diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index e294c954b..013c6ed8e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
     - bodyclose
-#    - depguard
+    - depguard
     - dogsled
     - errcheck
     - exportloopref
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index d75a3e1f3..e77f897e2 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -966,10 +966,12 @@ func RegisterSwaggerAPI(_ client.Context, rtr *mux.Router) {
 }
 
 // initParamsKeeper init params keeper and its subspaces
+//
+//nolint:staticcheck // SA1019: deprecated will be removed later
 func initParamsKeeper(appCodec codec.BinaryCodec, legacyAmino *codec.LegacyAmino, key, tkey store.StoreKey) paramskeeper.Keeper {
 	paramsKeeper := paramskeeper.NewKeeper(appCodec, legacyAmino, key, tkey)
 
-	paramsKeeper.Subspace(authtypes.ModuleName).WithKeyTable(authtypes.ParamKeyTable())
+	paramsKeeper.Subspace(authtypes.ModuleName).WithKeyTable(authtypes.ParamKeyTable()) //
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(banktypes.ModuleName).WithKeyTable(banktypes.ParamKeyTable())
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(stakingtypes.ModuleName).WithKeyTable(stakingtypes.ParamKeyTable())
 	paramsKeeper.Subspace(minttypes.ModuleName).WithKeyTable(minttypes.ParamKeyTable())
diff --git a/x/ratesync/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/ratesync/keeper/msg_server.go
index 5b5a65b75..8f7499574 100644
--- a/x/ratesync/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/ratesync/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func (k msgServer) UpdateHostChain(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgUpdateHo
 		if !slices.Equal(oldHC.Features.LiquidStake.Denoms, msg.HostChain.Features.LiquidStake.Denoms) {
 			oldHC.Features.LiquidStake.Denoms = msg.HostChain.Features.LiquidStake.Denoms
 		}
+		//nolint: ineffassign,staticcheck // it will be required if more features are added.
 		isOneUpdated, updateStr = saveUpdate(fmt.Sprintf("updates LiquidStake feature from %v to %v", oldHC.Features.LiquidStake, msg.HostChain.Features.LiquidStake))
 	}
 	err = oldHC.Features.ValdidateBasic()