diff --git a/src/battery-check/battery-check.c b/src/battery-check/battery-check.c
index 1563147b7b6..a2ed5cbafd1 100644
--- a/src/battery-check/battery-check.c
+++ b/src/battery-check/battery-check.c
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         log_setup();
 
-        r = proc_cmdline_get_bool("systemd.battery_check", PROC_CMDLINE_STRIP_RD_PREFIX|PROC_CMDLINE_TRUE_WHEN_MISSING, &arg_doit);
-        if (r < 0)
-                log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to parse systemd.battery_check= kernel command line option, ignoring: %m");
-
         r = parse_argv(argc, argv);
         if (r <= 0)
                 return r;
 
+        r = proc_cmdline_get_bool("systemd.battery_check", PROC_CMDLINE_STRIP_RD_PREFIX|PROC_CMDLINE_TRUE_WHEN_MISSING, &arg_doit);
+        if (r < 0)
+                log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to parse systemd.battery_check= kernel command line option, ignoring: %m");
+
         if (!arg_doit) {
                 log_info("Checking battery status and AC power existence is disabled by the kernel command line, skipping execution.");
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/test/test-loop-block.c b/src/test/test-loop-block.c
index e69c0d5caf4..921049c3fbf 100644
--- a/src/test/test-loop-block.c
+++ b/src/test/test-loop-block.c
@@ -224,15 +224,11 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         dissected = dissected_image_unref(dissected);
 #endif
 
-        if (geteuid() != 0 || have_effective_cap(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) <= 0) {
-                log_tests_skipped("not running privileged");
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (geteuid() != 0 || have_effective_cap(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) <= 0)
+                return log_tests_skipped("not running privileged");
 
-        if (detect_container() > 0) {
-                log_tests_skipped("Test not supported in a container, requires udev/uevent notifications");
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (detect_container() > 0)
+                return log_tests_skipped("Test not supported in a container, requires udev/uevent notifications");
 
         assert_se(loop_device_make(fd, O_RDWR, 0, UINT64_MAX, 0, LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN, LOCK_EX, &loop) >= 0);