diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6249651..568657c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ linters:
   enable:
   - asciicheck
   - bodyclose
-  - deadcode
-  - depguard
   - dogsled
   - errcheck
   - exportloopref
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ linters:
   - gosec
   - gosimple
   - govet
-  - ifshort
   - importas
   - ineffassign
   - misspell
@@ -32,16 +29,15 @@ linters:
   - revive
   - rowserrcheck
   - staticcheck
-  - structcheck
   - stylecheck
   - thelper
   - typecheck
   - unconvert
   - unparam
   - unused
-  - varcheck
   - whitespace
-
+disable:
+  - depguard # Disabling because it is causing CI to break. See issue https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/issues/3906 fore more
 run:
   skip-files:
   - "kubernetes/.*"
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 37820d1..03c89d8 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-
 	"sigs.k8s.io/windows-operational-readiness/pkg/flags"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/windows-operational-readiness/pkg/testcases"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/testcases/cases.go b/pkg/testcases/cases.go
index 4829598..7b2f8fe 100644
--- a/pkg/testcases/cases.go
+++ b/pkg/testcases/cases.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-
 	"sigs.k8s.io/windows-operational-readiness/pkg/report"
 )
 
@@ -167,10 +166,8 @@ func CleanupJUnitXML(path string) error {
 	if cleanContent, err = xml.MarshalIndent(testSuites, "  ", "    "); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err = writeFileContent(path, cleanContent); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+
+	return writeFileContent(path, cleanContent)
 }
 
 // writeFileContent save the content to a file.
diff --git a/pkg/testcases/context.go b/pkg/testcases/context.go
index f294bc5..d294632 100644
--- a/pkg/testcases/context.go
+++ b/pkg/testcases/context.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
-
 	"sigs.k8s.io/windows-operational-readiness/pkg/flags"
 )
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func getTestFiles(testDirectory string) ([]string, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		testDirectory = testDirectory + "/specifications/"
+		testDirectory += "/specifications/"
 	}
 
 	testFiles := make([]string, 0)
diff --git a/pkg/testcases/validation.go b/pkg/testcases/validation.go
index ff805e7..510fffd 100644
--- a/pkg/testcases/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/testcases/validation.go
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package testcases
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
@@ -27,17 +25,14 @@ import (
 func (s *Specification) validateYAML() error {
 	validate := validator.New()
 	validate.RegisterStructValidation(SpecificationValidation, Specification{})
-	if err := validate.Struct(s); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
+	return validate.Struct(s)
 }
 
 // SpecificationValidation set the required fields and is used by the validator function.
 func SpecificationValidation(sl validator.StructLevel) {
 	specification := sl.Current().Interface().(Specification)
 	if specification.Category == "" {
-		zap.L().Error(fmt.Sprintf("Category Required"))
+		zap.L().Error("Category Required")
 		sl.ReportError(specification.Category, "category", "Category", "categoryRequired", "")
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range specification.TestCases {