diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9f2ada2..1aea9b0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ run:
   skip-dirs-use-default: true
   allow-parallel-runners: true
   modules-download-mode: readonly
-  tests: false
 
 output:
-  format: colored-line-number
+  formats:
+    - format: colored-line-number
   sort-results: true
 
 linters:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ linters:
     - dupl
     - errorlint
     - exhaustive
-    - exportloopref
+    - copyloopvar
     - funlen
     - gocognit
     - goconst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ linters:
     - godot
     - goimports
     - revive
-    - gomnd
+    - mnd
     - gosec
     - lll
     - makezero
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ issues:
     - path: _test\.go
       linters:
         - dupl
-        - gomnd
+        - mnd
         - lll
         - bodyclose
         - errcheck
diff --git a/core/logger/gin_test.go b/core/logger/gin_test.go
index fb35633..ffc7350 100644
--- a/core/logger/gin_test.go
+++ b/core/logger/gin_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package logger
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -108,8 +107,8 @@ func TestSkippedPath(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, ok)
 
 		for item, result := range items {
-			assert.Equal(t, result, matcher.match(item), fmt.Sprintf(`"%s" does not match "%s", internals: %#v`,
-				pattern, item, matcher))
+			assert.Equal(t, result, matcher.match(item), `"%s" does not match "%s", internals: %#v`,
+				pattern, item, matcher)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger.go b/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger.go
index 4f9fcd6..0ea0ddf 100644
--- a/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger.go
+++ b/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type BufferedLogger interface {
 //	// Some other code that works with logger.
 //	fmt.Println(log.String())
 type BufferLogger struct {
-	_ *zap.Logger
 	logger.Default
 	buf LockableBuffer
 }
diff --git a/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger_test.go b/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger_test.go
index 8eb5ac8..ff4920c 100644
--- a/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger_test.go
+++ b/core/util/testutil/buffer_logger_test.go
@@ -33,35 +33,35 @@ func (t *BufferLoggerTest) Test_Read() {
 
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(t.logger)
 	t.Require().NoError(err)
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(data), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(data), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(string(data), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(string(data), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 
 	t.silentLogger.Debug("test")
 
 	data, err = io.ReadAll(t.silentLogger)
 	t.Require().NoError(err)
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(data), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(data), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(string(data), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(string(data), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 }
 
 func (t *BufferLoggerTest) Test_Bytes() {
 	t.logger.Debug("test")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(t.logger.Bytes()), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(t.logger.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(string(t.logger.Bytes()), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(string(t.logger.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 
 	t.silentLogger.Debug("test")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(t.silentLogger.Bytes()), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(string(t.silentLogger.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(string(t.silentLogger.Bytes()), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(string(t.silentLogger.Bytes()), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 }
 
 func (t *BufferLoggerTest) Test_String() {
 	t.logger.Debug("test")
-	t.Assert().Contains(t.logger.String(), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(t.logger.String(), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(t.logger.String(), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(t.logger.String(), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 
 	t.silentLogger.Debug("test")
-	t.Assert().Contains(t.silentLogger.String(), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
-	t.Assert().Contains(t.silentLogger.String(), "\"message\":\"test\"")
+	t.Contains(t.silentLogger.String(), "\"level_name\":\"DEBUG\"")
+	t.Contains(t.silentLogger.String(), "\"message\":\"test\"")
 }
 
 func (t *BufferLoggerTest) TestRace() {
diff --git a/core/validator_test.go b/core/validator_test.go
index 4e23ccf..4683d44 100644
--- a/core/validator_test.go
+++ b/core/validator_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *ValidatorSuite) getError(err error) string {
 }
 
 func (s *ValidatorSuite) Test_ValidationInvalidType() {
-	s.Assert().IsType(&validator.InvalidValidationError{}, s.engine.Struct(nil))
+	s.IsType(&validator.InvalidValidationError{}, s.engine.Struct(nil))
 }
 
 func (s *ValidatorSuite) Test_ValidationFails() {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (s *ValidatorSuite) Test_ValidationFails() {
 		err := s.engine.Struct(conn)
 		s.Require().IsType(validator.ValidationErrors{}, err)
 
-		s.Assert().Equal(
+		s.Equal(
 			"Key: 'Connection.URL' Error:Field validation for 'URL' failed on the 'validateCrmURL' tag",
 			s.getError(err))
 	}
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (s *ValidatorSuite) Test_ValidationSuccess() {
 		crmDomains = append(crmDomains, "https://"+domain.Domain)
 	}
 
-	s.Assert().True(len(crmDomains) > 4, "No box domains were tested, test is incomplete!")
+	s.Greater(len(crmDomains), 4, "No box domains were tested, test is incomplete!")
 
 	for _, domain := range crmDomains {
 		conn := models.Connection{
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ func (s *ValidatorSuite) Test_ValidationSuccess() {
 		}
 
 		err := s.engine.Struct(conn)
-		s.Assert().NoError(err, domain+": "+s.getError(err))
+		s.NoError(err, domain+": "+s.getError(err))
 	}
 }