diff --git a/checkov/main.py b/checkov/main.py
index 2c186d51bbe..f3124c5e8ba 100755
--- a/checkov/main.py
+++ b/checkov/main.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def normalize_config(self) -> None:
         if self.config.use_enforcement_rules and not self.config.bc_api_key:
             self.parser.error('Must specify an API key with --use-enforcement-rules')
 
-        if self.config.bc_api_key and not self.config.repo_id:
+        if self.config.bc_api_key and not self.config.repo_id and not self.config.list:
             self.parser.error('--repo-id is required when using a platform API key')
 
         if self.config.policy_metadata_filter and not (self.config.bc_api_key and self.config.prisma_api_url):