diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index f994412..050db11 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -17,28 +17,8 @@ run:
   # list of build tags, all linters use it. Default is empty list.
   build-tags: []
 
-  # which dirs to skip: issues from them won't be reported;
-  # can use regexp here: generated.*, regexp is applied on full path;
-  # default value is empty list, but default dirs are skipped independently
-  # from this option's value (see skip-dirs-use-default).
-  skip-dirs:
-    - cover
-
-  # default is true. Enables skipping of directories:
-  #   vendor$, third_party$, testdata$, examples$, Godeps$, builtin$
-  skip-dirs-use-default: true
-
-  # which files to skip: they will be analyzed, but issues from them
-  # won't be reported. Default value is empty list, but there is
-  # no need to include all autogenerated files, we confidently recognize
-  # autogenerated files. If it's not please let us know.
-  skip-files: []
-
 # output configuration options
 output:
-  # colored-line-number|line-number|json|tab|checkstyle|code-climate, default is "colored-line-number"
-  format: colored-line-number
-
   # print lines of code with issue, default is true
   print-issued-lines: true
 
@@ -50,34 +30,45 @@ linters-settings:
   ## Enabled linters:
   govet:
     # report about shadowed variables
-    check-shadowing: false
     disable-all: false
 
-  golint:
-    min-confidence: 1.0
+  tagliatelle:
+    case:
+      rules:
+        json: goCamel
+        yaml: goCamel
+
 
   gocritic:
     # Which checks should be enabled; can't be combined with 'disabled-checks';
     # See https://go-critic.github.io/overview#checks-overview
     # To check which checks are enabled run `GL_DEBUG=gocritic golangci-lint run`
     # By default list of stable checks is used.
-    enabled-checks:
-      - argOrder # Diagnostic options
-      - badCond
-      - caseOrder
-      - dupArg
-      - dupBranchBody
-      - dupCase
-      - dupSubExpr
-      - nilValReturn
-      - offBy1
-      - weakCond
-      - boolExprSimplify # Style options here and below.
-      - builtinShadow
-      - emptyFallthrough
-      - hexLiteral
-      - underef
-      - equalFold
+    enabled-tags:
+      - diagnostic
+      - style
+    disabled-checks:
+      # diagnostic
+      - appendAssign
+      - commentedOutCode
+      - uncheckedInlineErr
+      # style
+      - httpNoBody
+      - exitAfterDefer
+      - ifElseChain
+      - importShadow
+      - initClause
+      - nestingReduce
+      - octalLiteral
+      - paramTypeCombine
+      - ptrToRefParam
+      - stringsCompare
+      - tooManyResultsChecker
+      - typeDefFirst
+      - typeUnparen
+      - unlabelStmt
+      - unnamedResult
+      - whyNoLint
   revive:
     ignore-generated-header: true
     rules:
@@ -100,11 +91,11 @@ linters-settings:
       - name: if-return
         disabled: false
       - name: indent-error-flow
-        disabled: false
+        disabled: true
       - name: increment-decrement
         disabled: false
       - name: modifies-value-receiver
-        disabled: false
+        disabled: true
       - name: optimize-operands-order
         disabled: false
       - name: range-val-in-closure
@@ -130,6 +121,7 @@ linters:
   disable-all: true
   fast: false
   enable:
+    - tagliatelle
     - gocritic
     - gofmt
     - revive
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index fd5d227..ae48d8c 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (a *API) handleCreateRequest(jc jape.Context) {
 	}
 
 	ip := jc.Request.RemoteAddr
-	if forwardedFor := jc.Request.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For"); len(forwardedFor) != 0 {
+	if forwardedFor := jc.Request.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For"); forwardedFor != "" {
 		addresses := strings.Split(forwardedFor, ",")
 		ip = strings.TrimSpace(addresses[0])
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/faucetd/main.go b/cmd/faucetd/main.go
index a641939..73189d7 100644
--- a/cmd/faucetd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/faucetd/main.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var (
 			}
 
 			walletRecoveryPhrase := os.Getenv("FAUCETD_WALLET_SEED")
-			if len(walletRecoveryPhrase) == 0 {
+			if walletRecoveryPhrase == "" {
 				log.Fatalln("FAUCETD_WALLET_SEED not set")
 			}
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ var (
 			}
 
 			walletRecoveryPhrase := os.Getenv("FAUCETD_WALLET_SEED")
-			if len(walletRecoveryPhrase) == 0 {
+			if walletRecoveryPhrase == "" {
 				log.Fatalln("FAUCETD_WALLET_SEED not set")
 			}
 
diff --git a/internal/test/miner_test.go b/internal/test/miner_test.go
index ad2a192..2958b5e 100644
--- a/internal/test/miner_test.go
+++ b/internal/test/miner_test.go
@@ -238,14 +238,12 @@ func TestMining(t *testing.T) {
 		release, err := w.FundAndSignTransaction(&txn, amount)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		defer release()
-
-		if err := tp.AcceptTransactionSet([]types.Transaction{txn}); err != nil {
+		} else if err := tp.AcceptTransactionSet([]types.Transaction{txn}); err != nil {
 			buf, _ := json.MarshalIndent(txn, "", "  ")
 			t.Log(string(buf))
 			t.Fatalf("failed to accept transaction %v: %v", i, err)
 		}
+		release()
 
 		added[i] = txn.ID()
 	}