diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
index e20054be5..f85d0dafd 100644
--- a/.codespellrc
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 [codespell]
 check-hidden = true
 # skipping auto generated folders
-skip = ./.git,./.tox,./.venv,./.mypy_cache,./docs/_build,./target,*/LICENSE,./venv,*/cassettes
+skip = ./.git,./.tox,./.venv,./test_env,./.mypy_cache,./docs/_build,./target,*/LICENSE,./venv,*/cassettes
 ignore-words-list = ot
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 886af1c76..bf1a6c984 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 addopts = -rfE -v
 log_cli = true
 log_cli_level = warning
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = function
diff --git a/scripts/check_license_header.py b/scripts/check_license_header.py
index 500476344..286802c68 100644
--- a/scripts/check_license_header.py
+++ b/scripts/check_license_header.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "target",
     ".tox",
     ".venv",
+    "test_env",
     "__pycache__",
     "node_modules",
 )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ce3694aa0..3904d7adb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ commands_pre =
   sh -c "sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install --assume-yes shellcheck"
 
 commands =
-  sh -c "find {toxinidir} -name \*.sh | xargs shellcheck --severity=warning"
+  sh -c "find {toxinidir} -type f -name \*.sh -not -path '*/.tox/*' -not -path '*/.venv/*' -not -path '*/test_env/*' | xargs --no-run-if-empty shellcheck --severity=warning"
 
 [testenv:{precommit,ruff}]
 basepython: python3