diff --git a/scripts/check b/scripts/check
index ae9b69de..1eb1cc55 100755
--- a/scripts/check
+++ b/scripts/check
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ check_shared_storage() {
   else
     log_info "Outstanding pull actions have been identified (see ACTION_NEEDED), exiting."
     log_info "TIP: '--no-action-failure' forces execution within 'apply' anyway (use with care!)."
-    return $RC
+    return "$RC"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/decrypt b/scripts/decrypt
index 62e9cbf2..92e5af58 100755
--- a/scripts/decrypt
+++ b/scripts/decrypt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ log_info() {
 }
 
 # info without ending newline
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317
 log_info_n() {
   logger -t ngcpcfg --id="${NGCPCFG_PID}" -- "$*"
   console_output "$*"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ log_error() {
   console_output "Error: $*\n" >&2
 }
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317
 log_debug() {
   if [ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ] ; then
     logger -t ngcpcfg --id="${NGCPCFG_PID}" -- "Debug: $*"