diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
index e21b5bff4..504837811 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ public final class CliParser {
                 final String msg = String.format("Invalid '%s' argument: '%s'", argumentName, path);
                 throw new FileNotFoundException(msg);
             }
-        } else if (path.startsWith("//") || path.startsWith("\\\\")) {
-            isValid = false;
-            final String msg = String.format("Invalid '%s' argument: '%s'%nUnable to scan paths that start with '//'.", argumentName, path);
-            throw new FileNotFoundException(msg);
+//        } else if (path.startsWith("//") || path.startsWith("\\\\")) {
+//            isValid = false;
+//            final String msg = String.format("Invalid '%s' argument: '%s'%nUnable to scan paths that start with '//'.", argumentName, path);
+//            throw new FileNotFoundException(msg);
         } else if ((path.endsWith("/*") && !path.endsWith("**/*")) || (path.endsWith("\\*") && path.endsWith("**\\*"))) {
             LOGGER.warn("Possibly incorrect path '{}' from argument '{}' because it ends with a slash star; "
                     + "dependency-check uses ant-style paths", path, argumentName);