diff --git a/cmd/cmd_test.go b/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 1068756a..dba7f345 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -238,6 +238,20 @@ func TestContributorsCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPullInNative(t *testing.T) {
+	projectPath := createProject(t, "qodana_scan_python_native")
+	yamlFile := filepath.Join(projectPath, "qodana.yaml")
+	_ = os.WriteFile(yamlFile, []byte("ide: QDPY"), 0o755)
+	out := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	command := newPullCommand()
+	command.SetOut(out)
+	command.SetArgs([]string{"-i", projectPath})
+	err := command.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAllCommandsWithContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	linter := "registry.jetbrains.team/p/sa/containers/qodana-dotnet:latest"
 
diff --git a/cmd/pull.go b/cmd/pull.go
index aa3ad116..2376003a 100644
--- a/cmd/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/pull.go
@@ -30,16 +30,18 @@ func newPullCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "pull",
 		Short: "Pull latest version of linter",
 		Long:  `An alternative to pull an image.`,
-		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			core.PrepareContainerEnvSettings()
-		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			options.FetchAnalyzerSettings()
-			containerClient, err := client.NewClientWithOpts()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatal("couldn't connect to container engine ", err)
+			if options.Ide != "" {
+				log.Println("Native mode is used, skipping pull")
+			} else {
+				core.PrepareContainerEnvSettings()
+				containerClient, err := client.NewClientWithOpts()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatal("couldn't connect to container engine ", err)
+				}
+				core.PullImage(containerClient, options.Linter)
 			}
-			core.PullImage(containerClient, options.Linter)
 		},
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
diff --git a/core/yaml_test.go b/core/yaml_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96295d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/yaml_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func setupTestFile(fileName string, content string) {
+	tempDir := os.TempDir()
+	tempFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, fileName)
+
+	// create a test file with provided content and filename
+	file, err := os.Create(tempFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func(file *os.File) {
+		err := file.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}(file)
+	_, err = file.WriteString(content)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = file.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadQodanaYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		description string
+		setup       func(name string)
+		project     string
+		filename    string
+		expected    *QodanaYaml
+	}{
+		{
+			description: "file exists but is empty",
+			setup: func(name string) {
+				setupTestFile(name, "")
+			},
+			project:  os.TempDir(),
+			filename: "empty.yaml",
+			expected: &QodanaYaml{},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "file exists with valid content",
+			setup: func(name string) {
+				content := `version: 1.0`
+				setupTestFile(name, content)
+			},
+			project:  os.TempDir(),
+			filename: "valid.yaml",
+			expected: &QodanaYaml{
+				Version: "1.0",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "file exists with .net section",
+			setup: func(name string) {
+				content := `version: 1.0
+dotnet:
+  project: test.csproj
+  frameworks: "!netstandard2.0;!netstandard2.1"`
+				setupTestFile(name, content)
+			},
+			project:  os.TempDir(),
+			filename: "dotnet.yaml",
+			expected: &QodanaYaml{
+				Version: "1.0",
+				DotNet: DotNet{
+					Project:    "test.csproj",
+					Frameworks: "!netstandard2.0;!netstandard2.1",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tc.setup(tc.filename)
+			actual := LoadQodanaYaml(tc.project, tc.filename)
+			_ = os.Remove(filepath.Join(tc.project, tc.filename))
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, actual)
+		})
+	}
+}