diff --git a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.4_motd_perms.sh b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.4_motd_perms.sh
index 1f316f0..20c117d 100755
--- a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.4_motd_perms.sh
+++ b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.4_motd_perms.sh
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ audit() {
     does_file_exist $FILE
     if [ "$FNRET" != 0 ]; then
         crit "$FILE does not exist"
-        continue
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
     else
-        crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
-    else
-        crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
+        fi
+        has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.5_etc_issue_perms.sh b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.5_etc_issue_perms.sh
index 438460d..c103a4c 100755
--- a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.5_etc_issue_perms.sh
+++ b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.5_etc_issue_perms.sh
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ audit() {
     does_file_exist $FILE
     if [ "$FNRET" != 0 ]; then
         crit "$FILE does not exist"
-        continue
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
     else
-        crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
-    else
-        crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
+        fi
+        has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.6_etc_issue_net_perms.sh b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.6_etc_issue_net_perms.sh
index 1209642..74f321d 100755
--- a/bin/hardening/1.7.1.6_etc_issue_net_perms.sh
+++ b/bin/hardening/1.7.1.6_etc_issue_net_perms.sh
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ audit() {
     does_file_exist $FILE
     if [ "$FNRET" != 0 ]; then
         crit "$FILE does not exist"
-        continue
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
     else
-        crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
-    fi
-    has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
-    if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
-        ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
-    else
-        crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        has_file_correct_ownership "$FILE" "$USER" "$GROUP"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct ownership"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE ownership was not set to $USER:$GROUP"
+        fi
+        has_file_correct_permissions "$FILE" "$PERMISSIONS"
+        if [ "$FNRET" = 0 ]; then
+            ok "$FILE has correct permissions"
+        else
+            crit "$FILE permissions were not set to $PERMISSIONS"
+        fi
     fi
 }