diff --git a/initramfs/resources/initramfs-init b/initramfs/resources/initramfs-init
index c632a86..eecad4d 100644
--- a/initramfs/resources/initramfs-init
+++ b/initramfs/resources/initramfs-init
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/busybox sh
+# shellcheck shell=sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC2039
+#
+# Really, this should be ash, not sh, but shellcheck doesn't support ash, see
+# https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/issues/853
+# SC2039 is there because of that (local/== unsupported in sh, work in ash)
 
 # This is the init script built into the PrawnOS initramfs
 
@@ -21,8 +27,8 @@ echo In PrawnOS Init
 
 #add this to start shell at desired point
 rescue_shell() {
-    [ "{$1}" != "debug" ] && echo "Something went wrong. Dropping to a shell." > /dev/tty1
-    [ "{$1}" == "debug" ] && echo "Debug flag detected, entering debug shell" > /dev/tty1
+    [ "${1}" != "debug" ] && echo "Something went wrong. Dropping to a shell." > /dev/tty1
+    [ "${1}" == "debug" ] && echo "Debug flag detected, entering debug shell" > /dev/tty1
     echo "Something went wrong. Dropping to a shell." > /dev/tty1
     exec setsid /bin/sh -c 'exec /bin/sh </dev/tty1 >/dev/tty1 2>&1'
 }
@@ -53,10 +59,12 @@ rootpartuuid() {
 # if optional count is provided:
 # returns 1 if substring occurs in string < optional count
 # returns 0 otherwise
-occur() while case "$1" in (*"$2"*) set -- \
+occur() {
+    while case "$1" in (*"$2"*) set -- \
         "${1#*"$2"}" "$2" "${3:-0}" "$((${4:-0}+1))";;
         (*) return "$((${4:-0}<${3:-1}))";;esac
         do : "${_occur:+$((_occur=$4))}";done
+}
 
 # mount the bare necesities
 mount -n -t proc     proc      /proc
@@ -93,22 +101,20 @@ fi
 
 echo BLKID: ${BLKID} > /dev/tty1
 
-#If its an mmcblk device, the kernel partiton will p1. If it is a usb device, the partiton will just be 1
-#Just want everything before the 1
+# If it's an mmcblk device, the kernel partiton will be p1. If it is a usb device, the partiton will just be 1.
+# Just want everything before the 1
 ROOT_DEV="${BLKID%1:*}"
 echo ROOT_DEV: ${ROOT_DEV} > /dev/tty1
 
 # label any partition on the system with RESCUESHELL to enter the initramfs rescue shell before mount and root_switch.
 # you can do this with "cgpt add -i 1 -l RESCUESHELL /dev/sda" for example to label the first partiton of a usb drive.
-if [ -n "$(blkid | grep RESCUESHELL)" ]
-then
+if blkid | grep -q RESCUESHELL; then
     rescue_shell debug
 fi
 
 
-if [ -n "$(blkid ${ROOT_DEV}2 | grep crypto_LUKS)" ]
-then
-    #decrypt and mount the root filesystem, disable kernel log messages to avoid clashing with the prompt
+if blkid ${ROOT_DEV}2 | grep -q crypto_LUKS; then
+    # decrypt and mount the root filesystem, disable kernel log messages to avoid clashing with the prompt
     dmesg -n 2
     echo "Opening encrypted root partition, this will take 30s..."
     cryptsetup --tries 5 luksOpen ${ROOT_DEV}2 luksroot || rescue_shell
diff --git a/tests/shellcheck b/tests/shellcheck
index 02c2c2f..6128d4c 100755
--- a/tests/shellcheck
+++ b/tests/shellcheck
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ main() {
     # The find fallback is for non git users, e.g., distros packaging shellcheck or end users
     # running shell-checks from a tarball download.
     if [ -d .git ] ; then
-        files_to_check="$(git ls-files | xargs file | grep -e 'shell script' | cut -d : -f1)"
+        files_to_check="$(git ls-files | xargs file | grep -e 'shell script' -e '/bin/busybox sh script' | cut -d : -f1)"
     else
-        files_to_check="$(find . -type f -exec file {} \; | grep -e 'shell script' | cut -d : -f1)"
+        files_to_check="$(find . -type f -exec file {} \; | grep -e 'shell script' -e '/bin/busybox sh script' | cut -d : -f1)"
     fi
 
     # Generic shellscript checks: