diff --git a/include/tests_shells b/include/tests_shells
index 7b689a14..155483f0 100644
--- a/include/tests_shells
+++ b/include/tests_shells
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@
     Register --test-no SHLL-6230 --weight H --network NO --category security --description "Perform umask check for shell configurations"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         FOUND=0
-        HARDENING_POSSIBLE=0
         Display --indent 2 --text "- Checking default umask values"
         for FILE in ${SHELL_CONFIG_FILES}; do
+            HARDENING_POSSIBLE=0
             FIND=""
             if [ -f ${FILE} ]; then
                 LogText "Result: file ${FILE} exists"