diff --git a/examples/sample-operator/cmd/manager/main.go b/examples/sample-operator/cmd/manager/main.go
index 68126533..b7264579 100644
--- a/examples/sample-operator/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/examples/sample-operator/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/k8sutil"
 	kubemetrics "github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/kube-metrics"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pkg/leader"
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
-	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/config"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
diff --git a/examples/sample-operator/pkg/controller/sampleconfig/controller.go b/examples/sample-operator/pkg/controller/sampleconfig/controller.go
index 42b69083..5d53744e 100644
--- a/examples/sample-operator/pkg/controller/sampleconfig/controller.go
+++ b/examples/sample-operator/pkg/controller/sampleconfig/controller.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ type ReconcileSampleConfig struct {
 
 // Reconcile reads that state of the cluster for a SampleConfig object and makes changes based on the state read
 // and what is in the SampleConfig.Spec
-func (r *ReconcileSampleConfig) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+func (r *ReconcileSampleConfig) Reconcile(_ context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	reqLogger := log.WithValues("Request.Namespace", request.Namespace, "Request.Name", request.Name)
 	reqLogger.Info("Reconciling SampleConfig")
 	return r.reconciler.Reconcile(request, r.operatorArgs.OperatorVersion, reqLogger)