diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 258e07b20f..ea673257f2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         "snyk-nuget-plugin": "2.3.3",
         "snyk-php-plugin": "1.9.2",
         "snyk-policy": "^1.25.0",
-        "snyk-python-plugin": "^2.0.5",
+        "snyk-python-plugin": "^2.0.6",
         "snyk-resolve-deps": "4.7.3",
         "snyk-sbt-plugin": "2.17.1",
         "snyk-swiftpm-plugin": "1.4.1",
@@ -20773,9 +20773,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
     },
     "node_modules/snyk-python-plugin": {
-      "version": "2.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snyk-python-plugin/-/snyk-python-plugin-2.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IEOsb6jBGgk533ydbqHJwF3OI/Mre6ImSKTmajU1Kz1rkeDxSW2/9N4KV1gcjxs/O8SkVptUwYndFG238yl+SA==",
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snyk-python-plugin/-/snyk-python-plugin-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zw2GMIlcAyDwub7u9/W7ybKQrFZvd4HQYrhixua0+tlADSSSvpm2qoAB68qAsTLCKU5f509ByjdSfiUFaSmp5w==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@snyk/cli-interface": "^2.11.2",
         "@snyk/dep-graph": "^1.28.1",
@@ -39966,9 +39966,9 @@
       }
     },
     "snyk-python-plugin": {
-      "version": "2.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snyk-python-plugin/-/snyk-python-plugin-2.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IEOsb6jBGgk533ydbqHJwF3OI/Mre6ImSKTmajU1Kz1rkeDxSW2/9N4KV1gcjxs/O8SkVptUwYndFG238yl+SA==",
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snyk-python-plugin/-/snyk-python-plugin-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zw2GMIlcAyDwub7u9/W7ybKQrFZvd4HQYrhixua0+tlADSSSvpm2qoAB68qAsTLCKU5f509ByjdSfiUFaSmp5w==",
       "requires": {
         "@snyk/cli-interface": "^2.11.2",
         "@snyk/dep-graph": "^1.28.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5014a233bc..9b1cb3df23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     "snyk-nuget-plugin": "2.3.3",
     "snyk-php-plugin": "1.9.2",
     "snyk-policy": "^1.25.0",
-    "snyk-python-plugin": "^2.0.5",
+    "snyk-python-plugin": "^2.0.6",
     "snyk-resolve-deps": "4.7.3",
     "snyk-sbt-plugin": "2.17.1",
     "snyk-swiftpm-plugin": "1.4.1",
diff --git a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-test/basic-test-all-languages.spec.ts b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-test/basic-test-all-languages.spec.ts
index 358901c360..28146ad000 100644
--- a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-test/basic-test-all-languages.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-test/basic-test-all-languages.spec.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ describe('`snyk test` of basic projects for each language/ecosystem', () => {
     expect(code).toEqual(0);
   });
 
+  test('fails `snyk test` on a python project with wrong command exits with code 2', async () => {
+    const project = await createProjectFromWorkspace('pip-app');
+    let wrongPythonCommand = 'pthon';
+
+    await runCommand(wrongPythonCommand, ['--version']).catch(function() {
+      wrongPythonCommand = 'pthon3';
+    });
+
+    const result = await runSnykCLI('test -d --command=' + wrongPythonCommand, {
+      cwd: project.path(),
+      env,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.code).toEqual(2);
+    expect(result.stderr).toMatch(wrongPythonCommand);
+  });
+
   test('run `snyk test` on a gradle project', async () => {
     const project = await createProjectFromWorkspace('gradle-app');