diff --git a/lib/utils.sh b/lib/utils.sh
index 63f2afa..7d22f8f 100644
--- a/lib/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils.sh
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ is_kernel_option_enabled() {
 is_a_partition() {
     local PARTITION=$1
     FNRET=128
-    if [ ! -f /etc/fstab ] || [ -n "$(sed '/^#/d' /etc/fstab)" ]; then
+    if [ ! -f /etc/fstab ] || [ -z "$(sed '/^#/d' /etc/fstab)" ]; then
         debug "/etc/fstab not found or empty, searching mountpoint"
-        if mountpoint "$PARTITION" | grep -qE ".*is a mountpoint.*"; then
+        if mountpoint -q "$PARTITION"; then
             FNRET=0
         fi
     else
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ is_mounted() {
 has_mount_option() {
     local PARTITION=$1
     local OPTION=$2
-    if [ ! -f /etc/fstab ] || [ -n "$(sed '/^#/d' /etc/fstab)" ]; then
-        debug "/etc/fstab not found or empty, readin current mount options"
+    if [ ! -f /etc/fstab ] || [ -z "$(sed '/^#/d' /etc/fstab)" ]; then
+        debug "/etc/fstab not found or empty, reading current mount options"
         has_mounted_option "$PARTITION" "$OPTION"
     else
         if grep "[[:space:]]${PARTITION}[[:space:]]" /etc/fstab | grep -vE "^#" | awk '{print $4}' | grep -q "bind"; then
diff --git a/tests/hardening/1.1.15_run_shm_nodev.sh b/tests/hardening/1.1.15_run_shm_nodev.sh
index e348207..1a86791 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/1.1.15_run_shm_nodev.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/1.1.15_run_shm_nodev.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 # run-shellcheck
 test_audit() {
     describe Running on blank host
-    register_test retvalshouldbe 1
-    dismiss_count_for_test
+    register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     # shellcheck disable=2154
     run blank /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     ln -s /dev/shm /run/shm
 
     describe Partition symlink
-    register_test retvalshouldbe 1
+    register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     run resolved /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     # Cleanup
diff --git a/tests/hardening/1.1.16_run_shm_nosuid.sh b/tests/hardening/1.1.16_run_shm_nosuid.sh
index 695b564..1a86791 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/1.1.16_run_shm_nosuid.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/1.1.16_run_shm_nosuid.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 test_audit() {
     describe Running on blank host
     register_test retvalshouldbe 0
-    dismiss_count_for_test
     # shellcheck disable=2154
     run blank /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     ln -s /dev/shm /run/shm
 
     describe Partition symlink
-    register_test retvalshouldbe 1
+    register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     run resolved /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     # Cleanup
diff --git a/tests/hardening/1.1.17_run_shm_noexec.sh b/tests/hardening/1.1.17_run_shm_noexec.sh
index 695b564..1a86791 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/1.1.17_run_shm_noexec.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/1.1.17_run_shm_noexec.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 test_audit() {
     describe Running on blank host
     register_test retvalshouldbe 0
-    dismiss_count_for_test
     # shellcheck disable=2154
     run blank /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     ln -s /dev/shm /run/shm
 
     describe Partition symlink
-    register_test retvalshouldbe 1
+    register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     run resolved /opt/debian-cis/bin/hardening/"${script}".sh --audit-all
 
     # Cleanup