diff --git a/.github/workflows/config.yml b/.github/workflows/config.yml
index b0cd0b34b9..bad29c5abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/config.yml
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ jobs:
         message-id: test-summary
     # TODO: figure out if we need a token
     - name: Upload coverage to codecov
+      if: always()
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
 
   race:
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 79a424fd73..b0347c3e1d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ run:
 linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
-    - deadcode
     - goconst
     - goimports
     - gosimple
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ linters:
     - misspell
     # - staticcheck
     - unconvert
-    # - unused
-    - varcheck
+    - unused
 
     # - gosec
     # - errcheck