diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/tcp_scanner.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/tcp_scanner.py
index 9e69d9351..a8ec9751b 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/tcp_scanner.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/tcp_scanner.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def scan_tcp_ports(host: str, ports: List[int], timeout: float) -> Dict[int, PortScanData]:
     ports_scan = {}
 
-    open_ports, banners = _check_tcp_ports(host, ports, timeout)
-    open_ports = set(open_ports)
+    open_ports_data = _check_tcp_ports(host, ports, timeout)
+
+    open_ports = set(open_ports_data["open_ports"])
+    banners = open_ports_data["banners"]
 
     for port, banner in zip_longest(ports, banners, fillvalue=None):
         ports_scan[port] = _build_port_scan_data(port, open_ports, banner)
@@ -35,14 +37,18 @@ def _get_closed_port_data(port: int) -> PortScanData:
     return PortScanData(port, PortStatus.CLOSED, None, None)
 
 
-def _check_tcp_ports(ip: str, ports: List[int], timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+def _check_tcp_ports(
+    ip: str, ports: List[int], timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+) -> Dict[str, List]:
     """
     Checks whether any of the given ports are open on a target IP.
     :param ip:  IP of host to attack
     :param ports: List of ports to attack. Must not be empty.
     :param timeout: Amount of time to wait for connection
-    :return: List of open ports.
+    :return: Dict with list of open ports and list of banners.
     """
+    open_ports_data = {"open_ports": [], "banners": []}
+
     sockets = [socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) for _ in range(len(ports))]
     for s in sockets:
         s.setblocking(False)
@@ -108,11 +114,11 @@ def _check_tcp_ports(ip: str, ports: List[int], timeout: float = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
                 s[1].shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
                 s[1].close()
 
-            # TODO: Rework the return of this function. Consider using dictionary
-            return [port for port, sock in connected_ports_sockets], banners
-        else:
-            return [], []
+            open_ports_data["open_ports"] = [port for port, _ in connected_ports_sockets]
+            open_ports_data["banners"] = banners
 
     except socket.error as exc:
         logger.warning("Exception when checking ports on host %s, Exception: %s", str(ip), exc)
-        return [], []
+
+    finally:
+        return open_ports_data