diff --git a/Other/smartctl-test-disks.sh b/Other/smartctl-test-disks.sh
index edea48e..f89d865 100755
--- a/Other/smartctl-test-disks.sh
+++ b/Other/smartctl-test-disks.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ done
 for disk in "${disks[@]}"; do
     echo "Running $1 test on /dev/$disk"
     if [ "$1" == "short" ]; then
-        sudo smartctl -t short /dev/$disk > /dev/null || true
+        sudo smartctl -t short /dev/$disk > /dev/null || true # ignore any errors running the smart command
     elif [ "$1" == "long" ]; then
         sudo smartctl -t long /dev/$disk > /dev/null || true
     else
diff --git a/check_systemd_timer.py b/check_systemd_timer.py
index ca1efd5..2a602c8 100755
--- a/check_systemd_timer.py
+++ b/check_systemd_timer.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument('-t', '--timer', required=True, help='The name of the timer to check.')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    if not args.timer.endswith('.timer'):
+        args.timer = args.timer + '.timer'
+
     try:
         check_timer(args.timer)
     except Exception as e: