diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 44382f6..f2bec79 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ linters-settings:
 
   # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/pkg/golinters/nolintlint
   nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true     # allow non-"machine-readable" format (ie. with leading space) 
     allow-unused: false           # allow nolint directives that don't address a linting issue
     require-explanation: true     # require an explanation for nolint directives
     require-specific: true        # require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/build.go b/cmd/vela-docker/build.go
index 52c7737..048dc45 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/build.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/build.go
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ var buildFlags = []cli.Flag{
 
 // Command formats and outputs the Build command from
 // the provided configuration to build a Docker image.
-// nolint:funlen,gocyclo // Ignore line length
+//
+//nolint:funlen,gocyclo // Ignore line length
 func (b *Build) Command() *exec.Cmd {
 	logrus.Trace("creating docker build command from plugin configuration")
 
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ func (b *Build) Command() *exec.Cmd {
 	// add the required directory param
 	flags = append(flags, b.Context)
 
-	// nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
+	//nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
 	// the plugin accepts configuration
 	return exec.Command(_docker, append([]string{buildAction}, flags...)...)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/build_test.go b/cmd/vela-docker/build_test.go
index d496e54..97bda93 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/build_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/build_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestDocker_Build_Command(t *testing.T) {
 		Ulimits:             []string{"1"},
 	}
 
-	// nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
+	//nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
 	// the plugin accepts configuration
 	want := exec.Command(
 		_docker,
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/daemon_test.go b/cmd/vela-docker/daemon_test.go
index 48c7a88..fea6e95 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/daemon_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/daemon_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestDocker_Daemon_Command(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
+	//nolint:gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
 	// the plugin accepts configuration
 	want := exec.Command(
 		_dockerd,
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/plugin_test.go b/cmd/vela-docker/plugin_test.go
index d1b0c63..456b518 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/plugin_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/plugin_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestDocker_Plugin_Exec(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDocker_Plugin_Exec(_ *testing.T) {
 	// TODO Write test
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/push.go b/cmd/vela-docker/push.go
index 0cf3957..d1b3fba 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/push.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/push.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (p *Push) Command() *exec.Cmd {
 	// add tag to command
 	flags = append(flags, p.Tag)
 
-	// nolint: gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
+	//nolint: gosec // this functionality is not exploitable the way
 	// the plugin accepts configuration
 	return exec.Command(_docker, append([]string{pushAction}, flags...)...)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/vela-docker/registry.go b/cmd/vela-docker/registry.go
index 282bb19..bd76030 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-docker/registry.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-docker/registry.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (r *Registry) Login() error {
 	// add flag for registry name
 	flags = append(flags, r.Name)
 
-	// nolint: gosec // ignore executing command as subprocess
+	//nolint: gosec // ignore executing command as subprocess
 	e := exec.Command(_docker, append([]string{loginAction}, flags...)...)
 
 	// set command stdout to OS stdout