diff --git a/usr/bin/permission-hardener#security-misc-shared b/usr/bin/permission-hardener#security-misc-shared
index 19b43f56..f2fa5080 100755
--- a/usr/bin/permission-hardener#security-misc-shared
+++ b/usr/bin/permission-hardener#security-misc-shared
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ File name: '${file_name}'
 File name from stat: '${file_name_from_stat}'
 line: '${processed_config_line}'
 " >&2
-      return 1
+      existing_mode=''
+      existing_owner=''
+      existing_group=''
+      file_name_from_stat=''
+      return 0
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ check_nosuid_whitelist() {
   ## literal matching is intentional here too
   [[ " ${policy_exact_white_list[*]} " =~ " ${target_file} " ]] && return 1
 
-  for match_white_list_entry in "${policy_match_white_list[@]:-}"; do
+  for match_white_list_entry in ${policy_match_white_list[@]+"${policy_match_white_list[@]}"}; do
     if [[ "${target_file}" == *"${match_white_list_entry}"* ]]; then
       return 1
     fi