diff --git a/cmd/metalctl/app/move.go b/cmd/metalctl/app/move.go
index 5b1d4c3..655813f 100644
--- a/cmd/metalctl/app/move.go
+++ b/cmd/metalctl/app/move.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func NewMoveCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	move.Flags().StringVar(&namespace, "namespace", "", "namespace to filter CRs to migrate. Defaults to all namespaces if not specified")
 	move.Flags().BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "show what would be moved without executing the migration")
 	move.Flags().BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "enable verbose logging for detailed output during migration")
-	move.MarkFlagRequired("source-kubeconfig")
-	move.MarkFlagRequired("target-kubeconfig")
+	_ = move.MarkFlagRequired("source-kubeconfig")
+	_ = move.MarkFlagRequired("target-kubeconfig")
 
 	if verbose {
 		slog.SetLogLoggerLevel(slog.LevelDebug)
diff --git a/cmdutils/move.go b/cmdutils/move.go
index a77850a..423ae5f 100644
--- a/cmdutils/move.go
+++ b/cmdutils/move.go
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ func cleanup(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, crs []*unstructured.Unstruct
 	return errors.Join(cleanupErrs...)
 }
 
-func moveCrs(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, crsTrees []*Node, ownerUid ...types.UID) (movedCrs []*unstructured.Unstructured, err error) {
-	movedCrs = make([]*unstructured.Unstructured, 0)
+func moveCrs(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, crsTrees []*Node, ownerUid ...types.UID) ([]*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	movedCrs := make([]*unstructured.Unstructured, 0)
 
 	for _, crsTree := range crsTrees {
 		cr := crsTree.Cr.DeepCopy()
@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ func moveCrs(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, crsTrees []*Node, ownerUid .
 			cr.SetOwnerReferences(ownerReferences)
 		}
 		cr.SetResourceVersion("")
-		if err = cl.Create(ctx, cr); err != nil {
+		if err := cl.Create(ctx, cr); err != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("CR %s couldn't be created in the target cluster: %w", crName(cr), err)
-			return
+			return movedCrs, err
 		}
 		movedCrs = append(movedCrs, cr)
 	}
 
 	for _, crsTree := range crsTrees {
-		err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, pollInterval, pollTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, pollInterval, pollTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 			// get CR from target cluster
 			cr := crsTree.Cr.DeepCopy()
 			if err := cl.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cr), cr); err != nil {
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ func moveCrs(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, crsTrees []*Node, ownerUid .
 			return true, err
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			return
+			return movedCrs, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return
+	return movedCrs, nil
 }
 
 func copyStatus(ctx context.Context, cl client.Client, sourceCr, targetCr *unstructured.Unstructured) error {
diff --git a/cmdutils/move_test.go b/cmdutils/move_test.go
index a046362..565b150 100644
--- a/cmdutils/move_test.go
+++ b/cmdutils/move_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var _ = Describe("metalctl move", func() {
 
 		sourceBmc := &metalv1alpha1.BMC{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{GenerateName: "test-"},
 			Spec: metalv1alpha1.BMCSpec{EndpointRef: &v1.LocalObjectReference{}}}
-		controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(sourceEndpoint, sourceBmc, k8sSchema.Scheme)
+		Expect(controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(sourceEndpoint, sourceBmc, k8sSchema.Scheme)).To(Succeed())
 		Expect(clients.Source.Create(ctx, sourceBmc)).To(Succeed())
 		Eventually(func(g Gomega) error {
 			return clients.Source.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(sourceBmc), sourceBmc)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var _ = Describe("metalctl move", func() {
 		}).Should(Succeed())
 
 		sourceBmcSecret := &metalv1alpha1.BMCSecret{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{GenerateName: "test-"}}
-		controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(sourceBmc, sourceBmcSecret, k8sSchema.Scheme)
+		Expect(controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(sourceBmc, sourceBmcSecret, k8sSchema.Scheme)).To(Succeed())
 		Expect(clients.Source.Create(ctx, sourceBmcSecret)).To(Succeed())
 
 		// target cluster setup
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var _ = Describe("metalctl move", func() {
 			crsSchema = append(crsSchema, schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "metal.ironcore.dev", Version: "v1alpha1", Kind: crdKind})
 		}
 		err := Move(context.TODO(), clients, crsSchema, "", false)
-		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 		Eventually(func(g Gomega) error {
 			return clients.Target.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(targetCommonEndpoint), targetCommonEndpoint)