diff --git a/kraken/shut_down/common_shut_down_func.py b/kraken/shut_down/common_shut_down_func.py
index 7af446d4..8eed6e89 100644
--- a/kraken/shut_down/common_shut_down_func.py
+++ b/kraken/shut_down/common_shut_down_func.py
@@ -135,15 +135,22 @@ def run(scenarios_list, config, wait_duration, kubecli: KrknKubernetes, telemetr
     scenario_telemetries: list[ScenarioTelemetry] = []
 
     for shut_down_config in scenarios_list:
+        config_path = shut_down_config
+        pre_action_output = ""
+        if isinstance(shut_down_config, list) :
+            if len(shut_down_config) == 0:
+                raise Exception("bad config file format for shutdown scenario")
+
+            config_path = shut_down_config[0]
+            if len(shut_down_config) > 1:
+                pre_action_output = post_actions.run("", shut_down_config[1])
+
         scenario_telemetry = ScenarioTelemetry()
-        scenario_telemetry.scenario = shut_down_config
+        scenario_telemetry.scenario = config_path
         scenario_telemetry.startTimeStamp = time.time()
-        telemetry.set_parameters_base64(scenario_telemetry, shut_down_config[0])
-        if len(shut_down_config) > 1:
-            pre_action_output = post_actions.run("", shut_down_config[1])
-        else:
-            pre_action_output = ""
-        with open(shut_down_config[0], "r") as f:
+        telemetry.set_parameters_base64(scenario_telemetry, config_path)
+
+        with open(config_path, "r") as f:
             shut_down_config_yaml = yaml.full_load(f)
             shut_down_config_scenario = \
                 shut_down_config_yaml["cluster_shut_down_scenario"]
@@ -166,8 +173,8 @@ def run(scenarios_list, config, wait_duration, kubecli: KrknKubernetes, telemetr
                 )
 
             except (RuntimeError, Exception):
-                log_exception(shut_down_config[0])
-                failed_scenarios.append(shut_down_config[0])
+                log_exception(config_path)
+                failed_scenarios.append(config_path)
                 scenario_telemetry.exitStatus = 1
             else:
                 scenario_telemetry.exitStatus = 0