diff --git a/test/forge-backends.test.sh b/test/forge-backends.test.sh
index f3583b3..b7a9bf9 100644
--- a/test/forge-backends.test.sh
+++ b/test/forge-backends.test.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ check "select forgejo loads the forgejo backend" 0 "" \
   bash -c '. '"$ROOT"'/lib/forge.sh; forge_select forgejo; declare -f forgejo_page_url >/dev/null'
 check "select refuses an unknown forge" 1 "unknown forge" \
   bash -c '. '"$ROOT"'/lib/forge.sh; forge_select gitlab'
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016 # $FORGE expands in the isolated bash -c process
 check "select with no argument reads the environment" 0 "" \
   bash -c 'CEREMONY_FORGE=forgejo; . '"$ROOT"'/lib/forge.sh; forge_select; [ "$FORGE" = forgejo ]'
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ fake_forge() {
   FAKE_TOTAL="$1"; shift
   FAKE_PAGES=("$@")
   FAKE_CALLS=0
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2317 # the stub is invoked indirectly, by forge_api
   curl() {
     local hdr="" out="" url=""
     while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do