diff --git a/ebpf/executor.go b/ebpf/executor.go
index 3fa3230583..aeb66c8ac0 100644
--- a/ebpf/executor.go
+++ b/ebpf/executor.go
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ func (e defaultBpftoolExecutor) Run(args []string) (int, string, error) {
 	// run command
 	e.log.Debugf("running bpftool command: %v", cmd.String())
 
-	// early exit if dry-run mode is enabled
-	if e.dryRun {
-		return 0, "", nil
-	}
-
 	err := cmd.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("encountered error (%w) using args (%s): %s", err, args, stderr.String())
diff --git a/injector/disk_failure_test.go b/injector/disk_failure_test.go
index c21c4c22fc..ab8b44c1d9 100644
--- a/injector/disk_failure_test.go
+++ b/injector/disk_failure_test.go
@@ -273,6 +273,27 @@ var _ = Describe("Disk Failure", func() {
 						})
 					})
 				})
+
+				Context("with dry run mode enabled", func() {
+					BeforeEach(func() {
+						config.Disruption.DryRun = true
+					})
+
+					It("should validate eBPF capabilities and start successfully", func() {
+						Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+						// Verify that validation still occurs in dry run mode since bpftool probe is read-only
+						BPFConfigInformerMock.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "ValidateRequiredSystemConfig")
+						BPFConfigInformerMock.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "GetMapTypes")
+
+						// Verify that the command was still created
+						cmdFactoryMock.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "NewCmd", mock.Anything, EBPFDiskFailureCmd, []string{
+							"-process", strconv.Itoa(0),
+							"-path", "/",
+							"-probability", "100",
+						})
+					})
+				})
 			})
 		})
 	})