diff --git a/ngcp/.luacheckrc b/ngcp/.luacheckrc
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+globals = {'sr', '_ENV'}
diff --git a/tests/.luacheckrc b/tests/.luacheckrc
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+globals = {'sr', 'srMock'}
+-- until we fix the luaunit new format at run_tests.sh
+ignore = {'assert.*'}
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