diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/item_suggest.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/item_suggest.go
index e9db3b7b9df..af7211e8017 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/item_suggest.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/item_suggest.go
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/pkg/cwhub"
 )
 
-const MaxDistance = 7
+// suggestNearestMessage returns a message with the most similar item name, if one is found
+func suggestNearestMessage(hub *cwhub.Hub, itemType string, itemName string) string {
+	const maxDistance = 7
 
-// SuggestNearestMessage returns a message with the most similar item name, if one is found
-func SuggestNearestMessage(hub *cwhub.Hub, itemType string, itemName string) string {
 	score := 100
 	nearest := ""
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func SuggestNearestMessage(hub *cwhub.Hub, itemType string, itemName string) str
 
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("can't find '%s' in %s", itemName, itemType)
 
-	if score < MaxDistance {
+	if score < maxDistance {
 		msg += fmt.Sprintf(", did you mean '%s'?", nearest)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/itemcommands.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/itemcommands.go
index 6b9476d024f..b4007830e6c 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/itemcommands.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/itemcommands.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func itemsInstallRunner(it hubItemType) func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)
 		for _, name := range args {
 			item := hub.GetItem(it.name, name)
 			if item == nil {
-				msg := SuggestNearestMessage(hub, it.name, name)
+				msg := suggestNearestMessage(hub, it.name, name)
 				if !ignoreError {
 					return fmt.Errorf(msg)
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/utils.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/utils.go
index eb7fb51e02e..362a8942f71 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/utils.go
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func printHelp(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	err := cmd.Help()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := cmd.Help(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("unable to print help(): %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func manageCliDecisionAlerts(ip *string, ipRange *string, scope *string, value *string) error {
-
 	/*if a range is provided, change the scope*/
 	if *ipRange != "" {
 		_, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(*ipRange)
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ func manageCliDecisionAlerts(ip *string, ipRange *string, scope *string, value *
 }
 
 func getDBClient() (*database.Client, error) {
-	var err error
 	if err := csConfig.LoadAPIServer(); err != nil || csConfig.DisableAPI {
 		return nil, err
 	}