diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
index 6d6520080..7b4aaec66 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
@@ -112,25 +112,32 @@ class PowerShellExploiter(HostExploiter):
         self, credentials: List[Credentials], auth_options: List[AuthOptions]
     ) -> Optional[IPowerShellClient]:
         for (creds, opts) in zip(credentials, auth_options):
-            try:
-                client = PowerShellClient(self.host.ip_addr, creds, opts)
-
-                logger.info(
-                    f"Successfully logged into {self.host.ip_addr} using Powershell. User: "
-                    f"{creds.username}, Secret Type: {creds.secret_type.name}"
-                )
-                self._report_login_attempt(True, creds)
-
+            client = PowerShellClient(self.host.ip_addr, creds, opts)
+            if self._is_client_auth_valid(creds, client):
                 return client
-            except Exception as ex:  # noqa: F841
-                logger.debug(
-                    f"Error logging into {self.host.ip_addr} using Powershell. User: "
-                    f"{creds.username}, SecretType: {creds.secret_type.name} -- Error: {ex}"
-                )
-                self._report_login_attempt(False, creds)
 
         return None
 
+    def _is_client_auth_valid(self, creds: Credentials, client: IPowerShellClient) -> bool:
+        try:
+            # attempt to execute dir command to know if authentication was successful
+            client.execute_cmd("dir")
+
+            logger.info(
+                f"Successfully logged into {self.host.ip_addr} using Powershell. User: "
+                f"{creds.username}, Secret Type: {creds.secret_type.name}"
+            )
+            self._report_login_attempt(True, creds)
+
+            return True
+        except Exception as ex:  # noqa: F841
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Error logging into {self.host.ip_addr} using Powershell. User: "
+                f"{creds.username}, SecretType: {creds.secret_type.name} -- Error: {ex}"
+            )
+            self._report_login_attempt(False, creds)
+            return False
+
     def _report_login_attempt(self, result: bool, credentials: Credentials):
         if credentials.secret_type in [SecretType.PASSWORD, SecretType.CACHED]:
             self.report_login_attempt(result, credentials.username, password=credentials.secret)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
index ad5854d4a..55ccd477a 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ class PowerShellClient(IPowerShellClient):
             connection_timeout=CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
         )
 
-        # attempt to execute dir command to know if authentication was successful
-        self.execute_cmd("dir")
-
     def execute_cmd(self, cmd: str) -> str:
         output, _, _ = self._client.execute_cmd(cmd)
         return output