diff --git a/internal/k8s/secret_controller.go b/internal/k8s/secret_controller.go
index 1b57a14..840acec 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/secret_controller.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/secret_controller.go
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ func (s *SecretController) PreRun() error {
 	// Load the current namespace from the service account directory
 	if s.namespace == "" {
 		const namespaceFile = "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace"
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(namespaceFile)
+		var data []byte
+		data, err = os.ReadFile(namespaceFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error reading namespace file %s: %w", namespaceFile, err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/k8s/secret_controller_lifecycle_test.go b/internal/k8s/secret_controller_lifecycle_test.go
index bbf0978..b393eb8 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/secret_controller_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/secret_controller_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package k8s
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ func TestController(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		err := g.Run("", "--config-path", fmt.Sprintf("testdata/oidc-with-secret-ref.json"))
+		err := g.Run("", "--config-path", "testdata/oidc-with-secret-ref.json")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}()
 
diff --git a/internal/k8s/secret_controller_reconcile_test.go b/internal/k8s/secret_controller_reconcile_test.go
index d285f74..7899bc4 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/secret_controller_reconcile_test.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/secret_controller_reconcile_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ func TestOIDCProcessWithKubernetesSecret(t *testing.T) {
 		{"secret ref without data", "oidc-with-secret-ref-without-data", ""},
 		{"secret ref deleting", "oidc-with-secret-ref-deleting", ""},
 		{"secret ref not found", "oidc-with-secret-ref-not-found", ""},
-		{"cross namespace secret ref", "oidc-with-cross-ns-secret-ref", "cross-namespace secret reference is not allowed: secret reference namespace test does not match the current namespace default"},
+		{"cross namespace secret ref", "oidc-with-cross-ns-secret-ref",
+			"cross-namespace secret reference is not allowed: secret reference " +
+				"namespace test does not match the current namespace default"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func TestOIDCProcessWithKubernetesSecret(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// reconcile the secrets
 			for _, secret := range secrets.Items {
-				_, err := controller.Reconcile(context.Background(), ctrl.Request{
+				_, err = controller.Reconcile(context.Background(), ctrl.Request{
 					NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
 						Namespace: secret.Namespace,
 						Name:      secret.Name,