diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_shellcheck.sh b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_shellcheck.sh
index 6e60ea2fee2..b94d8227892 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_shellcheck.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sanity/check_shellcheck.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ROOT="$(dirname "$0")/../../.."
 
 DIRS=(
     'test'
+    'tools/gce'
     'tools/run_tests'
 )