diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5f7bc1fe9..232b4f31d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: latest
+          version: v1.60.1
           args: -v --timeout 5m
           skip-cache: true
       - run: make check
diff --git a/controllers/object_controls.go b/controllers/object_controls.go
index 7073b8378..2bcae79ae 100644
--- a/controllers/object_controls.go
+++ b/controllers/object_controls.go
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@ func transformOpenShiftDriverToolkitContainer(obj *appsv1.DaemonSet, config *gpu
 			return nil, nil
 		}
 
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("could not find the '%s' container", name))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find the '%s' container", name)
 	}
 
 	if !n.ocpDriverToolkit.enabled {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/framework/framework.go b/tests/e2e/framework/framework.go
index 2e19eea32..969e674bb 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (f *Framework) AfterEach(ctx context.Context) {
 			for namespaceKey, namespaceErr := range nsDeletionErrors {
 				messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't delete ns: %q: %s (%#v)", namespaceKey, namespaceErr, namespaceErr))
 			}
-			e2elog.Failf(strings.Join(messages, ","))
+			ginkgo.Fail(strings.Join(messages, ","))
 		}
 	}()
 
diff --git a/validator/main.go b/validator/main.go
index be0a4ffe1..b63fffa7f 100644
--- a/validator/main.go
+++ b/validator/main.go
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ func (m *MOFED) validate() error {
 
 	present, err := m.isMellanoxDevicePresent()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf(err.Error())
+		log.Errorf("Error trying to retrieve Mellanox device - %s\n", err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 	if !present {