diff --git a/helpers/bash_syntax_checker.sh b/helpers/bash_syntax_checker.sh
index 5c302a9a..3e480cf6 100755
--- a/helpers/bash_syntax_checker.sh
+++ b/helpers/bash_syntax_checker.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ EMBA_SOURCE_FILE=""
 MODULES_TO_CHECK_ARR=()
 BASH_HELPERS_PATH="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 BATS_BIN="${BASH_HELPERS_PATH%/helpers}/tests/bats-core/bin/bats"
+BATS_RUNNER="${BASH_HELPERS_PATH%/helpers}/tests/run.sh"
+BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_DONE=0
+BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_RESULT=1
 if [[ ! -x "${BATS_BIN}" ]]; then
   BATS_BIN="$(command -v bats || true)"
 fi
@@ -61,9 +64,18 @@ for EMBA_SOURCE_FILE in "${EMBA_SOURCES_ARR[@]}"; do
   if [[ "${EMBA_SOURCE_FILE}" == *.bats ]]; then
     echo -e "\\n${GREEN}Run ${ORANGE}bats --count${GREEN} on ${ORANGE}${EMBA_SOURCE_FILE}${NC}\\n"
     if [[ -z "${BATS_BIN}" ]]; then
-      echo -e "\\n${ORANGE}${BOLD}==> FIX ERRORS${NC}\\n"
-      echo "bats executable not found. Install bats or provide tests/bats-core/bin/bats."
-      MODULES_TO_CHECK_ARR+=("${EMBA_SOURCE_FILE}")
+      if [[ "${BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_DONE}" -eq 0 ]] && [[ -x "${BATS_RUNNER}" ]]; then
+        "${BATS_RUNNER}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_RESULT=$?
+        BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_DONE=1
+      fi
+      if [[ "${BATS_RUNNER_FALLBACK_RESULT}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}${BOLD}==> SUCCESS${NC}\\n"
+      else
+        echo -e "\\n${ORANGE}${BOLD}==> FIX ERRORS${NC}\\n"
+        echo "bats executable not found. Install bats or provide tests/bats-core/bin/bats."
+        MODULES_TO_CHECK_ARR+=("${EMBA_SOURCE_FILE}")
+      fi
     elif "${BATS_BIN}" --count "${EMBA_SOURCE_FILE}" 2>/dev/null; then
       echo -e "${GREEN}${BOLD}==> SUCCESS${NC}\\n"
     else