diff --git a/.github/.golangci.yml b/.github/.golangci.yml
index eedaaabc..49d3b001 100644
--- a/.github/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.github/.golangci.yml
@@ -2,36 +2,24 @@ run:
   timeout: 5m
 
 linters-settings:
-  dupl:
-    threshold: 100
-  goimports:
-    local-prefixes: github.com/newrelic/nri-kube-events
   gocyclo:
     min-complexity: 20
-  golint:
-    min-confidence: 0.8
   govet:
-    shadow: true
-  maligned:
-    suggest-new: true
+    enable:
+      - shadow
+#      - fieldalignment
   misspell:
     locale: US
-  nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true # don't require machine-readable nolint directives (i.e. with no leading space)
-    allow-unused: false # report any unused nolint directives
-    require-explanation: false # don't require an explanation for nolint directives
-    require-specific: false # don't require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
 
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
     - bodyclose
+    - copyloopvar
     - dogsled
     - errcheck
     - errorlint
     - exhaustive
-    #- exportloopref Since Go1.22 (loopvar) this linter is no longer relevant.
-    - copyloopvar
     - gocyclo
     - goprintffuncname
     - gosimple
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index e2c20b87..6f8dffe0 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Info("Shutting down health checker")
 		stopCtx, stopCtxCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 25*time.Second)
 		defer stopCtxCancel()
-		if err := healthMonitor.Shutdown(stopCtx); err != nil {
+		if err = healthMonitor.Shutdown(stopCtx); err != nil {
 			setupLog.Error(err, "failed to shutdown health checker")
 		} else {
 			logger.Info("Shut down health checker")