(cli.cli, preprocessed_args)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, f"CLI exited with code {result.exit_code} and output: {result.output} and error: {result.stderr}"
         assert "for known security issues using default" in result.output
 
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.get_auth_info', return_value={'email': 'test@test.com'})  # Patch the auth info retrieval method
+    @patch('safety.auth.cli.is_email_verified', return_value=True)  # Patch the email verification check method
     @patch('builtins.input', lambda *args: '')
-    def test_debug_flag_with_value_true(self):
-        result = self.runner.invoke(cli.cli, ['--debug', 'true', 'scan'])
-        print(result.output)
+    def test_debug_flag_with_value_true(self, mock_get_auth_info, mock_is_email_verified):
+        # Simulate the command line arguments including the preprocessing
+        sys.argv = ['safety', '--debug', 'true', 'scan']
+        cli.preprocess_args()  # Run the preprocess function to adjust the arguments
+
+        # Extract the preprocessed arguments from sys.argv
+        preprocessed_args = sys.argv[1:]  # Exclude the script name 'safety'
+
+        result = self.runner.invoke(cli.cli, preprocessed_args)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, f"CLI exited with code {result.exit_code} and output: {result.output} and error: {result.stderr}"
         assert "for known security issues using default" in result.output