diff --git a/internal/policies/fetcher.go b/internal/policies/fetcher.go
index 744d28be..aa9a13dd 100644
--- a/internal/policies/fetcher.go
+++ b/internal/policies/fetcher.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) getAdmissionPolicies(namespace string) ([]policiesv1.Admission
 	return policies.Items, nil
 }
 
-func newClient() (client.Client, error) { //nolint
+func newClient() (client.Client, error) { //nolint:ireturn
 	config := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
 	customScheme := scheme.Scheme
 	customScheme.AddKnownTypes(
diff --git a/internal/policies/fetcher_test.go b/internal/policies/fetcher_test.go
index a3fb20c4..33971f77 100644
--- a/internal/policies/fetcher_test.go
+++ b/internal/policies/fetcher_test.go
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ var nsKubewarden = v1.Namespace{
 	},
 }
 
-func mockClient(initObjs ...k8sClient.Object) k8sClient.Client { //nolint
+func mockClient(initObjs ...k8sClient.Object) k8sClient.Client { //nolint:ireturn
 	customScheme := scheme.Scheme
 	customScheme.AddKnownTypes(schema.GroupVersion{Group: constants.KubewardenPoliciesGroup, Version: constants.KubewardenPoliciesVersion}, &policiesv1.ClusterAdmissionPolicy{}, &policiesv1.AdmissionPolicy{}, &policiesv1.ClusterAdmissionPolicyList{}, &policiesv1.AdmissionPolicyList{})
 	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(customScheme, schema.GroupVersion{Group: constants.KubewardenPoliciesGroup, Version: constants.KubewardenPoliciesVersion})