diff --git a/contrib/devtools/test_utxo_snapshots.sh b/contrib/devtools/test_utxo_snapshots.sh
index d4c49bf098f289..8a2b69c57bad65 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/test_utxo_snapshots.sh
+++ b/contrib/devtools/test_utxo_snapshots.sh
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@
 # loaded. We see the background validation chainstate removed after validation
 # completes.
 #
+# The shellcheck rule SC2086 (quoted variables) disablements are necessary
+# since this rule needs to be violated in order to get bitcoind to pick up on
+# $CHAIN_HACK_FLAGS for the script to work.
 
 export LC_ALL=C
 set -e
 
 BASE_HEIGHT=${1:-30000}
 INCREMENTAL_HEIGHT=20000
-FINAL_HEIGHT=$(($BASE_HEIGHT + $INCREMENTAL_HEIGHT))
+FINAL_HEIGHT=$((BASE_HEIGHT + INCREMENTAL_HEIGHT))
 
 SERVER_DATADIR="$(pwd)/utxodemo-data-server-$BASE_HEIGHT"
 CLIENT_DATADIR="$(pwd)/utxodemo-data-client-$BASE_HEIGHT"
@@ -104,12 +107,14 @@ read -p "Press [enter] to continue" _
 
 echo
 echo "-- IBDing the blocks (height=$BASE_HEIGHT) required to the server node..."
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind -logthreadnames=1 $SERVER_PORTS \
     -datadir="$SERVER_DATADIR" $EARLY_IBD_FLAGS -stopatheight="$BASE_HEIGHT" >/dev/null
 
 echo
 echo "-- Creating snapshot at ~ height $BASE_HEIGHT ($UTXO_DAT_FILE)..."
 sleep 2
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind -logthreadnames=1 $SERVER_PORTS \
     -datadir="$SERVER_DATADIR" $EARLY_IBD_FLAGS -connect=0 -listen=0 >/dev/null &
 SERVER_PID="$!"
@@ -135,11 +140,13 @@ echo "   {${RPC_BASE_HEIGHT}, AssumeutxoHash{uint256S(\"0x${RPC_AU}\")}, ${RPC_N
 echo
 echo
 echo "-- IBDing more blocks to the server node (height=$FINAL_HEIGHT) so there is a diff between snapshot and tip..."
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind $SERVER_PORTS -logthreadnames=1 -datadir="$SERVER_DATADIR" \
     $EARLY_IBD_FLAGS -stopatheight="$FINAL_HEIGHT" >/dev/null
 
 echo
 echo "-- Starting the server node to provide blocks to the client node..."
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind $SERVER_PORTS -logthreadnames=1 -debug=net -datadir="$SERVER_DATADIR" \
     $EARLY_IBD_FLAGS -connect=0 -listen=1 >/dev/null &
 SERVER_PID="$!"
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ read -p "When you're ready for all this, hit [enter]" _
 
 echo
 echo "-- Starting the client node to get headers from the server, then load the snapshot..."
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind $CLIENT_PORTS $ALL_INDEXES -logthreadnames=1 -datadir="$CLIENT_DATADIR" \
     -connect=0 -addnode=127.0.0.1:$SERVER_PORT -debug=net $EARLY_IBD_FLAGS >/dev/null &
 CLIENT_PID="$!"
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ read -p "Press [enter] to continue"
 while kill -0 "$CLIENT_PID"; do
     sleep 1
 done
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ./src/bitcoind $CLIENT_PORTS $ALL_INDEXES -logthreadnames=1 -datadir="$CLIENT_DATADIR" -connect=0 \
     -addnode=127.0.0.1:$SERVER_PORT "$EARLY_IBD_FLAGS" >/dev/null &
 CLIENT_PID="$!"
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-shell.py b/test/lint/lint-shell.py
index db84ca3d394e2e..7fb78894af3e6b 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-shell.py
+++ b/test/lint/lint-shell.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def main():
     reg = re.compile(r'src/[leveldb,secp256k1,minisketch]')
 
     def should_exclude(fname: str) -> bool:
-        return bool(reg.match(fname)) or 'test_utxo_snapshots.sh' in fname
+        return bool(reg.match(fname))
 
     # remove everything that doesn't match this regex
     files[:] = [file for file in files if not should_exclude(file)]