diff --git a/formatters/sh b/formatters/sh
index 46006b3..1121439 100755
--- a/formatters/sh
+++ b/formatters/sh
@@ -89,15 +89,6 @@ def count_top_level_commands(s):
     return separators + 1
 
 for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
-    # SETE-2: sh/bash -c with 2+ ;- or newline-separated commands and no set -e inside
-    m = re.search(r'\b(?:sh|bash)\s+-c\s+(["\'])([^"\']*)\1', line)
-    if m:
-        s = m.group(2)
-        if not re.search(r'(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_])set\s+-[A-Za-z]*[eE]', s):
-            n = count_top_level_commands(s)
-            if n >= 2:
-                findings.append((i, "SETE-2 sh/bash -c with " + str(n) + " ;-separated commands and no 'set -e' inside; container exit reflects only the last command"))
-
     # LEAK-1: command substitution reading a secret-named file, inside echo/printf/die/error/fail
     sink_match = SINK_RE.search(line)
     if sink_match:
@@ -107,6 +98,24 @@ for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
             if SECRET_RE.search(var):
                 findings.append((i, "LEAK-1 secret variable '$" + var + "' read into string passed to '" + cmd + "'; could print credential document"))
 
+# SETE-2 runs over the WHOLE source, not line by line: the shape that motivated
+# this check spans lines —
+#     sh -c "
+#         hugo mod get ...
+#         hugo mod tidy
+#     "
+# — so a per-line regex requiring both quotes on one line never matched it.
+for m in re.finditer(r'\b(?:sh|bash)\s+-c\s+(["\'])(.*?)\1', content, re.DOTALL):
+    body = m.group(2)
+    if re.search(r'(^|[^A-Za-z0-9_])set\s+-[A-Za-z]*[eE]', body):
+        continue
+    n = count_top_level_commands(body)
+    if n < 2:
+        n = len([ln for ln in body.splitlines() if ln.strip() and not ln.strip().startswith('#')])
+    if n >= 2:
+        line_no = content[:m.start()].count('\n') + 1
+        findings.append((line_no, "SETE-2 sh/bash -c with " + str(n) + " commands and no 'set -e' inside; exit status reflects only the last command"))
+
 for line_no, msg in findings:
     print(filepath + ":" + str(line_no) + ": " + msg)
 
diff --git a/formatters/tests/test-sh-formatter.sh b/formatters/tests/test-sh-formatter.sh
index 4a4574f..2d4bea5 100755
--- a/formatters/tests/test-sh-formatter.sh
+++ b/formatters/tests/test-sh-formatter.sh
@@ -234,6 +234,29 @@ else
 	fail "missing-tool warning" "expected exit 0 + warning line, got exit=$rc stderr=$stderr_content"
 fi
 
+# SETE-2 must see a MULTI-LINE `sh -c "..."`. That is the shape of the real
+# sync-deps bug; the original per-line regex required both quotes on one line
+# and missed it entirely.
+f="$TMPDIR/sete2-multiline.sh"
+printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\ndocker run --rm img sh -c "\n    hugo mod get a b c\n    hugo mod tidy\n"\n' > "$f"
+out="$(bash "$FORMATTER" "$f" 2>&1)"
+if printf '%s' "$out" | grep -q "SETE-2"; then
+	pass "SETE-2 flags a multi-line sh -c with no set -e"
+else
+	fail "SETE-2 MISSED the multi-line sh -c form (the real sync-deps bug); got: $out"
+fi
+
+f="$TMPDIR/sete2-multiline-ok.sh"
+printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\ndocker run --rm img sh -c "\n    set -e\n    hugo mod get a b c\n    hugo mod tidy\n"\n' > "$f"
+out="$(bash "$FORMATTER" "$f" 2>&1)"
+if printf '%s' "$out" | grep -q "SETE-2"; then
+	fail "SETE-2 false-positived on a multi-line sh -c that DOES set -e"
+else
+	pass "SETE-2 quiet when the multi-line sh -c sets -e"
+fi
+
+
+
 # ===========================================================================
 echo ""
 echo "Results: $PASS passed, $FAIL failed"