diff --git a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.java b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.java
index 507572c3..49ea7f92 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.java
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 public final class SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider {
     private SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider() {}
-    public static boolean shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(ContextObject context) {
+    public static boolean shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(ContextObject context, boolean defaultIfNoContext) {
         if (context == null) {
-            return true;
+            return defaultIfNoContext;
         }
         if (context.getForcedProtectionOff().isEmpty()) {
             ServiceConfiguration config = getConfig();
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@ public static boolean shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(ContextObject context) {
         // Get stored forcedProtectionOff value from cache.
         return context.getForcedProtectionOff().get();
     }
+    public static boolean shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(ContextObject context) {
+        return shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(context, true);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetector.java b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetector.java
index 3a2cf6e4..98890473 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetector.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetector.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.helpers.StackTrace.getCurrentStackTrace;
+import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan;
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf.FindHostnameInContext.findHostnameInContext;
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf.IsPrivateIP.containsPrivateIP;
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf.PrivateIPRedirectFinder.isRedirectToPrivateIP;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public static Attack run(String hostname, int port, List<String> ipAddresses, St
         }
 
         ContextObject context = Context.get();
-        if(context == null) {
+        if (shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(context)) {
             return null;
         }
         FindHostnameInContext.Res attackFindings = findHostnameInContext(hostname, context, port);
diff --git a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetector.java b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetector.java
index f63e83d9..c6eba874 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetector.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/main/java/dev/aikido/agent_api/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf;
 
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.context.Context;
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.context.ContextObject;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.Attack;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.Vulnerabilities;
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.helpers.StackTrace.getCurrentStackTrace;
+import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.SkipVulnerabilityScanDecider.shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan;
 import static dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf.imds.Resolver.resolvesToImdsIp;
 
 public class StoredSSRFDetector {
@@ -21,6 +24,13 @@ public Attack run(String hostname, List<String> ipAddresses, String operation) {
             return null;
         }
 
+        ContextObject context = Context.get();
+        // the 2nd param makes it so that if context is not set, we default to false.
+        // this is necessary for stored SSRF where we don't want an early return even if there's no context.
+        if (shouldSkipVulnerabilityScan(context, false)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return new Attack(
             operation,
             Vulnerabilities.STORED_SSRF,
diff --git a/agent_api/src/test/java/utils/EmptySampleContextObject.java b/agent_api/src/test/java/utils/EmptySampleContextObject.java
index ced6bda9..fb24119f 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/test/java/utils/EmptySampleContextObject.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/test/java/utils/EmptySampleContextObject.java
@@ -47,4 +47,7 @@ public EmptySampleContextObject(String route, String method, Map<String, List<St
     public void setIp(String ip) {
         this.remoteAddress = ip;
     }
+    public void setRoute(String route) {
+        this.route = route;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetectorTest.java b/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetectorTest.java
index 46e3ee37..1d013535 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetectorTest.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/SSRFDetectorTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package vulnerabilities.ssrf;
 
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.background.Endpoint;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.collectors.RedirectCollector;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.collectors.URLCollector;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.context.Context;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 import static utils.EmptyAPIResponses.emptyAPIResponse;
+import static utils.EmptyAPIResponses.setEmptyConfigWithEndpointList;
 
 public class SSRFDetectorTest {
     @BeforeAll
@@ -34,7 +36,18 @@ private void setContextAndLifecycle(String url) {
         Context.set(new EmptySampleContextObject(url));
         ServiceConfigStore.updateFromAPIResponse(emptyAPIResponse);
     }
-
+    private void setContextAndLifecycle(String url, String route) {
+        ServiceConfigStore.updateFromAPIResponse(emptyAPIResponse);
+        setEmptyConfigWithEndpointList(List.of(
+            new Endpoint(
+                /* method */ "*", /* route */ "/api2/*",
+                /* rlm params */ 0, 0,
+                /* Allowed IPs */ List.of(), /* graphql */ false,
+                /* forceProtectionOff */ true, /* rlm */ false
+            )
+        ));
+        Context.set(new EmptySampleContextObject(url, "http://localhost:3000" + route));
+    }
 
