diff --git a/test/apparmor.bats b/test/apparmor.bats
index 97e9ac9d..d4300c92 100644
--- a/test/apparmor.bats
+++ b/test/apparmor.bats
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function teardown() {
 
     # this test requires apparmor, so skip this test if apparmor is not enabled.
     enabled=is_apparmor_enabled
-    if [[ "$enabled" =~ "0" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$enabled" = "0" ]]; then
         skip "skip this test since apparmor is not enabled."
     fi
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function teardown() {
 
     # this test requires apparmor, so skip this test if apparmor is not enabled.
     enabled=is_apparmor_enabled
-    if [[ "$enabled" =~ "0" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$enabled" -eq "0" ]]; then
         skip "skip this test since apparmor is not enabled."
     fi
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function teardown() {
 
     # this test requires apparmor, so skip this test if apparmor is not enabled.
     enabled=is_apparmor_enabled
-    if [[ "$enabled" =~ "0" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$enabled" -eq "0" ]]; then
         skip "skip this test since apparmor is not enabled."
     fi
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function teardown() {
 
     # this test requires apparmor, so skip this test if apparmor is not enabled.
     enabled=is_apparmor_enabled
-    if [[ "$enabled" =~ "0" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$enabled" -eq "0" ]]; then
         skip "skip this test since apparmor is not enabled."
     fi
 
diff --git a/test/helpers.bash b/test/helpers.bash
index 9db9e839..3d61d1a5 100644
--- a/test/helpers.bash
+++ b/test/helpers.bash
@@ -161,12 +161,10 @@ function is_seccomp_enabled() {
 		out=$(cat "$BOOT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH" | grep CONFIG_SECCOMP=)
 		if [[ "$out" =~ "CONFIG_SECCOMP=y" ]]; then
 			echo 1
-		else
-			echo 0
+			return
 		fi
-	else
-		echo 0
 	fi
+	echo 0
 }
 
 function is_apparmor_enabled() {
@@ -174,10 +172,8 @@ function is_apparmor_enabled() {
 		out=$(cat "$APPARMOR_PARAMETERS_FILE_PATH")
 		if [[ "$out" =~ "Y" ]]; then
 			echo 1
-		else
-			echo 0
+			return
 		fi
-	else
-		echo 0
 	fi
+	echo 0
 }