diff --git a/cmd/check_imap_mailbox_basic/process.go b/cmd/check_imap_mailbox_basic/process.go
index 1ec9fbfd..70806fb8 100644
--- a/cmd/check_imap_mailbox_basic/process.go
+++ b/cmd/check_imap_mailbox_basic/process.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func processAccount(
-	ctx context.Context,
+	_ context.Context,
 	account config.MailAccount,
 	cfg *config.Config,
 	state *nagios.Plugin,
diff --git a/internal/config/logging.go b/internal/config/logging.go
index b8677f5c..982a7dfc 100644
--- a/internal/config/logging.go
+++ b/internal/config/logging.go
@@ -201,10 +201,5 @@ func (c *Config) setupLogging(appType AppType) error {
 
 	}
 
-	if err := setLoggingLevel(c.LoggingLevel); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-
+	return setLoggingLevel(c.LoggingLevel)
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/validate.go b/internal/config/validate.go
index 3ee141e7..b9b3bb03 100644
--- a/internal/config/validate.go
+++ b/internal/config/validate.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func validateLoggingLevels(c Config) error {
 // validateAccountBasicAuthFields is responsible for validating MailAccount
 // fields specific to the Basic Authentication type. The caller is responsible
 // for calling this function for the appropriate application type.
-func validateAccountBasicAuthFields(account MailAccount, appType AppType) error {
+func validateAccountBasicAuthFields(account MailAccount, _ AppType) error {
 	if account.Username == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("username not provided for account %s",
 			account.Name,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func validateAccountBasicAuthFields(account MailAccount, appType AppType) error
 // MailAccount fields specific to the OAuth2 Client Credentials Flow
 // authentication type. The caller is responsible for calling this function
 // for the appropriate application type.
-func validateAccountOAuth2ClientCredsAuthFields(account MailAccount, appType AppType) error {
+func validateAccountOAuth2ClientCredsAuthFields(account MailAccount, _ AppType) error {
 	if account.OAuth2Settings.ClientID == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("client ID not provided for account %s",
 			account.Name,