diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/__init__.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/__init__.py
index e69de29b..512079bc 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/__init__.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/http_load_scenario_plugin.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/http_load_scenario_plugin.py
index c55dfedb..12d6ce1b 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/http_load_scenario_plugin.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/http_load/http_load_scenario_plugin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 import base64
 import json
 import logging
diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/node_interface_down.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/node_interface_down.py
index eac3eb9a..e714f868 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/node_interface_down.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/network_chaos_ng/modules/node_interface_down.py
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 import queue
 import time
 from typing import Tuple
diff --git a/krkn/scenario_plugins/node_actions/bm_node_scenarios.py b/krkn/scenario_plugins/node_actions/bm_node_scenarios.py
index c7264001..2a331ad8 100644
--- a/krkn/scenario_plugins/node_actions/bm_node_scenarios.py
+++ b/krkn/scenario_plugins/node_actions/bm_node_scenarios.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2025 The Krkn Authors
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from krkn.scenario_plugins.node_actions.abstract_node_scenarios import (
     abstract_node_scenarios,
 )
 import logging
+import os
 import openshift as oc
 import pyipmi
 import pyipmi.interfaces
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ from krkn_lib.utils import get_random_string
 
 class BM:
     def __init__(self, bm_info, user, passwd):
-        self.user = user
-        self.passwd = passwd
+        self.user = user if user else os.environ.get("BMC_USER")
+        self.passwd = passwd if passwd else os.environ.get("BMC_PASSWORD")
         self.bm_info = bm_info
 
     def get_node_object(self, node_name):
@@ -98,14 +99,17 @@ class BM:
         else:
             user = self.user
             passwd = self.passwd
-        if user is None or passwd is None:
+
+        if not user or not passwd:
             logging.error(
-                "Missing IPMI BMI user and/or password for baremetal cloud. "
-                "Please specify either a global or per-machine user and pass"
+                "Missing IPMI BMC user and/or password for baremetal cloud. "
+                "Please specify either in the scenario YAML or via "
+                "BMC_USER/BMC_PASSWORD environment variables."
             )
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "Missing IPMI BMI user and/or password for baremetal cloud. "
-                "Please specify either a global or per-machine user and pass"
+                "Missing IPMI BMC user and/or password for baremetal cloud. "
+                "Please specify either in the scenario YAML or via "
+                "BMC_USER/BMC_PASSWORD environment variables."
             )
 
         # Establish connection
diff --git a/scenarios/openshift/baremetal_node_scenarios.yml b/scenarios/openshift/baremetal_node_scenarios.yml
index 684db63d..029395a4 100644
--- a/scenarios/openshift/baremetal_node_scenarios.yml
+++ b/scenarios/openshift/baremetal_node_scenarios.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 node_scenarios:
   - actions:                                                        # Node chaos scenarios to be injected
     - node_stop_start_scenario                                      # Action to run. Supported actions: node_stop, node_restart, node_stop_start etc. Please refer documentation
@@ -10,8 +23,8 @@ node_scenarios:
     parallel: False                                                 # Run action on label or node name in parallel or sequential, set to true for parallel
     cloud_type: bm                                                  # Cloud type on which Kubernetes/OpenShift runs.
     kube_check: True                                                # Run the kubernetes api calls to see if the node gets to a certain state during the node scenario   
-    bmc_user: <your_bmc_user>                                           # For baremetal (bm) cloud type. The default IPMI username. Optional if specified for all machines
-    bmc_password: <your_bmc_password>                                   # For baremetal (bm) cloud type. The default IPMI password. Optional if specified for all machines
+    bmc_user: <your_bmc_user>                                           # The default IPMI username. Optional if BMC_USER env var is set or specified per-machine below.
+    bmc_password: <your_bmc_password>                                   # The default IPMI password. Optional if BMC_PASSWORD env var is set or specified per-machine below.
     bmc_info:                                                       # This section is here to specify baremetal per-machine info, so it is optional if there is no per-machine info.
       <your_node_name_1>:                                           # The node name for the baremetal machine
         bmc_addr: <your_bmc_address_1>                              # Optional. For baremetal nodes with the IPMI BMC address missing from 'oc get bmh'
diff --git a/scripts/check_license.py b/scripts/check_license.py
index 3a88a4f3..a8786286 100644
--- a/scripts/check_license.py
+++ b/scripts/check_license.py
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
 """
 License header linter for krkn source files.
 
@@ -21,7 +34,7 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 LICENSE_HEADER = """\
-# Copyright 2025 The Krkn Authors
+# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,7 +49,7 @@ LICENSE_HEADER = """\
 # limitations under the License."""
 
 # Check for the copyright line only — allows year/author variation
-LICENSE_MARKER = "# Copyright 2025 The Krkn Authors"
+LICENSE_MARKER = "# Copyright 2026 The Krkn Authors"
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 
@@ -47,12 +60,13 @@ def is_test_file(path: Path) -> bool:
 
 
 def collect_source_files() -> list[Path]:
-    return [
-        p
-        for p in REPO_ROOT.rglob("*.py")
-        if not is_test_file(p)
-        and not any(part.startswith(".") or part in ("venv", "venv3111", "build", "dist", "__pycache__") for part in p.parts)
-    ]
+    source_files = []
+    excluded_dirs = {".git", ".github", "venv", "venv3111", "build", "dist", "__pycache__", "tests", "CI"}
+    for path in REPO_ROOT.rglob("*.py"):
+        if not any(part in excluded_dirs or part.startswith(".") for part in path.parts):
+            if not is_test_file(path):
+                source_files.append(path)
+    return source_files
 
 
 def has_license(path: Path) -> bool: