diff --git a/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms.go b/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms.go
index 8db5c1669a..c280fc888a 100644
--- a/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms.go
+++ b/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms.go
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ package kms
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto"
-
-	"github.com/tektoncd/chains/pkg/config"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature/kms"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature/kms/gcp"
 	_ "github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature/kms/hashivault"
 	"github.com/sigstore/sigstore/pkg/signature/options"
+	"github.com/tektoncd/chains/pkg/config"
 
 	"github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2/svid/jwtsvid"
 	"github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2/workloadapi"
@@ -41,6 +43,19 @@ type Signer struct {
 // NewSigner returns a configured Signer
 func NewSigner(ctx context.Context, cfg config.KMSSigner) (*Signer, error) {
 	kmsOpts := []signature.RPCOption{}
+
+	// Checks if the vault address provide by the user is a valid address or not
+	if cfg.Auth.Address != "" {
+		vaultAddress := strings.TrimPrefix(cfg.Auth.Address, "http://")
+		vaultAddress = strings.TrimPrefix(vaultAddress, "https://")
+
+		conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", vaultAddress, 5*time.Second)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer conn.Close()
+	}
+
 	// pass through configuration options to RPCAuth used by KMS in sigstore
 	rpcAuth := options.RPCAuth{
 		Address: cfg.Auth.Address,
diff --git a/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms_test.go b/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af2114224b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/chains/signing/kms/kms_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Tekton Authors
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package kms creates a signer using a key management server
+
+package kms
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/tektoncd/chains/pkg/config"
+)
+
+func TestInValidVaultAddressTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.KMSSigner{}
+	cfg.Auth.Address = "http://8.8.8.8:8200"
+
+	_, err := NewSigner(context.TODO(), cfg)
+	expectedErrorMessage := "dial tcp 8.8.8.8:8200: i/o timeout"
+	if err.Error() != expectedErrorMessage {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error message '%s', but got '%s'", expectedErrorMessage, err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInValidVaultAddressConnectionRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.KMSSigner{}
+	cfg.Auth.Address = "http://127.0.0.1:8200"
+
+	_, err := NewSigner(context.TODO(), cfg)
+	expectedErrorMessage := "dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8200: connect: connection refused"
+	if err.Error() != expectedErrorMessage {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error message '%s', but got '%s'", expectedErrorMessage, err.Error())
+	}
+}