     @Test
     @SetEnvironmentVariable(key = "AIKIDO_TOKEN", value = "invalid-token")
@@ -144,4 +157,21 @@ public void testSsrfDetectorWithServiceHostnameInRedirect() throws MalformedURLE
 
         assertNull(attackData);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @SetEnvironmentVariable(key = "AIKIDO_TOKEN", value = "invalid-token")
+    public void testSsrfDetectorForcedProtectionOff() throws MalformedURLException {
+        // Setup context :
+        setContextAndLifecycle("http://ssrf-redirects.testssandbox.com/", "/api2/forced-off-route");
+
+        URLCollector.report(new URL("http://ssrf-redirects.testssandbox.com/ssrf-test"));
+        RedirectCollector.report(new URL("http://ssrf-redirects.testssandbox.com/ssrf-test"), new URL("http://localhost"));
+        Attack attackData = SSRFDetector.run(
+            "localhost", 80,
+            List.of("127.0.0.1"),
+            "test2nd_op"
+        );
+
+        assertNull(attackData);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetectorTest.java b/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetectorTest.java
index bfa9ebf7..f1f56c00 100644
--- a/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetectorTest.java
+++ b/agent_api/src/test/java/vulnerabilities/ssrf/StoredSSRFDetectorTest.java
@@ -1,15 +1,50 @@
 package vulnerabilities.ssrf;
 
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.background.Endpoint;
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.context.Context;
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.storage.AttackQueue;
+import dev.aikido.agent_api.storage.ServiceConfigStore;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.Attack;
 import dev.aikido.agent_api.vulnerabilities.ssrf.StoredSSRFDetector;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import utils.EmptySampleContextObject;
+
 import java.util.List;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static utils.EmptyAPIResponses.emptyAPIResponse;
+import static utils.EmptyAPIResponses.setEmptyConfigWithEndpointList;
 
 class StoredSSRFDetectorTest {
 
     private final StoredSSRFDetector detector = new StoredSSRFDetector();
 
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws InterruptedException {
+        AttackQueue.clear();
+        setEmptyConfigWithEndpointList(List.of(
+            new Endpoint(
+                /* method */ "*", /* route */ "/api2/*",
+                /* rlm params */ 0, 0,
+                /* Allowed IPs */ List.of(), /* graphql */ false,
+                /* forceProtectionOff */ true, /* rlm */ false
+            ),
+            new Endpoint(
+                /* method */ "*", /* route */ "/api3/*",
+                /* rlm params */ 0, 0,
+                /* Allowed IPs */ List.of(), /* graphql */ false,
+                /* forceProtectionOff */ false, /* rlm */ false
+            )
+        ));
+    }
+    @AfterEach
+    void cleanup() {
+        Context.set(null);
+        AttackQueue.clear();
+        ServiceConfigStore.updateFromAPIResponse(emptyAPIResponse);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void run_WhenHostnameIsNull_ReturnsNull() {
         Attack result = detector.run(null, List.of("169.254.169.254"), "testOperation");
@@ -70,6 +105,30 @@ void run_WhenIpIsIpv6ImdsIp_ReturnsAttack() {
         assertNull(result.user);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void run_WhenProtectionForcedOff() {
+        // prepare forced off context
+        EmptySampleContextObject context1 = new EmptySampleContextObject("", "http://localhost:3000/api2/test/2/4");
+        context1.setRoute("/api2/test/2/4");
+        Context.set(context1);
+
+        Attack result = detector.run("test.example.com", List.of("fd00:ec2::254"), "testOperation");
+        assertNull(result);
+
+        Context.set(new EmptySampleContextObject());
+        result = detector.run("test.example.com", List.of("fd00:ec2::254"), "testOperation");
+        assertNotNull(result);
+
+        assertEquals("testOperation", result.operation);
+        assertEquals("stored_ssrf", result.kind);
+        assertEquals("test.example.com", result.payload);
+        assertEquals("test.example.com", result.metadata.get("hostname"));
+        assertEquals("fd00:ec2::254", result.metadata.get("privateIP"));
+        assertNull(result.source);
+        assertEquals("", result.pathToPayload);
+        assertNull(result.user);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void run_WhenIpIsIpv6ImdsIp_ReturnsAttackNotWhenIpIsHostname() {
         Attack result = detector.run("fd00:ec2::254", List.of("fd00:ec2::254"), "testOperation");