diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 040791978..7397e4765 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ func TestSysctlConfigEnsure(t *testing.T) {
 func TestIPRouteConfigEnsure(t *testing.T) {
 	r := IPRouteConfig{
 		Route:    netlink.Route{},
-		RouteAdd: func(route *netlink.Route) error { return os.ErrExist },
-		RouteDel: func(route *netlink.Route) error { return syscall.ESRCH },
+		RouteAdd: func(_ *netlink.Route) error { return os.ErrExist },
+		RouteDel: func(_ *netlink.Route) error { return syscall.ESRCH },
 	}
 	if err := r.Ensure(true); err != nil {
 		t.Error("ipRouteConfig.Ensure(true) should ignore the os.ErrExist Error.")
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestIPRuleConfigEnsure(t *testing.T) {
 		Rule:     netlink.Rule{SuppressIfgroup: -1, SuppressPrefixlen: -1, Mark: -1, Mask: -1, Goto: -1},
 		RuleAdd:  func(rule *netlink.Rule) error { ruleList = append(ruleList, *rule); return nil },
 		RuleDel:  mockRuleDel,
-		RuleList: func(family int) ([]netlink.Rule, error) { return ruleList, nil },
+		RuleList: func(_ int) ([]netlink.Rule, error) { return ruleList, nil },
 	}
 	if count, _ := ipRule.count(); count != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("IPRuleConfig.count() should return 2.")
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics.go
index 1a055b64c..a336ebe3a 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics.go
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ func (c *podIPMetricsCollector) listIPAddresses(dir string) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		f, ok := podMap[podID]
+		// TODO: #351 - fix lint errors
+		//nolint:gocritic
 		if !ok {
 			podMap[podID] = family
 		} else if (f == ipv4 && family == ipv6) || (f == ipv6 && family == ipv4) {
@@ -319,18 +321,18 @@ func (c *podIPMetricsCollector) countIPsFromRange(subnet *net.IPNet) (uint64, er
 	if bits-ones >= 64 {
 		return math.MaxUint64, nil
 	}
-	max := uint64(1) << uint(bits-ones)
-	max--
+	count := uint64(1) << uint(bits-ones)
+	count--
 	if subnet.IP.To4() != nil {
 		// Don't use the IPv4 network's broadcast address
-		if max == 0 {
+		if count == 0 {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("subnet includes only the network and broadcast addresses")
 		}
-		max--
-	} else if max == 0 {
+		count--
+	} else if count == 0 {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("subnet includes only the network address")
 	}
-	return max, nil
+	return count, nil
 }
 
 func (c *podIPMetricsCollector) updateAssignedIPs(subnet *net.IPNet, totalIP uint64) {
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics_test.go b/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics_test.go
index 571aa9cb5..ca43a8827 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/collector/pod_ip_metrics_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestSetupDirectoryWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("podIPMetricsWatcherIsIntialized: want: true, got: false")
 	}
 
-	//Add a new file to the directory. Verify metrics
+	// Add a new file to the directory. Verify metrics
 	mustCreateFile(t, dir1, "10.0.0.3", "hash3")
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	if mc.usedIPv4AddrCount != 3 {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestSetupDirectoryWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("duplicateIpCount. want: 0, got %d", mc.duplicateIPCount)
 	}
 
-	//Remove a file from the directory. Verify metrics
+	// Remove a file from the directory. Verify metrics
 	mustDeleteFile(t, dir1, "10.0.0.3")
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	if mc.usedIPv4AddrCount != 2 {
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ func TestSetupDirectoryWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, bound := range bucketKeys {
 		v, ok := mc.reuseIPs.buckets[bound]
+		// TODO: #351 - fix lint errors
+		//nolint:gocritic
 		if !ok {
 			t.Errorf("reused ip: buckets are initialized with 0 values. want: ok, got %v", ok)
 		} else if bound == 5e3 && v != 0 {