diff --git a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
index 8bb550449..46bec64fb 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) checkTablesEmptyAndEngine(ctx context.Context, tab
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var tableName, engine string
 		var totalRows uint64
-		err = rows.Scan(&tableName, &engine, &totalRows)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&tableName, &engine, &totalRows); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to scan information for tables: %w", err)
 		}
 		if totalRows != 0 && optedForInitialLoad {
@@ -393,8 +392,8 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) checkTablesEmptyAndEngine(ctx context.Context, tab
 				slog.String("table", tableName), slog.String("engine", engine))
 		}
 	}
-	if rows.Err() != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", rows.Err())
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -418,14 +417,13 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) getTableColumnsMapping(ctx context.Context,
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var tableName string
 		var fieldDescription protos.FieldDescription
-		err = rows.Scan(&fieldDescription.Name, &fieldDescription.Type, &tableName)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&fieldDescription.Name, &fieldDescription.Type, &tableName); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan columns for tables: %w", err)
 		}
 		tableColumnsMapping[tableName] = append(tableColumnsMapping[tableName], &fieldDescription)
 	}
-	if rows.Err() != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", rows.Err())
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", err)
 	}
 	return tableColumnsMapping, nil
 }
diff --git a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/normalize.go b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/normalize.go
index d65d61e9d..4474c6118 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/normalize.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/normalize.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) NormalizeRecords(
 
 	err = c.UpdateNormalizeBatchID(ctx, req.FlowJobName, req.SyncBatchID)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.logger.Error("[clickhouse] error while updating normalize batch id", "error", err)
+		c.logger.Error("[clickhouse] error while updating normalize batch id", slog.Int64("BatchID", req.SyncBatchID), slog.Any("error", err))
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -472,8 +473,7 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) getDistinctTableNamesInBatch(
 	var tableNames []string
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var tableName sql.NullString
-		err = rows.Scan(&tableName)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&tableName); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while scanning table name: %w", err)
 		}
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func (c *ClickHouseConnector) getDistinctTableNamesInBatch(
 		tableNames = append(tableNames, tableName.String)
 	}
 
-	if rows.Err() != nil {
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go b/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
index 515b622ee..f253bf228 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
@@ -172,11 +172,10 @@ func (p *PostgresMetadata) FinishBatch(ctx context.Context, jobName string, sync
 
 func (p *PostgresMetadata) UpdateNormalizeBatchID(ctx context.Context, jobName string, batchID int64) error {
 	p.logger.Info("updating normalize batch id for job", slog.Int64("batchID", batchID))
-	_, err := p.pool.Exec(ctx,
-		`UPDATE `+lastSyncStateTableName+
-			` SET normalize_batch_id=$2 WHERE job_name=$1`, jobName, batchID)
-	if err != nil {
-		p.logger.Error("failed to update normalize batch id", slog.Any("error", err))
+	if _, err := p.pool.Exec(ctx,
+		`UPDATE `+lastSyncStateTableName+` SET normalize_batch_id=$2 WHERE job_name=$1`, jobName, batchID,
+	); err != nil {
+		p.logger.Error("failed to update normalize batch id", slog.Int64("batchID", batchID), slog.Any("error", err))
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor.go
index 2fa6ecd7f..bdfa7038b 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/qrep_query_executor.go
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func (qe *QRepQueryExecutor) ProcessRows(
 	}
 
 	// Check for any errors encountered during iteration
-	if rows.Err() != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("row iteration failed: %w", rows.Err())
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("row iteration failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	batch := &model.QRecordBatch{
diff --git a/flow/connectors/snowflake/qrep.go b/flow/connectors/snowflake/qrep.go
index 96a1fa911..556627699 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/snowflake/qrep.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/snowflake/qrep.go
@@ -89,14 +89,12 @@ func (c *SnowflakeConnector) SetupQRepMetadataTables(ctx context.Context, config
 	}
 
 	stageName := c.getStageNameForJob(config.FlowJobName)
-	err = c.createStage(ctx, stageName, config)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := c.createStage(ctx, stageName, config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if config.WriteMode.WriteType == protos.QRepWriteType_QREP_WRITE_MODE_OVERWRITE {
-		_, err = c.execWithLogging(ctx, "TRUNCATE TABLE "+config.DestinationTableIdentifier)
-		if err != nil {
+		if _, err := c.execWithLogging(ctx, "TRUNCATE TABLE "+config.DestinationTableIdentifier); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to TRUNCATE table before query replication: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -224,8 +222,7 @@ func (c *SnowflakeConnector) getColsFromTable(ctx context.Context, tableName str
 		})
 	}
 
-	err = rows.Err()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -280,11 +277,10 @@ func (c *SnowflakeConnector) dropStage(ctx context.Context, stagingPath string,
 			}
 
 			for _, object := range page.Contents {
-				_, err = s3svc.DeleteObject(ctx, &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
+				if _, err := s3svc.DeleteObject(ctx, &s3.DeleteObjectInput{
 					Bucket: aws.String(s3o.Bucket),
 					Key:    object.Key,
-				})
-				if err != nil {
+				}); err != nil {
 					c.logger.Error("failed to delete objects from bucket", slog.Any("error", err))
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete objects from bucket: %w", err)
 				}
diff --git a/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go b/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
index 124a5c65a..7a400d78a 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/snowflake/snowflake.go
@@ -259,15 +259,13 @@ func (c *SnowflakeConnector) getDistinctTableNamesInBatch(
 	var result pgtype.Text
 	destinationTableNames := make([]string, 0)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		err = rows.Scan(&result)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := rows.Scan(&result); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read row: %w", err)
 		}
 		destinationTableNames = append(destinationTableNames, result.String)
 	}
 
-	err = rows.Err()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows: %w", err)
 	}
 	return destinationTableNames, nil