diff --git a/tests/p_audit/auditd_running.sh b/tests/p_audit/auditd_running.sh
index 649091f..182a0c8 100755
--- a/tests/p_audit/auditd_running.sh
+++ b/tests/p_audit/auditd_running.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 -  check if auditd is running."
 
-service auditd status > /dev/null 2>&1
-
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
+if [ $SKIP_QA_HARNESS ]; then
+    echo "Skipping this test ..."
+else
+    service auditd status > /dev/null 2>&1
+    t_CheckExitStatus $?
+fi
diff --git a/tests/p_minicom/minicom_test.sh b/tests/p_minicom/minicom_test.sh
index 4c63bae..71183c3 100755
--- a/tests/p_minicom/minicom_test.sh
+++ b/tests/p_minicom/minicom_test.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ else
   VERSION="2.1"
 fi
 
-minicom -v | grep "${CHECK_FOR}"  >/dev/null 2>&1
+minicom -v | grep "${VERSION}"  >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 t_CheckExitStatus $?
diff --git a/tests/p_selinux/selinux_enforce.sh b/tests/p_selinux/selinux_enforce.sh
index a38e044..fe5e2af 100755
--- a/tests/p_selinux/selinux_enforce.sh
+++ b/tests/p_selinux/selinux_enforce.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 t_Log "Running $0 - check if SELinux is in enforcing mode"
 
-cat /selinux/enforce | grep 1  > /dev/null 2>&1
-
-t_CheckExitStatus $?
-
+if [ $SKIP_QA_HARNESS ]; then
+    echo "Skipping this test ..."
+else
+    cat /selinux/enforce | grep 1  > /dev/null 2>&1
+    t_CheckExitStatus $?
+fi