diff --git a/scripts/check-doc.sh b/scripts/check-doc.sh
index 23dfd22..6bb3193 100755
--- a/scripts/check-doc.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-doc.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
 # Copyright (c) 2022, deadc0de6
 
+# stop on first error
 set -e
 
 ## test doc external links
diff --git a/scripts/check-syntax.sh b/scripts/check-syntax.sh
index d1daf1e..6d1aaf3 100755
--- a/scripts/check-syntax.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-syntax.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022, deadc0de6
 
 # stop on first error
-#set -ev
 set -e
 
 # ensure binaries are here
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ pyflakes --version
 # SC2126: Consider using grep -c instead of grep|wc -l
 # SC2129: Consider using { cmd1; cmd2; } >> file instead of individual redirects
 # SC2181: Check exit code directly with e.g. 'if mycmd;', not indirectly with $?
+# SC1004: This backslash+linefeed is literal. Break outside single quotes if you just want to break the line
 echo "--------------------------------------"
 echo "checking shell scripts with shellcheck"
 echo "--------------------------------------"
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ find . -iname '*.sh' | while read -r script; do
     -e SC2126 \
     -e SC2129 \
     -e SC2181 \
+    -e SC1004 \
     "${script}"
 done