diff --git a/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk11 b/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk11
index 968685e4b..1314c7a1e 100644
--- a/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk11
+++ b/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk11
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM ibm-semeru-runtimes:open-11-jre-focal
+FROM ibm-semeru-runtimes:open-11-jre-jammy
 
 USER root
 
diff --git a/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk17 b/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk17
index 6c75686c2..eb30ccca7 100644
--- a/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk17
+++ b/ga/latest/kernel/Dockerfile.ubuntu.openjdk17
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM ibm-semeru-runtimes:open-17-jre-focal
+FROM ibm-semeru-runtimes:open-17-jre-jammy
 
 USER root
 
diff --git a/test/verify.sh b/test/verify.sh
index 045170066..b82aedaae 100755
--- a/test/verify.sh
+++ b/test/verify.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ main () {
 
    local tests=$(declare -F | cut -d" " -f3 | grep "^test")
    echo "****** Testing ${IMAGE}..."
-   for name in "${tests}"; do
+   for name in $tests; do
        timestamp=$(date '+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')
        echo "${timestamp} *** ${name} - Executing"
        eval "${name}"
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ testLibertyStopsAndRestarts()
     if [ "$1" == "OpenShift" ]; then
         timestamp=$(date '+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S')
         echo "$timestamp *** testLibertyStopsAndRestarts on OpenShift"
-        cid=$(docker run -d -u 1001:0 $IMAGE)
+        local cid=$(docker run -d -u 1001:0 $IMAGE)
     else
-    local cid=$(docker run -d $IMAGE)
+        local cid=$(docker run -d $IMAGE)
     fi
     echo "Waiting for server to start..."
     waitForServerStart "${cid}" \