diff --git a/debugd/cdbg/cmd/root.go b/debugd/cdbg/cmd/root.go
index e7f5fb651..fd410d8b0 100644
--- a/debugd/cdbg/cmd/root.go
+++ b/debugd/cdbg/cmd/root.go
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ It connects to CoreOS instances running debugd and deploys a self-compiled versi
 
 // Execute starts the CLI.
 func Execute() {
-	err := rootCmd.Execute()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("dev-config", "", "debugd config file (required)")
-	rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("dev-config")
+	_ = rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("dev-config")
 }
diff --git a/debugd/cdbg/state/state.go b/debugd/cdbg/state/state.go
index bba3837f8..d8750cea2 100644
--- a/debugd/cdbg/state/state.go
+++ b/debugd/cdbg/state/state.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func GetScalingGroupsFromConfig(stat state.ConstellationState, config *configc.C
 	}
 }
 
-func getAWSInstances(stat state.ConstellationState, config *configc.Config) (coordinators, nodes cmdc.ScalingGroup, err error) {
+func getAWSInstances(stat state.ConstellationState, _ *configc.Config) (coordinators, nodes cmdc.ScalingGroup, err error) {
 	coordinatorID, coordinator, err := stat.EC2Instances.GetOne()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func getGCPInstances(stat state.ConstellationState, config *configc.Config) (coo
 	return
 }
 
-func getAzureInstances(stat state.ConstellationState, config *configc.Config) (coordinators, nodes cmdc.ScalingGroup, err error) {
+func getAzureInstances(stat state.ConstellationState, _ *configc.Config) (coordinators, nodes cmdc.ScalingGroup, err error) {
 	_, coordinator, err := stat.AzureCoordinators.GetOne()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/debugd/coordinator/streamer.go b/debugd/coordinator/streamer.go
index 5db2c8bd0..551aacccc 100644
--- a/debugd/coordinator/streamer.go
+++ b/debugd/coordinator/streamer.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (f *FileStreamer) WriteStream(filename string, stream ReadChunkStream, show
 			return fmt.Errorf("writing chunk to disk failed: %w", err)
 		}
 		if showProgress {
-			bar.Add(len(chunk.Content))
+			_ = bar.Add(len(chunk.Content))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (f *FileStreamer) ReadStream(filename string, stream WriteChunkStream, chun
 			return fmt.Errorf("sending chunk failed: %w", err)
 		}
 		if showProgress {
-			bar.Add(n)
+			_ = bar.Add(n)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd/debugd.go b/debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd/debugd.go
index c2683c931..dc74534c1 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd/debugd.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/cmd/debugd/debugd.go
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	sched := metadata.NewScheduler(fetcher, ssh, download)
 	serv := server.New(ssh, serviceManager, streamer)
-	deploy.DeployDefaultServiceUnit(ctx, serviceManager)
+	if err := deploy.DeployDefaultServiceUnit(ctx, serviceManager); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go sched.Start(ctx, wg)
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/deploy/download.go b/debugd/debugd/deploy/download.go
index cdb878b4f..7d916a164 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/deploy/download.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/deploy/download.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func New(dialer Dialer, serviceManager serviceManager, writer streamToFileWriter
 func (d *Download) DownloadCoordinator(ctx context.Context, ip string) error {
 	serverAddr := net.JoinHostPort(ip, debugd.DebugdPort)
 	// only retry download from same endpoint after backoff
-	if lastAttempt, ok := d.attemptedDownloads[serverAddr]; ok && time.Now().Sub(lastAttempt) < debugd.CoordinatorDownloadRetryBackoff {
+	if lastAttempt, ok := d.attemptedDownloads[serverAddr]; ok && time.Since(lastAttempt) < debugd.CoordinatorDownloadRetryBackoff {
 		return nil
 	}
 	log.Printf("Trying to download coordinator from %s\n", ip)
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/deploy/linux_user.go b/debugd/debugd/deploy/linux_user.go
index 1238ef3af..dcce772aa 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/deploy/linux_user.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/deploy/linux_user.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func (l *LinuxUserManager) getLinuxUser(username string) (LinuxUser, error) {
 		Uid:      uid,
 		Gid:      gid,
 	}, nil
-
 }
 
 // EnsureLinuxUserExists will try to create the user specified by username and call GetLinuxUser to retrieve user information.
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/deploy/service.go b/debugd/debugd/deploy/service.go
index d2d1f49ef..7965ded4e 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/deploy/service.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/deploy/service.go
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ func (s *ServiceManager) WriteSystemdUnitFile(ctx context.Context, unit SystemdU
 }
 
 // DeployDefaultServiceUnit will write the default "constellation.service" unit file.
-func DeployDefaultServiceUnit(ctx context.Context, serviceManager *ServiceManager) {
-	serviceManager.WriteSystemdUnitFile(ctx, SystemdUnit{
+func DeployDefaultServiceUnit(ctx context.Context, serviceManager *ServiceManager) error {
+	return serviceManager.WriteSystemdUnitFile(ctx, SystemdUnit{
 		Name:     debugd.CoordinatorSystemdUnitName,
 		Contents: debugd.CoordinatorSystemdUnitContents,
 	})
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/deploy/service_test.go b/debugd/debugd/deploy/service_test.go
index 1e7b593ec..7ba366500 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/deploy/service_test.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/deploy/service_test.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ func (f *fakeDbusConn) StartUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode s
 
 	return f.jobID, f.actionErr
 }
+
 func (f *fakeDbusConn) StopUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode string, ch chan<- string) (int, error) {
 	f.inputs = append(f.inputs, dbusConnActionInput{name: name, mode: mode})
 	go func() {
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ func (f *fakeDbusConn) StopUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode st
 	}()
 	return f.jobID, f.actionErr
 }
+
 func (f *fakeDbusConn) RestartUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode string, ch chan<- string) (int, error) {
 	f.inputs = append(f.inputs, dbusConnActionInput{name: name, mode: mode})
 	go func() {
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ func (f *fakeDbusConn) RestartUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode
 	}()
 	return f.jobID, f.actionErr
 }
+
 func (s *fakeDbusConn) ReloadContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return s.actionErr
 }
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/deploy/wrappers.go b/debugd/debugd/deploy/wrappers.go
index 68d32652d..4c918a381 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/deploy/wrappers.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/deploy/wrappers.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22/dbus"
 )
 
-// wraps go-systemd dbus
+// wraps go-systemd dbus.
 type dbusWrapper struct{}
 
 func (d *dbusWrapper) NewSystemdConnectionContext(ctx context.Context) (dbusConn, error) {
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ type dbusConnWrapper struct {
 func (c *dbusConnWrapper) StartUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode string, ch chan<- string) (int, error) {
 	return c.conn.StartUnitContext(ctx, name, mode, ch)
 }
+
 func (c *dbusConnWrapper) StopUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode string, ch chan<- string) (int, error) {
 	return c.conn.StopUnitContext(ctx, name, mode, ch)
 }
+
 func (c *dbusConnWrapper) RestartUnitContext(ctx context.Context, name string, mode string, ch chan<- string) (int, error) {
 	return c.conn.RestartUnitContext(ctx, name, mode, ch)
 }
+
 func (c *dbusConnWrapper) ReloadContext(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return c.conn.ReloadContext(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler.go b/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler.go
index 378f15ef7..47b99df7e 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) downloadCoordinator(ctx context.Context, ips []string) {
 	for _, ip := range ips {
 		err := s.downloader.DownloadCoordinator(ctx, ip)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error occured while downloading coordinator from %v: %v\n", ip, err)
+			log.Printf("error occurred while downloading coordinator from %v: %v\n", ip, err)
 			continue
 		}
 		// early exit since coordinator should only be downloaded once
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) deploySSHKeys(ctx context.Context, keys []ssh.SSHKey) {
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		err := s.ssh.DeploySSHAuthorizedKey(ctx, key)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error occured while deploying ssh key %v: %v\n", key, err)
+			log.Printf("error occurred while deploying ssh key %v: %v\n", key, err)
 			continue
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler_test.go b/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler_test.go
index 08c8f94e1..f22ed8929 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/metadata/scheduler_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestSchedulerStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 			expectedDebugdDownloads: []string{"192.0.2.1", "192.0.2.2"},
 		},
-		"if download is successfull, second download is not attempted": {
+		"if download is successful, second download is not attempted": {
 			fetcher: stubFetcher{
 				ips: []string{"192.0.2.1", "192.0.2.2"},
 			},
diff --git a/debugd/debugd/server/server_test.go b/debugd/debugd/server/server_test.go
index a912bc446..72a44f125 100644
--- a/debugd/debugd/server/server_test.go
+++ b/debugd/debugd/server/server_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestUploadCoordinator(t *testing.T) {
 			client := pb.NewDebugdClient(conn)
 			stream, err := client.UploadCoordinator(context.Background())
 			require.NoError(err)
-			fakeWrite(stream, tc.uploadChunks)
+			require.NoError(fakeWrite(stream, tc.uploadChunks))
 			resp, err := stream.CloseAndRecv()
 
 			grpcServ.GracefulStop()
@@ -390,7 +390,9 @@ func (f *fakeStreamer) WriteStream(filename string, stream coordinator.ReadChunk
 func (f *fakeStreamer) ReadStream(filename string, stream coordinator.WriteChunkStream, chunksize uint, showProgress bool) error {
 	f.readStreamFilename = filename
 	for _, chunk := range f.readStreamChunks {
-		stream.Send(&pb.Chunk{Content: chunk})
+		if err := stream.Send(&pb.Chunk{Content: chunk}); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
 	}
 	return f.readStreamErr
 }