diff --git a/tests/hardening/find_ungrouped_files.sh b/tests/hardening/find_ungrouped_files.sh
index 6747c45..7bb1d73 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/find_ungrouped_files.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/find_ungrouped_files.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ test_audit() {
     describe Running void to generate the conf file that will later be edited
     # shellcheck disable=2154
     "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" || true
+    sed -i '/^EXCLUDED/d' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     # shellcheck disable=2016
-    echo 'EXCLUDED="$EXCLUDED ^/home/secaudit/6.1.12/.*"' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
+    echo 'EXCLUDED="^/proc|^/home/secaudit/6.1.12/.*"' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     mkdir /home/secaudit/6.1.12/
     touch /home/secaudit/6.1.12/test
     chown 1200:1200 /home/secaudit/6.1.12/test
@@ -25,17 +26,20 @@ test_audit() {
     run noncompliant "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
 
     describe Tests failing with find ignore flag
+    sed -i '/^FIND_IGNORE_NOSUCHFILE_ERR/d' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     echo 'FIND_IGNORE_NOSUCHFILE_ERR=true' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     register_test retvalshouldbe 1
     register_test contain "Some ungrouped files are present"
     run noncompliant "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
 
     describe correcting situation
-    sed -i 's/audit/enabled/' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
+    sed -i '/^status/s/audit/enabled/' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --apply || true
 
     describe Checking resolved state
     register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     register_test contain "No ungrouped files found"
     run resolved "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
+
+    rm -rf /home/secaudit/6.1.12/ /home/secaudit/ungrouped
 }
diff --git a/tests/hardening/find_unowned_files.sh b/tests/hardening/find_unowned_files.sh
index 5480388..a925735 100644
--- a/tests/hardening/find_unowned_files.sh
+++ b/tests/hardening/find_unowned_files.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ test_audit() {
     describe Running void to generate the conf file that will later be edited
     # shellcheck disable=2154
     "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" || true
+    sed -i '/^EXCLUDED/d' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     # shellcheck disable=2016
-    echo 'EXCLUDED="$EXCLUDED ^/home/secaudit/6.1.11/.*"' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
+    echo 'EXCLUDED="/proc|^/home/secaudit/6.1.11/.*"' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     mkdir /home/secaudit/6.1.11/
     touch /home/secaudit/6.1.11/test
     chown 1200 /home/secaudit/6.1.11/test
@@ -25,17 +26,20 @@ test_audit() {
     run noncompliant "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
 
     describe Tests failing with find ignore flag
+    sed -i '/^FIND_IGNORE_NOSUCHFILE_ERR/d' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     echo 'FIND_IGNORE_NOSUCHFILE_ERR=true' >>"${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     register_test retvalshouldbe 1
     register_test contain "Some unowned files are present"
     run noncompliant "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
 
     describe correcting situation
-    sed -i 's/audit/enabled/' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
+    sed -i '/^status/s/audit/enabled/' "${CIS_CONF_DIR}/conf.d/${script}.cfg"
     "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" || true
 
     describe Checking resolved state
     register_test retvalshouldbe 0
     register_test contain "No unowned files found"
     run resolved "${CIS_CHECKS_DIR}/${script}.sh" --audit-all
+
+    rm -rf /home/secaudit/6.1.11 /home/secaudit/unowned
 }