diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/dev.go b/src/pkg/packager/dev.go
index 11bbbbe795..a33a8c1a35 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/dev.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/dev.go
@@ -109,26 +109,26 @@ func (p *Packager) DevDeploy(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // Lint ensures a package is valid & follows suggested conventions
-func (p *Packager) Lint(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (p *Packager) Lint(ctx context.Context) error {
 	config.CommonOptions.Confirm = true
 
 	if err := os.Chdir(p.cfg.CreateOpts.BaseDir); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to access directory %q: %w", p.cfg.CreateOpts.BaseDir, err)
 	}
 
-	lintFindings, err := lint.Validate(ctx, p.cfg.CreateOpts)
+	findings, err := lint.Validate(ctx, p.cfg.CreateOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("linting failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if len(lintFindings) == 0 {
+	if len(findings) == 0 {
 		message.Successf("0 findings for %q", p.cfg.Pkg.Metadata.Name)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	lint.PrintFindings(lintFindings, types.SevWarn, p.cfg.CreateOpts.BaseDir, p.cfg.Pkg.Metadata.Name)
+	lint.PrintFindings(findings, types.SevWarn, p.cfg.CreateOpts.BaseDir, p.cfg.Pkg.Metadata.Name)
 
-	if lint.HasErrors(lintFindings) {
+	if lint.HasErrors(findings) {
 		return errors.New("errors during lint")
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/lint/lint.go b/src/pkg/packager/lint/lint.go
index 17afa5f1c5..57c3610c75 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/lint/lint.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/lint/lint.go
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func lintComponents(ctx context.Context, pkg types.ZarfPackage, createOpts types
 }
 
 func fillComponentTemplate(c *types.ZarfComponent, createOpts *types.ZarfCreateOptions) []types.PackageFinding {
-	err := creator.ReloadComponentTemplate(c)
 	var findings []types.PackageFinding
+	err := creator.ReloadComponentTemplate(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		findings = append(findings, types.PackageFinding{
 			Description: err.Error(),
diff --git a/src/types/package.go b/src/types/package.go
index 62f936557d..cff00da592 100644
--- a/src/types/package.go
+++ b/src/types/package.go
@@ -72,29 +72,3 @@ type ZarfBuildData struct {
 	LastNonBreakingVersion     string            `json:"lastNonBreakingVersion,omitempty" jsonschema:"description=The minimum version of Zarf that does not have breaking package structure changes"`
 	Flavor                     string            `json:"flavor,omitempty" jsonschema:"description=The flavor of Zarf used to build this package"`
 }
-
-// PackageFinding is a struct that contains a finding about something wrong with a package
-type PackageFinding struct {
-	// YqPath is the path to the key where the error originated from, this is sometimes empty in the case of a general error
-	YqPath      string
-	Description string
-	// Item is the value of a key that is causing an error, for example a bad image name
-	Item string
-	// PackageNameOverride shows the name of the package that the error originated from
-	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
-	PackageNameOverride string
-	// PackagePathOverride shows the path to the package that the error originated from
-	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
-	PackagePathOverride string
-	Severity            Severity
-}
-
-// Severity is the type of package error
-// Either Err or Warning
-type Severity int
-
-// different severities of package errors
-const (
-	SevErr Severity = iota + 1
-	SevWarn
-)
diff --git a/src/types/runtime.go b/src/types/runtime.go
index 24a466926e..b4a7d44ad2 100644
--- a/src/types/runtime.go
+++ b/src/types/runtime.go
@@ -144,3 +144,29 @@ type DifferentialData struct {
 	DifferentialRepos          map[string]bool
 	DifferentialPackageVersion string
 }
+
+// PackageFinding is a struct that contains a finding about something wrong with a package
+type PackageFinding struct {
+	// YqPath is the path to the key where the error originated from, this is sometimes empty in the case of a general error
+	YqPath      string
+	Description string
+	// Item is the value of a key that is causing an error, for example a bad image name
+	Item string
+	// PackageNameOverride shows the name of the package that the error originated from
+	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
+	PackageNameOverride string
+	// PackagePathOverride shows the path to the package that the error originated from
+	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
+	PackagePathOverride string
+	Severity            Severity
+}
+
+// Severity is the type of package error
+// Either Err or Warning
+type Severity int
+
+// different severities of package errors
+const (
+	SevErr Severity = iota + 1
+	SevWarn
+)