diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index a386e2c7..eda9e714 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -220,6 +220,6 @@ var defaultConfig = Config{
 		ApplicationName: applicationName,
 	},
 	Sender: SenderConfig{
-		Linger: time.Duration(3 * time.Minute),
+		Linger: 3 * time.Minute,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index ebae1afb..c8207e94 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (sh *ServerHandler) ServeHTTP(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.R
 
 func (sh *ServerHandler) recordQueueLatencyToHistogram(startTime time.Time, eventType string) {
 	endTime := sh.now()
-	sh.telemetry.incomingQueueLatency.With(prometheus.Labels{"event": eventType}).Observe(float64(endTime.Sub(startTime).Seconds()))
+	sh.telemetry.incomingQueueLatency.With(prometheus.Labels{"event": eventType}).Observe(endTime.Sub(startTime).Seconds())
 }
 
 func (sh *ServerHandler) fixWrp(msg *wrp.Message) *wrp.Message {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 61d71934..8e1c72b9 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
-//SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index 4e39b1a4..68494350 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
-	// nolint:staticcheck
 	"github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone"
 )
 
diff --git a/primaryHandler.go b/primaryHandler.go
index 8b72931d..cb2d38e4 100644
--- a/primaryHandler.go
+++ b/primaryHandler.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func authenticationMiddleware(v *viper.Viper, logger *zap.Logger) (*alice.Chain,
 			endpoints = append(endpoints, r)
 		}
 		m := basculehelper.MetricValidator{
-			C:         basculehelper.CapabilitiesValidator{Checker: c},
+			C: basculehelper.CapabilitiesValidator{Checker: c},
 			// Measures:  capabilityCheckMeasures,
 			Endpoints: endpoints,
 		}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func authenticationMiddleware(v *viper.Viper, logger *zap.Logger) (*alice.Chain,
 		// basculehttp.WithEErrorResponseFunc(listener.OnErrorResponse),
 	)
 
-	authChain := alice.New(setLogger(logger), authConstructor, authEnforcer) //removing: basculehttp.NewListenerDecorator(listener). commenting for now in case needed later
+	authChain := alice.New(setLogger(logger), authConstructor, authEnforcer)             //removing: basculehttp.NewListenerDecorator(listener). commenting for now in case needed later
 	authChainLegacy := alice.New(setLogger(logger), authConstructorLegacy, authEnforcer) //removing: basculehttp.NewListenerDecorator(listener) commenting for now in case needed later
 
 	versionCompatibleAuth := alice.New(func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {