diff --git a/pkg/filters/caps.go b/pkg/filters/caps.go
index 0d8aa553f27..b1f90c9d42b 100644
--- a/pkg/filters/caps.go
+++ b/pkg/filters/caps.go
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@ func filterSingleCapSet(caps []tetragon.CapabilitiesType, filters *tetragon.CapF
 	capset := mapset.NewSet[tetragon.CapabilitiesType]()
 	capset.Append(caps...)
 
-	if filters.Any != nil && len(filters.Any) > 0 {
+	if len(filters.Any) > 0 {
 		filterset.Append(filters.Any...)
 		return capset.ContainsAny(filterset.ToSlice()...)
 	}
 
-	if filters.All != nil && len(filters.All) > 0 {
+	if len(filters.All) > 0 {
 		filterset.Append(filters.All...)
 		return capset.Intersect(filterset).Equal(filterset)
 	}
 
-	if filters.Exactly != nil && len(filters.Exactly) > 0 {
+	if len(filters.Exactly) > 0 {
 		filterset.Append(filters.Exactly...)
 		return capset.Equal(filterset)
 	}
 
-	if filters.None != nil && len(filters.None) > 0 {
+	if len(filters.None) > 0 {
 		filterset.Append(filters.None...)
 		return capset.Intersect(filterset).IsEmpty()
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/policyfilter/k8s_test.go b/pkg/policyfilter/k8s_test.go
index 2bea7461747..65612c279f9 100644
--- a/pkg/policyfilter/k8s_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policyfilter/k8s_test.go
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ import (
 
 type tlog struct {
 	*testing.T
-	Log *logrus.Logger
+	Logger *logrus.Logger
 }
 
 func (tl tlog) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	tl.Logf((string)(p))
+	tl.Log(string(p))
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ func TestK8s(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// NB: using testutils.CaptureLog causes import cycle
 	log := logger.GetLogger().(*logrus.Logger)
-	lc := &tlog{T: t, Log: log}
+	lc := &tlog{T: t, Logger: log}
 	log.SetOutput(lc)
 
 	oldEnablePolicyFilterValue := option.Config.EnablePolicyFilter
diff --git a/pkg/sensors/exec/exec_test.go b/pkg/sensors/exec/exec_test.go
index 6dbab0b4df5..3fe8b2c4432 100644
--- a/pkg/sensors/exec/exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sensors/exec/exec_test.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func TestEventExecveLongPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Path size: %d\n", len(testBin))
-	fmt.Printf("Test dir: " + testDir + "\n")
+	fmt.Printf("Test dir: %s\n", testDir)
 
 	// create directory
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func TestEventExecveLongPathLongArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Path size: %d\n", len(testBin))
-	fmt.Printf("Test dir: " + testDir + "\n")
+	fmt.Printf("Test dir: %s\n", testDir)
 
 	// create directory
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/tracingpolicy/generictracingpolicy.go b/pkg/tracingpolicy/generictracingpolicy.go
index e2dd26c9115..f9be052f410 100644
--- a/pkg/tracingpolicy/generictracingpolicy.go
+++ b/pkg/tracingpolicy/generictracingpolicy.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func ValidateCRDSpec(policy K8sTracingPolicyObject) (*validate.Result, error) {
 
 	v, ok := validatorState.validators[policy.GetGroupVersionKind()]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find validator for: " + policy.GetGroupVersionKind().String())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find validator for: %s", policy.GetGroupVersionKind().String())
 	}
 
 	return v.Validate(policy), nil