diff --git a/test/alerts.bats b/test/alerts.bats
index 61ae399..c809fba 100755
--- a/test/alerts.bats
+++ b/test/alerts.bats
@@ -34,9 +34,17 @@ setup() {
   VERBOSE=false
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
+
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
 }
 
 teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
+
   popd >&2
   temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }
@@ -131,6 +139,7 @@ teardown() {
   run info "testing info"
   run debug "testing debug"
   run fatal "testing fatal"
+  set +o nounset
 
   assert_file_exist "${LOGFILE}"
   run cat "${LOGFILE}"
@@ -150,6 +159,7 @@ teardown() {
   run notice "testing notice"
   run info "testing info"
   run debug "testing debug"
+  set +o nounset
 
   assert_file_exist "${LOGFILE}"
   run cat "${LOGFILE}"
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ teardown() {
   run notice "testing notice"
   run info "testing info"
   run debug "testing debug"
-
+  set +o nounset
   assert_file_exist "${LOGFILE}"
   run cat "${LOGFILE}"
   assert_line --index 0 --regexp "[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[0-9]+ \[  error\] \[.*\] testing error"
@@ -188,7 +198,7 @@ teardown() {
   run notice "testing notice"
   run info "testing info"
   run debug "testing debug"
-
+  set +o nounset
   assert_file_exist "${LOGFILE}"
   run cat "${LOGFILE}"
   assert_line --index 0 --regexp "[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[0-9]+ \[  error\] \[.*\] testing error"
@@ -207,7 +217,7 @@ teardown() {
   run notice "testing notice"
   run info "testing info"
   run debug "testing debug"
-
+  set +o nounset
   assert_file_exist "${LOGFILE}"
   run cat "${LOGFILE}"
   assert_line --index 0 --regexp "[0-9]+:[0-9]+:[0-9]+ \[  error\] \[.*\] testing error"
diff --git a/test/arrays.bats b/test/arrays.bats
index ab1a632..2b980e8 100755
--- a/test/arrays.bats
+++ b/test/arrays.bats
@@ -33,13 +33,34 @@ setup() {
   B=(1 2 3 4 5 6)
   DUPES=(1 2 3 1 2 3)
 
+  TESTDIR="$(temp_make)"
+  curPath="${PWD}"
+
+  BATSLIB_FILE_PATH_REM="#${TEST_TEMP_DIR}"
+  BATSLIB_FILE_PATH_ADD='<temp>'
+
+  pushd "${TESTDIR}" &>/dev/null
+
   ######## DEFAULT FLAGS ########
   LOGFILE="${TESTDIR}/logs/log.txt"
   QUIET=false
-  LOGLEVEL=ERROR
+  LOGLEVEL=OFF
   VERBOSE=false
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
+
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
+}
+
+teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
+
+  popd &>/dev/null
+  temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }
 
 ######## RUN TESTS ########
@@ -81,6 +102,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "_setdiff_: Print elements not common to arrays" {
+  set +o nounset
   run _setdiff_ "${A[*]}" "${B[*]}"
   assert_output "one two three"
 
@@ -89,6 +111,7 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "_removeDupes_: remove duplicates" {
+  set +o nounset
   run _removeDupes_ "${DUPES[@]}"
   assert_line --index 0 "3"
   assert_line --index 1 "2"
diff --git a/test/baseHelpers.bats b/test/baseHelpers.bats
index b212e9b..71bcae4 100755
--- a/test/baseHelpers.bats
+++ b/test/baseHelpers.bats
@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ setup() {
   VERBOSE=false
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
 }
 
 teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
+
   popd >&2
   temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }
diff --git a/test/files.bats b/test/files.bats
index baadb20..219346f 100755
--- a/test/files.bats
+++ b/test/files.bats
@@ -53,10 +53,15 @@ setup() {
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
   PASS=123
-
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
 }
 
 teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
   popd &>/dev/null
   temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }
@@ -191,9 +196,11 @@ _testParseFilename_() {
   }
 
   @test "_parseFilename_: file with one extension" {
+
     touch "testfile.txt"
     VERBOSE=true
     run _parseFilename_ "testfile.txt"
+    set +o nounset
 
     assert_success
     assert_line --index 0 --regexp "\[  debug\].*{PARSE_FULL}: /.*testfile\.txt$"
@@ -204,10 +211,11 @@ _testParseFilename_() {
   }
 
   @test "_parseFilename_: file with dots in name" {
+
     touch "testfile.for.testing.txt"
     VERBOSE=true
     run _parseFilename_ "testfile.for.testing.txt"
-
+    set +o nounset
     assert_success
     assert_line --index 0 --regexp "\[  debug\].*{PARSE_FULL}: /.*testfile\.for\.testing\.txt$"
     assert_line --index 1 --regexp "\[  debug\].*${PARSE_BASE}: testfile\.for\.testing\.txt$"
@@ -217,10 +225,11 @@ _testParseFilename_() {
   }
 
   @test "_parseFilename_: file with no extension" {
+
     touch "testfile"
     VERBOSE=true
     run _parseFilename_ "testfile"
-
+    set +o nounset
     assert_success
     assert_line --index 0 --regexp "\[  debug\].*{PARSE_FULL}: /.*testfile$"
     assert_line --index 1 --regexp "\[  debug\].*${PARSE_BASE}: testfile$"
@@ -230,9 +239,11 @@ _testParseFilename_() {
   }
 
   @test "_parseFilename_: file with tar.gz" {
+
     touch "testfile.tar.gz"
     VERBOSE=true
     run _parseFilename_ "testfile.tar.gz"
+    set +o nounset
 
     assert_success
     assert_line --index 0 --regexp "\[  debug\].*{PARSE_FULL}: /.*testfile\.tar\.gz$"
@@ -246,7 +257,7 @@ _testParseFilename_() {
     touch "testfile.tar.gzip.bzip"
     VERBOSE=true
     run _parseFilename_ -n3 "testfile.tar.gzip.bzip"
-
+    set +o nounset
     assert_success
     assert_line --index 0 --regexp "\[  debug\].*{PARSE_FULL}: /.*testfile\.tar\.gzip\.bzip$"
     assert_line --index 1 --regexp "\[  debug\].*${PARSE_BASE}: testfile\.tar\.gzip\.bzip$"
diff --git a/test/numbers.bats b/test/numbers.bats
index e8d7beb..7900b66 100755
--- a/test/numbers.bats
+++ b/test/numbers.bats
@@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ setup() {
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
 
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
 }
 
 teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
+
   popd &>/dev/null
   temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }
diff --git a/test/textProcessing.bats b/test/textProcessing.bats
index 88da4b3..dbcd3d9 100755
--- a/test/textProcessing.bats
+++ b/test/textProcessing.bats
@@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ setup() {
   FORCE=false
   DRYRUN=false
 
+  set -o errtrace
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o pipefail
 }
 
 teardown() {
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errtrace
+  set +o pipefail
+
   popd &>/dev/null
   temp_del "${TESTDIR}"
 }