diff --git a/shared/templates/sysctl/sce-bash.template b/shared/templates/sysctl/sce-bash.template
index e86afc4f770..ba8e4f683a9 100644
--- a/shared/templates/sysctl/sce-bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/sysctl/sce-bash.template
@@ -4,68 +4,73 @@
 # check-export = sysctl_{{{ SYSCTLID }}}_value=sysctl_{{{ SYSCTLID }}}_value
 {{% endif %}}
 
-{{% if product not in [ "ol7", "ol8", "ol9", "rhcos4", "rhel8", "rhel9", "rhel10", "ubuntu2004", "ubuntu2204"] %}}
-FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES=("/etc/sysctl.conf" "/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/run/sysctl.d/*.conf")
-{{% else %}}
+{{% if product in [ "ol7", "ol8", "ol9", "rhcos4", "rhel8", "rhel9", "rhel10", "ubuntu2004", "ubuntu2204"] %}}
 FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES=("/etc/sysctl.conf" "/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/run/sysctl.d/*.conf")
+{{% else %}}
+FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES=("/etc/sysctl.conf" "/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf" "/run/sysctl.d/*.conf")
 {{% endif %}}
 FILES_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES=("/usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf")
 
-function check_sysctl_configuration()
+function pass_if_set_correctly()
 {
-    local sysctlvar="$1"
-    local expected_value="$2"
-
-    regex="^\s*$sysctlvar\s*=\s*(.*)\s*"
-
-    # kernel static parameter $sysctlvar set to $sysctlvar in sysctl files not managed by packages
-    found=0
-    for files in ${FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[@]} ; do
+    local filelist="$1"
+    local regex="$2"
+    local expected_value="$3"
+    local found=0
+    for files in $filelist ; do
         [[ -e "$files" ]] || continue
         found_value=$(grep -P "$regex" $files | sed -E "s/$regex/\1/")
         if [[ -n "$found_value" ]] ; then
             if [[ "$found_value" == "$expected_value" ]] ; then
-                found=1
-            else
-                return $XCCDF_RESULT_FAIL
+                return 0
             fi
         fi
     done
-    if [[ $found != 0 ]] ; then
-        return $XCCDF_RESULT_PASS
-    fi
+    return 1
+}
 
-    # kernel static parameter $sysctlvar missing in sysctl files not managed by packages
-    for files in ${FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[@]} ; do
+function pass_if_missing()
+{
+    local filelist="$1"
+    local regex="$2"
+    for files in $filelist ; do
         [[ -e "$files" ]] || continue
         if grep -P "$regex"  $files ; then
-            return $XCCDF_RESULT_FAIL
+            return 1
         fi
     done
+    return 0
+}
+
+function check_sysctl_configuration()
+{
+    local sysctlvar="$1"
+    local expected_value="$2"
+
+    regex="^\s*$sysctlvar\s*=\s*(.*)\s*"
+
+    # kernel static parameter $sysctlvar set to $sysctlvar in sysctl files not managed by packages
+    pass_if_set_correctly "${FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[*]}" "$regex" "$expected_value"
+    set_correctly_in_not_managed="$?"
+
+    # kernel static parameter $sysctlvar missing in sysctl files not managed by packages
+    pass_if_missing "${FILES_NOT_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[*]}" "$regex"
+    missing_in_not_managed="$?"
 
     # kernel static parameter $sysctlvar set to $sysctlval in sysctl files managed by packages
-    found=0
-    for files in ${FILES_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[@]} ; do
-        [[ -e "$files" ]] || continue
-        if [[ -n "$found_value" ]] ; then
-            if [[ "$found_value" == "$expected_value" ]] ; then
-                found=1
-            else
-                return $XCCDF_RESULT_FAIL
-            fi
-        fi
-    done
-    if [[ $found != 0 ]] ; then
-        return $XCCDF_RESULT_PASS
-    fi
+    pass_if_set_correctly "${FILES_MANAGED_BY_PACKAGES[*]}" "$regex" "$expected_value"
+    set_correctly_in_managed="$?"
 
-    return $XCCDF_RESULT_FAIL
+    if [[ "$set_correctly_in_not_managed" == 0 || ( "$missing_in_not_managed" == 0 && "$set_correctly_in_managed" == 0 ) ]] ; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
 }
 
 {{% if IPV6 == "true" -%}}
 # pass if IPv6 is disabled
 check_sysctl_configuration "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6" "1"
-if [[ $? == $XCCDF_RESULT_PASS ]] ; then
+if [[ $? == 0 ]] ; then
     exit $XCCDF_RESULT_PASS
 fi
 {{% endif %}}
@@ -76,4 +81,7 @@ expected_value="$XCCDF_VALUE_sysctl_{{{ SYSCTLID }}}_value"
 expected_value="{{{ SYSCTLVAL }}}"
 {{%- endif %}}
 check_sysctl_configuration "{{{ SYSCTLVAR }}}" "$expected_value"
-exit $?
+if [[ $? == 0 ]] ; then
+    exit $XCCDF_RESULT_PASS
+fi
+exit $XCCDF_RESULT_FAIL