diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 711eb5b..b5051f7 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ linters-settings:
     check-type-assertions: true
     exclude-functions:
       - netlink.RouteGet
-      - viper.BindPFlags
-      - rand.Seed
-      - fmt.Errorf
-      - wg
   forbidigo:
     forbid:
       # ioutil package has been deprecated: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42026
diff --git a/Makefile.maker.yaml b/Makefile.maker.yaml
index 505bcdc..b6ac3db 100644
--- a/Makefile.maker.yaml
+++ b/Makefile.maker.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ golangciLint:
   createConfig: true
   errcheckExcludes:
     - netlink.RouteGet
-    - viper.BindPFlags
-    - rand.Seed
-    - fmt.Errorf
-    - wg
 
 githubWorkflow:
   ci:
diff --git a/internal/cmd/command.go b/internal/cmd/command.go
index 5383133..3a736c4 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/command.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/command.go
@@ -55,10 +55,14 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(&cfg.ArpRequestTimeoutSeconds, "arp-timeout-seconds", 1, "Timeout in seconds for node arp request")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfg.KubeContext, "kube_context", "", "kube-context to use")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().AddGoFlagSet(goflag.CommandLine)
-	_ = viper.BindPFlags(rootCmd.PersistentFlags())
+	err := viper.BindPFlags(rootCmd.PersistentFlags())
+	if err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
-	cfg.RandDelay = rand.Intn(1000) + 1000
+	source := rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	rng := rand.New(source)
+	cfg.RandDelay = rng.Intn(1000) + 1000
 
 	metrics.Registry.MustRegister(metr.SentError, metr.Error, metr.ArpResolveError, metr.SentPacketsPeer, metr.SentPackets, metr.RecvPackets, metr.CallbackDuration)
 	cfg.PeerList = make(map[string]conf.PeerEntry)
diff --git a/internal/nflog/pmtud.go b/internal/nflog/pmtud.go
index 057375b..fcd06dc 100644
--- a/internal/nflog/pmtud.go
+++ b/internal/nflog/pmtud.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	golog "log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/florianl/go-nflog/v2"
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@ import (
 const nfBufsize = 2 * 1024 * 1024
 const readBufsize = 2 * 1024 * 1024
 
-var wg = sync.WaitGroup{}
-
 type Controller struct {
 	Log logr.Logger
 	Cfg *config.Config
diff --git a/internal/node/controller.go b/internal/node/controller.go
index 3520f88..8dc47b7 100644
--- a/internal/node/controller.go
+++ b/internal/node/controller.go
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package node
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	k8serr "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (
 	var node = corev1.Node{}
 	err := r.Client.Get(ctx, request.NamespacedName, &node)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		if k8serr.IsNotFound(err) {
 			log.Info("node not found, skip", "node", request.NamespacedName)
 			// Node could have been deleted
 			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 	if len(node.Status.Addresses) == 0 {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("no ip found for node %s", request.Name)
+		err = errors.New("no ip found for node")
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 	log.Info(node.Status.Addresses[0].Address)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (
 	}
 	mac, err := res.Resolve(node.Status.Addresses[0].Address)
 	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("could not resolve mac address for node %s", request.Name)
+		err = errors.New("could not resolve mac address for node")
 		metrics.ArpResolveError.WithLabelValues(r.Cfg.NodeName, request.Name).Inc()
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/util/interface.go b/internal/util/interface.go
index 1db40b5..937e8c6 100644
--- a/internal/util/interface.go
+++ b/internal/util/interface.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func GetReplicationInterface(cfg *config.Config, log logr.Logger) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	err = fmt.Errorf("no interface found with names: %v", cfg.InterfaceNames)
+	err = errors.New("no configured interface found")
 	log.Error(err, "error getting replication interface")
 	return err
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func GetDefaultInterface(cfg *config.Config, log logr.Logger) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if len(route) == 0 {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("no default route found")
+		err := errors.New("no default route found")
 		log.Error(err, "error getting default route")
 		return err
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func GetInterfaceIP(name string, log logr.Logger) (string, error) {
 		}
 		return ip.String(), nil
 	}
-	err = fmt.Errorf("%s is not connected to the network", name)
+	err = errors.New("Interface is not connected to the network")
 	log.Error(err, "error finding interface ip")
 	return "", err
 }