diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 99eb052..1d15199 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/internal/npm/plugin_test.go b/internal/npm/plugin_test.go
index c08ce63..aaf25dd 100644
--- a/internal/npm/plugin_test.go
+++ b/internal/npm/plugin_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_CreatesFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_AuthToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_Registry(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_Email(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_StrictSSLSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_AlwaysAuthSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func TestPlugin_createNpmrc_All(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	p, mock, fs := createTestPlugin(t, c)
 	home := path.Join("usr", "mctestface")
-	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) // nolint: errcheck // testing
+	fs.MkdirAll(home, 0755) //nolint:errcheck // testing
 	mock.
 		EXPECT().
 		GetHomeDir().