diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action.vue b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action.vue
index adacffeb235271ddbf6d956008de4efe94013162..29fc715d1357a6f08c720f5f25a85f41c9a89575 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action.vue
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import { THOUSAND } from '~/lib/utils/constants';
 import CodeBlockSourceSelector from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_source_selector.vue';
 import PolicyPopover from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_popover.vue';
 import { parseCustomFileConfiguration } from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/utils';
-import { buildCustomCodeAction } from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib';
+import {
+  buildCustomCodeAction,
+  fromYaml,
+  toYaml,
+} from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib';
 import SectionLayout from '../../section_layout.vue';
 import { ACTION_AND_LABEL } from '../../constants';
 import {
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     const { project: selectedProject, showLinkedFile } = parseCustomFileConfiguration(
-      this.initAction?.ci_configuration_path,
+      fromYaml({ manifest: this.initAction?.ci_configuration || '' })?.include,
     );
 
     const yamlEditorValue = (this.initAction?.ci_configuration || '').trim();
@@ -79,7 +83,10 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ciConfigurationPath() {
-      return this.initAction?.ci_configuration_path || {};
+      return this.ciConfigurationParsed?.include || {};
+    },
+    ciConfigurationParsed() {
+      return fromYaml({ manifest: this.initAction?.ci_configuration || '' });
     },
     filePath() {
       return this.ciConfigurationPath.file;
@@ -143,11 +150,9 @@ export default {
       });
     },
     setSelectedRef(ref) {
-      this.triggerChanged({
-        ci_configuration_path: {
-          ...this.ciConfigurationPath,
-          ref,
-        },
+      this.setCiConfigurationPath({
+        ...this.ciConfigurationPath,
+        ref,
       });
     },
     setSelectedProject(project) {
@@ -167,15 +172,13 @@ export default {
           delete config.id;
         }
 
-        this.triggerChanged({ ci_configuration_path: config });
+        this.setCiConfigurationPath({ ...config });
       });
     },
     updatedFilePath(path) {
-      this.triggerChanged({
-        ci_configuration_path: {
-          ...this.ciConfigurationPath,
-          file: path,
-        },
+      this.setCiConfigurationPath({
+        ...this.ciConfigurationPath,
+        file: path,
       });
     },
     async validateFilePath() {
@@ -197,6 +200,15 @@ export default {
         this.doesFileExist = false;
       }
     },
+    setCiConfigurationPath(pathConfig) {
+      this.triggerChanged({
+        ci_configuration: toYaml({
+          include: {
+            ...pathConfig,
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+    },
     triggerChanged(value) {
       this.$emit('changed', { ...this.initAction, ...value });
     },
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib/from_yaml.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib/from_yaml.js
index 20a95add96a9ff304a39b5c934b6ba5aa11a6514..9d226d9643b7950e45750dd9330bdc8a18e6b2c1 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib/from_yaml.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib/from_yaml.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export const fromYaml = ({ manifest, validateRuleMode = false }) => {
       const actionsKeys = ['scan', 'site_profile', 'scanner_profile', 'variables', 'tags', 'id'];
 
       if (gon?.features?.compliancePipelineInPolicies) {
-        actionsKeys.push('ci_configuration_path');
         actionsKeys.push('ci_configuration');
       }
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action_spec.js b/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action_spec.js
index e84aa4df605ba01390bc2ff8034325907d48d40c..b7eca312270e82d5386fa95b46218c71f5926f7d 100644
--- a/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action_spec.js
+++ b/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action_spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { GlSprintf } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import waitForPromises from 'helpers/wait_for_promises';
 import Api from 'ee/api';
-import { buildCustomCodeAction } from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib';
+import {
+  buildCustomCodeAction,
+  toYaml,
+} from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/lib';
 import CodeBlockSourceSelector from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_source_selector.vue';
 import CodeBlockAction from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_action.vue';
 import CodeBlockFilePath from 'ee/security_orchestration/components/policy_editor/scan_execution/action/code_block_file_path.vue';
@@ -178,7 +181,12 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
 
       expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')).toEqual([
         [buildCustomCodeAction()],
-        [{ ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration_path: { file: 'file/path' } }],
+        [
+          {
+            ...buildCustomCodeAction(),
+            ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { file: 'file/path' } }),
+          },
+        ],
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -198,9 +206,11 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       createComponent({
         propsData: {
           initAction: {
-            ci_configuration_path: {
-              file: 'file',
-            },
+            ci_configuration: toYaml({
+              include: {
+                file: 'file',
+              },
+            }),
           },
         },
       });
@@ -213,9 +223,11 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       createComponent({
         propsData: {
           initAction: {
-            ci_configuration_path: {
-              project: 'file',
-            },
+            ci_configuration: toYaml({
+              include: {
+                project: 'file',
+              },
+            }),
           },
         },
       });
@@ -228,9 +240,11 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       createComponent({
         propsData: {
           initAction: {
-            ci_configuration_path: {
-              id: 1,
-            },
+            ci_configuration: toYaml({
+              include: {
+                id: 1,
+              },
+            }),
           },
         },
       });
@@ -245,9 +259,11 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       createComponent({
         propsData: {
           initAction: {
-            ci_configuration_path: {
-              ref: 'ref',
-            },
+            ci_configuration: toYaml({
+              include: {
+                ref: 'ref',
+              },
+            }),
           },
         },
       });
@@ -269,7 +285,7 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       findCodeBlockFilePath().vm.$emit('select-ref', 'ref');
 
       expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')[1]).toEqual([
-        { ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration_path: { ref: 'ref' } },
+        { ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { ref: 'ref' } }) },
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -288,17 +304,21 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       findCodeBlockFilePath().vm.$emit('update-file-path', 'file-path');
 
       expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')[1]).toEqual([
-        { ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration_path: { file: 'file-path' } },
+        {
+          ...buildCustomCodeAction(),
+          ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { file: 'file-path' } }),
+        },
       ]);
     });
 
     it('updates project', async () => {
       await findCodeBlockSourceSelector().vm.$emit('select', LINKED_EXISTING_FILE);
       await findCodeBlockFilePath().vm.$emit('select-project', project);
+
       expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')[1]).toEqual([
         {
           ...buildCustomCodeAction(),
-          ci_configuration_path: { id: 29, project: project.fullPath },
+          ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { project: project.fullPath, id: 29 } }),
         },
       ]);
     });
@@ -309,7 +329,7 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
       await findCodeBlockFilePath().vm.$emit('select-project', undefined);
 
       expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')[1]).toEqual([
-        { ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration_path: {} },
+        { ...buildCustomCodeAction(), ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: {} }) },
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -333,9 +353,11 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
@@ -350,10 +372,12 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  ref: 'main',
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ref: 'main',
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
@@ -367,10 +391,12 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  ref: 'not-main',
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ref: 'not-main',
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
@@ -385,10 +411,12 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  ref: 'main',
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ref: 'main',
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
@@ -396,7 +424,9 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
 
         it('verifies on file path change', async () => {
           await wrapper.setProps({
-            initAction: { ci_configuration_path: { ref: 'main', file: 'new-path' } },
+            initAction: {
+              ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { ref: 'main', file: 'new-path' } }),
+            },
           });
           await waitForPromises();
           expect(Api.getFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
@@ -411,7 +441,9 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
         });
 
         it('verifies on ref change', async () => {
-          await wrapper.setProps({ initAction: { ci_configuration_path: { ref: 'new-ref' } } });
+          await wrapper.setProps({
+            initAction: { ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { ref: 'new-ref' } }) },
+          });
           await waitForPromises();
           expect(Api.getFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
           expect(findCodeBlockFilePath().props('doesFileExist')).toBe(true);
@@ -424,14 +456,18 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  ref: 'not-main',
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ref: 'not-main',
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
-          await wrapper.setProps({ initAction: { ci_configuration_path: { ref: 'new-ref' } } });
+          await wrapper.setProps({
+            initAction: { ci_configuration: toYaml({ include: { ref: 'new-ref' } }) },
+          });
           await waitForPromises();
           expect(Api.getFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
           expect(findCodeBlockFilePath().props('doesFileExist')).toBe(false);
@@ -450,10 +486,12 @@ describe('CodeBlockAction', () => {
           createComponent({
             propsData: {
               initAction: {
-                ci_configuration_path: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  ref: 'main',
-                },
+                ci_configuration: toYaml({
+                  include: {
+                    id: 1,
+                    ref: 'main',
+                  },
+                }),
               },
             },
           });
diff --git a/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/mocks/mock_scan_execution_policy_data.js b/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/mocks/mock_scan_execution_policy_data.js
index 3aed9fdecccb80897c651afbe9f6f550fc74a40a..99215698c0037962e6f6ff9eb7f0013c9e1a9798 100644
--- a/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/mocks/mock_scan_execution_policy_data.js
+++ b/ee/spec/frontend/security_orchestration/mocks/mock_scan_execution_policy_data.js
@@ -256,10 +256,9 @@ rules:
 actions:
   - scan: sast
   - scan: custom
-    ci_configuration_path:
-      file: file
     ci_configuration:
-      file: file
+      include:
+        file: file
 `;
 
 export const mockCodeBlockFilePathScanExecutionObject = {
@@ -271,11 +270,10 @@ export const mockCodeBlockFilePathScanExecutionObject = {
     { scan: 'sast', id: actionId },
     {
       scan: 'custom',
-      ci_configuration_path: {
-        file: 'file',
-      },
       ci_configuration: {
-        file: 'file',
+        include: {
+          file: 'file',
+        },
       },
       id: actionId,
     },