diff --git a/tests/functional/kata-monitor/gha-run.sh b/tests/functional/kata-monitor/gha-run.sh
index 2553dc6853..1877bc80f8 100755
--- a/tests/functional/kata-monitor/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/kata-monitor/gha-run.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 kata_tarball_dir="${2:-kata-artifacts}"
+export kata_tarball_dir
 kata_monitor_dir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "${kata_monitor_dir}/../../common.bash"
 
 function install_dependencies() {
@@ -39,8 +41,10 @@ function install_dependencies() {
 	cri_tools_version=$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.critools.latest")
 	declare -a github_deps
 	github_deps[0]="cri_tools:${cri_tools_version}"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2154
 	case "${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" in
 		containerd)
+			# shellcheck disable=SC2154
 			github_deps[1]="cri_containerd:$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.containerd.${CONTAINERD_VERSION}")"
 			github_deps[2]="runc:$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.runc.latest")"
 			github_deps[3]="cni_plugins:$(get_from_kata_deps ".externals.cni-plugins.version")"
@@ -52,19 +56,20 @@ function install_dependencies() {
 
 	for github_dep in "${github_deps[@]}"; do
 		IFS=":" read -r -a dep <<< "${github_dep}"
-		install_${dep[0]} "${dep[1]}"
+		"install_${dep[0]}" "${dep[1]}"
 	done
 
-	if [ "${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" = "crio" ]; then
-		install_crio ${cri_tools_version#v}
+	if [[ "${CONTAINER_ENGINE}" = "crio" ]]; then
+		install_crio "${cri_tools_version#v}"
 	fi
 }
 
 function run() {
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2154
 	info "Running cri-containerd tests using ${KATA_HYPERVISOR} hypervisor"
 
 	enabling_hypervisor
-	bash -c ${kata_monitor_dir}/kata-monitor-tests.sh
+	bash -c "${kata_monitor_dir}/kata-monitor-tests.sh"
 }
 
 function main() {