diff --git a/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey.go b/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey.go
index 01a9ef25b..829878c91 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey.go
@@ -6,19 +6,22 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	regexp "github.com/wasilibs/go-re2"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	regexp "github.com/wasilibs/go-re2"
+
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/detectors"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/pb/detectorspb"
 )
 
-type Scanner struct{
+type Scanner struct {
 	detectors.DefaultMultiPartCredentialProvider
 }
 
@@ -49,72 +52,33 @@ const (
 func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (results []detectors.Result, err error) {
 	dataStr := string(data)
 
-	keyMatches := keyPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1)
-	appMatches := appIdPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1)
-	secretMatches := secretPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1)
+	uniqueKeyMatches, uniqueAppMatches, uniqueSecretMatches := make(map[string]struct{}), make(map[string]struct{}), make(map[string]struct{})
 
-	for _, appMatch := range appMatches {
-		if len(appMatch) != 2 {
-			continue
-		}
-		resappMatch := strings.TrimSpace(appMatch[1])
+	for _, keyMatch := range keyPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1) {
+		uniqueKeyMatches[keyMatch[1]] = struct{}{}
+	}
 
-		for _, keyMatch := range keyMatches {
-			if len(keyMatch) != 2 {
-				continue
-			}
-			reskeyMatch := strings.TrimSpace(keyMatch[1])
+	for _, appMatch := range appIdPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1) {
+		uniqueAppMatches[appMatch[1]] = struct{}{}
+	}
 
-			for _, secretMatch := range secretMatches {
-				if len(secretMatch) != 2 {
-					continue
-				}
-				ressecretMatch := strings.TrimSpace(secretMatch[1])
+	for _, secretMatch := range secretPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1) {
+		uniqueSecretMatches[secretMatch[1]] = struct{}{}
+	}
 
+	for app := range uniqueAppMatches {
+		for key := range uniqueKeyMatches {
+			for secret := range uniqueSecretMatches {
 				s1 := detectors.Result{
 					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_PusherChannelKey,
-					Raw:          []byte(resappMatch),
-					RawV2:        []byte(resappMatch + reskeyMatch),
+					Raw:          []byte(app),
+					RawV2:        []byte(app + key),
 				}
 
 				if verify {
-
-					method := "POST"
-					path := "/apps/" + resappMatch + "/events"
-
-					stringPayload := `{"channels":["my-channel"],"data":"{\"message\":\"hello world\"}","name":"my_event"}`
-					payload := strings.NewReader(stringPayload)
-					_bodyMD5 := md5.New()
-					_bodyMD5.Write([]byte(stringPayload))
-					hash := hex.EncodeToString(_bodyMD5.Sum(nil))
-
-					timestamp := strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10)
-					params := url.Values{
-						"auth_key":       {reskeyMatch},
-						"auth_timestamp": {timestamp},
-						"auth_version":   {auth_version},
-						"body_md5":       {hash},
-					}
-
-					usecd, _ := url.QueryUnescape(params.Encode())
-
-					stringToSign := strings.Join([]string{method, path, usecd}, "\n")
-					signature := hex.EncodeToString(hmacBytes([]byte(stringToSign), []byte(ressecretMatch)))
-
-					md5Str := "https://api-ap1.pusher.com/apps/" + resappMatch + "/events?auth_key=" + reskeyMatch + "&auth_signature=" + signature + "&auth_timestamp=" + timestamp + "&auth_version=1.0&body_md5=" + hash
-
-					req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, md5Str, payload)
-					if err != nil {
-						continue
-					}
-					req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
-					res, err := client.Do(req)
-					if err == nil {
-						defer res.Body.Close()
-						if res.StatusCode >= 200 && res.StatusCode < 300 {
-							s1.Verified = true
-						}
-					}
+					isVerified, verificationErr := verifyPusherChannelKey(ctx, client, app, key, secret)
+					s1.Verified = isVerified
+					s1.SetVerificationError(verificationErr)
 				}
 
 				results = append(results, s1)
@@ -139,3 +103,55 @@ func (s Scanner) Type() detectorspb.DetectorType {
 func (s Scanner) Description() string {
 	return "Pusher is a service for adding real-time functionality to web and mobile apps. Pusher Channel keys can be used to authenticate and send messages to channels."
 }
+
+func verifyPusherChannelKey(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, app, key, secret string) (bool, error) {
+	method := "POST"
+	path := "/apps/" + app + "/events"
+
+	stringPayload := `{"channels":["my-channel"],"data":"{\"message\":\"hello world\"}","name":"my_event"}`
+	payload := strings.NewReader(stringPayload)
+	_bodyMD5 := md5.New()
+	_bodyMD5.Write([]byte(stringPayload))
+	hash := hex.EncodeToString(_bodyMD5.Sum(nil))
+
+	timestamp := strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10)
+	params := url.Values{
+		"auth_key":       {key},
+		"auth_timestamp": {timestamp},
+		"auth_version":   {auth_version},
+		"body_md5":       {hash},
+	}
+
+	usecd, _ := url.QueryUnescape(params.Encode())
+
+	stringToSign := strings.Join([]string{method, path, usecd}, "\n")
+	signature := hex.EncodeToString(hmacBytes([]byte(stringToSign), []byte(secret)))
+
+	md5Str := "https://api-ap1.pusher.com/apps/" + app + "/events?auth_key=" + key + "&auth_signature=" + signature + "&auth_timestamp=" + timestamp + "&auth_version=1.0&body_md5=" + hash
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, md5Str, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
+	}()
+
+	switch resp.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		return true, nil
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusForbidden:
+		return false, nil
+	default:
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey_integration_test.go b/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey_integration_test.go
index e6eac1483..e1c50947a 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/pusherchannelkey/pusherchannelkey_integration_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ func TestPusherChannelKey_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_PusherChannelKey,
 					Verified:     true,
+					RawV2:        []byte(appId + key),
+				},
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_PusherChannelKey,
+					Verified:     false,
+					RawV2:        []byte(appId + key),
 				},
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
@@ -68,6 +74,12 @@ func TestPusherChannelKey_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_PusherChannelKey,
 					Verified:     false,
+					RawV2:        []byte(appId + key),
+				},
+				{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_PusherChannelKey,
+					Verified:     false,
+					RawV2:        []byte(appId + key),
 				},
 			},
 			wantErr: false,