diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/scan_target_generator.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/scan_target_generator.py
index cdcfbdb31..862e37aef 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/scan_target_generator.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/scan_target_generator.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def compile_scan_target_list(
 ) -> List[str]:
     scan_targets = _get_ips_from_ranges_to_scan(ranges_to_scan)
 
+    _remove_local_ips(scan_targets, local_ips)
     _remove_blocklisted_ips(scan_targets, blocklisted_ips)
 
     scan_target_list = list(scan_targets)
@@ -30,10 +31,18 @@ def _get_ips_from_ranges_to_scan(ranges_to_scan: List[str]) -> Set[str]:
     return scan_targets
 
 
+def _remove_local_ips(scan_targets: Set[str], local_ips: List[str]):
+    _remove_ips_from_scan_targets(scan_targets, local_ips)
+
+
 def _remove_blocklisted_ips(scan_targets: Set[str], blocked_ips: List[str]):
-    for blocked_ip in blocked_ips:
+    _remove_ips_from_scan_targets(scan_targets, blocked_ips)
+
+
+def _remove_ips_from_scan_targets(scan_targets: Set[str], ips_to_remove: List[str]):
+    for ip in ips_to_remove:
         try:
-            scan_targets.remove(blocked_ip)
+            scan_targets.remove(ip)
         except KeyError:
-            # We don't need to remove the blocked ip if it's already missing from the scan_targets
+            # We don't need to remove the ip if it's already missing from the scan_targets
             pass
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/network/test_scan_target_generator.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/network/test_scan_target_generator.py
index 9e1b5fc0b..089644187 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/network/test_scan_target_generator.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/network/test_scan_target_generator.py
@@ -103,3 +103,55 @@ def test_only_ip_blocklisted(ranges_to_scan):
     )
 
     assert len(scan_targets) == 0
+
+
+def test_local_ips_removed_from_targets():
+    local_ips = ["10.0.0.5", "10.0.0.32", "10.0.0.119", "192.168.1.33"]
+
+    scan_targets = compile_scan_target_list(
+        local_ips=local_ips,
+        ranges_to_scan=["10.0.0.0/24"],
+        inaccessible_subnets=[],
+        blocklisted_ips=[],
+        enable_local_network_scan=False,
+    )
+
+    assert len(scan_targets) == 252
+    for ip in local_ips:
+        assert ip not in scan_targets
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("ranges_to_scan", [["10.0.0.5"], []])
+def test_only_scan_ip_is_local(ranges_to_scan):
+    local_ips = ["10.0.0.5", "10.0.0.32", "10.0.0.119", "192.168.1.33"]
+
+    scan_targets = compile_scan_target_list(
+        local_ips=local_ips,
+        ranges_to_scan=ranges_to_scan,
+        inaccessible_subnets=[],
+        blocklisted_ips=[],
+        enable_local_network_scan=False,
+    )
+
+    assert len(scan_targets) == 0
+
+
+def test_local_ips_and_blocked_ips_removed_from_targets():
+    local_ips = ["10.0.0.5", "10.0.0.32", "10.0.0.119", "192.168.1.33"]
+    blocked_ips = ["10.0.0.63", "192.168.1.77", "0.0.0.0"]
+
+    scan_targets = compile_scan_target_list(
+        local_ips=local_ips,
+        ranges_to_scan=["10.0.0.0/24", "192.168.1.0/24"],
+        inaccessible_subnets=[],
+        blocklisted_ips=blocked_ips,
+        enable_local_network_scan=False,
+    )
+
+    assert len(scan_targets) == (2 * (256 - 1)) - len(local_ips) - (len(blocked_ips) - 1)
+
+    for ip in local_ips:
+        assert ip not in scan_targets
+
+    for ip in blocked_ips:
+        assert ip not in scan_targets