diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 333517402..5f534545a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
             shfmt_{tag}_linux_amd64 \
             /usr/bin/shfmt
 
-      - run: make shell-check
+      - run: SEVERITY=warning make shell-check
 
   test:
     strategy:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc8e65144..c2e69bef5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ shell-format:
 
 shell-check:
 	shfmt -f . | xargs shfmt -i 2 -ci -sr -kp -d
-	shfmt -f . | xargs shellcheck --color=always || true
+	shfmt -f . | xargs shellcheck --color=always --severity=$${SEVERITY:-style}