diff --git a/ci-runner/executor/stage/ciStages.go b/ci-runner/executor/stage/ciStages.go
index d016f07b6..e120ce30a 100644
--- a/ci-runner/executor/stage/ciStages.go
+++ b/ci-runner/executor/stage/ciStages.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (impl *CiStage) runCIStages(ciContext cicxt.CiContext, ciCdRequest *helper.
 	metrics.PostCiStartTime = start
 	var pluginArtifacts *helper.PluginArtifacts
 	if len(ciCdRequest.CommonWorkflowRequest.PostCiSteps) > 0 {
-		pluginArtifacts, err = impl.runPostCiSteps(ciCdRequest, scriptEnvs, refStageMap, preCiStageOutVariable, metrics, artifactUploaded, dest, digest)
+		pluginArtifacts, resultsFromPlugin, err = impl.runPostCiSteps(ciCdRequest, scriptEnvs, refStageMap, preCiStageOutVariable, metrics, artifactUploaded, dest, digest)
 		postCiDuration = time.Since(start).Seconds()
 		if err != nil {
 			return artifactUploaded, err
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func (impl *CiStage) extractDigest(ciCdRequest *helper.CiCdTriggerEvent, dest st
 	return digest, err
 }
 
-func (impl *CiStage) runPostCiSteps(ciCdRequest *helper.CiCdTriggerEvent, scriptEnvs map[string]string, refStageMap map[int][]*helper.StepObject, preCiStageOutVariable map[int]map[string]*helper.VariableObject, metrics *helper.CIMetrics, artifactUploaded bool, dest string, digest string) (*helper.PluginArtifacts, error) {
+func (impl *CiStage) runPostCiSteps(ciCdRequest *helper.CiCdTriggerEvent, scriptEnvs map[string]string, refStageMap map[int][]*helper.StepObject, preCiStageOutVariable map[int]map[string]*helper.VariableObject, metrics *helper.CIMetrics, artifactUploaded bool, dest string, digest string) (*helper.PluginArtifacts, json.RawMessage, error) {
 	log.Println("running POST-CI steps")
 	// sending build success as true always as post-ci triggers only if ci gets success
 	scriptEnvs[util.ENV_VARIABLE_BUILD_SUCCESS] = "true"
@@ -446,13 +446,20 @@ func (impl *CiStage) runPostCiSteps(ciCdRequest *helper.CiCdTriggerEvent, script
 	pluginArtifactsFromFile, _, step, err := impl.stageExecutorManager.RunCiCdSteps(helper.STEP_TYPE_POST, ciCdRequest.CommonWorkflowRequest, ciCdRequest.CommonWorkflowRequest.PostCiSteps, refStageMap, scriptEnvs, preCiStageOutVariable)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("error in running Post Ci Steps", "err", err)
-		return nil, helper.NewCiStageError(err).
+		return nil, nil, helper.NewCiStageError(err).
 			WithMetrics(metrics).
 			WithFailureMessage(fmt.Sprintf(workFlow.PostCiFailed.String(), step.Name)).
 			WithArtifactUploaded(artifactUploaded)
 	}
 	//sent by orchestrator if copy container image v2 is configured
-	return pluginArtifactsFromFile, nil
+
+	// considering pull images from Container repo Plugin in post ci steps also.
+	// making it non-blocking if results are not available (in case of err)
+	resultsFromPlugin, fileErr := extractOutResultsIfExists()
+	if fileErr != nil {
+		log.Println("error in getting results", "err", fileErr.Error())
+	}
+	return pluginArtifactsFromFile, resultsFromPlugin, nil
 }
 
 func runImageScanning(dest string, digest string, ciCdRequest *helper.CiCdTriggerEvent, metrics *helper.CIMetrics, artifactUploaded bool) error {