diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 07c95c6297..bc71d7ce09 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 linters:
   enable:
+    - bodyclose
     - deadcode
     - errcheck
     - gosec
     - gosimple
-    - bodyclose
-    - staticcheck
-    - unused
-  disable:
+    - govet
     - ineffassign
+    - staticcheck
     - structcheck
+    - typecheck
+    - unused
+    - varcheck
 
 run:
   timeout: 5m
   skip-files:
     - ".+_test.go"
-    - ".+_test_.+.go"
\ No newline at end of file
+    - ".+_test_.+.go"
diff --git a/cmd/initContainer/main.go b/cmd/initContainer/main.go
index fe2098abde..7c76f67e73 100644
--- a/cmd/initContainer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/initContainer/main.go
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	requests := []request{
-		{policyReportKind, ""},
-		{clusterPolicyReportKind, ""},
+		{policyReportKind},
+		{clusterPolicyReportKind},
 
-		{reportChangeRequestKind, ""},
-		{clusterReportChangeRequestKind, ""},
+		{reportChangeRequestKind},
+		{clusterReportChangeRequestKind},
 
-		{convertGenerateRequest, ""},
+		{convertGenerateRequest},
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ func executeRequest(client client.Interface, kyvernoclient kyvernoclient.Interfa
 
 type request struct {
 	kind string
-	name string
 }
 
 /* Processing Pipeline
diff --git a/pkg/autogen/autogen.go b/pkg/autogen/autogen.go
index bb84883532..670f8e5600 100644
--- a/pkg/autogen/autogen.go
+++ b/pkg/autogen/autogen.go
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ func GenerateRulePatches(spec *kyverno.Spec, controllers string) (rulePatches []
 				rulePatches = append(rulePatches, pbytes)
 			}
 			insertIdx++
-			patchPostion = insertIdx
 		}
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/pkg/tls/certRenewer.go b/pkg/tls/certRenewer.go
index 11a9a26e1f..f9f3370b00 100644
--- a/pkg/tls/certRenewer.go
+++ b/pkg/tls/certRenewer.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func GenerateRootCASecretName(props *CertificateProps) string {
 }
 
 func CanAddAnnotationToSecret(deplHash string, secret *v1.Secret) bool {
-	var deplHashSec string = "default"
+	var deplHashSec string
 	var ok, managedByKyverno bool
 
 	if label, ok := secret.GetLabels()[ManagedByLabel]; ok {
diff --git a/pkg/tls/reader.go b/pkg/tls/reader.go
index 77bb2d247c..a25bcd448d 100644
--- a/pkg/tls/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/tls/reader.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func ReadRootCASecret(restConfig *rest.Config, client kubernetes.Interface) (res
 		deplHash = fmt.Sprintf("%v", depl.GetUID())
 	}
 
-	var deplHashSec string = "default"
+	var deplHashSec string
 	var ok, managedByKyverno bool
 
 	sname := GenerateRootCASecretName(certProps)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func ReadTLSPair(restConfig *rest.Config, client kubernetes.Interface) (*PemPair
 		deplHash = fmt.Sprintf("%v", depl.GetUID())
 	}
 
-	var deplHashSec string = "default"
+	var deplHashSec string
 	var ok, managedByKyverno bool
 
 	sname := GenerateTLSPairSecretName(certProps)