diff --git a/.shellcheck b/.shellcheck
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shellcheck
diff --git a/hostlogger.dreport b/hostlogger.dreport
index 1832453..564721c 100644
--- a/hostlogger.dreport
+++ b/hostlogger.dreport
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 # @brief: Collect host's logs
 #
 
-. ${DREPORT_INCLUDE}/functions
+# shellcheck disable=SC1090 # library comes from phosphor-debug-collector repo.
+. "${DREPORT_INCLUDE}/functions"
 
 DESCRIPTION="Host logs"
 LOGS_PATH="/var/lib/obmc/hostlogs"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
                awk '/hostlogger@/{print $1}')"
   for SVC in ${INSTANCES}; do
     log_info "Flush ${SVC}..."
-    if ! systemctl kill --signal SIGUSR1 ${SVC}; then
+    if ! systemctl kill --signal SIGUSR1 "${SVC}"; then
       log_warning "Unable to flush ${SVC}"
     fi
   done