diff --git a/cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_stub.go b/cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_stub.go
index e324496..19118f7 100644
--- a/cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_stub.go
+++ b/cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_stub.go
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 // runAsWindowsService is a no-op on non-Windows platforms
-func runAsWindowsService(cfg hostagent.Config, logger zerolog.Logger) error {
+func runAsWindowsService(_ hostagent.Config, _ zerolog.Logger) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/alerts/alerts.go b/internal/alerts/alerts.go
index f7a6fc7..6fe9f8e 100644
--- a/internal/alerts/alerts.go
+++ b/internal/alerts/alerts.go
@@ -7582,8 +7582,8 @@ func cloneStringPtr(value *string) *string {
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	copy := *value
-	return &copy
+	v := *value
+	return &v
 }
 
 func cloneThresholdConfig(cfg ThresholdConfig) ThresholdConfig {
@@ -7972,14 +7972,14 @@ func (m *Manager) evaluateFilterStack(guest interface{}, stack FilterStack) bool
 			}
 		}
 		return true
-	} else { // OR
-		for _, result := range results {
-			if result {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
 	}
+	// OR
+	for _, result := range results {
+		if result {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // getGuestThresholds returns the appropriate thresholds for a guest
diff --git a/internal/api/auth.go b/internal/api/auth.go
index a9723c8..aef1ee4 100644
--- a/internal/api/auth.go
+++ b/internal/api/auth.go
@@ -290,13 +290,12 @@ func CheckAuth(cfg *config.Config, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool
 		// Use ValidateAndExtendSession for sliding expiration
 		if ValidateAndExtendSession(cookie.Value) {
 			return true
-		} else {
-			// Debug logging for failed session validation
-			log.Debug().
-				Str("session_token", cookie.Value[:8]+"...").
-				Str("path", r.URL.Path).
-				Msg("Session validation failed - token not found or expired")
 		}
+		// Debug logging for failed session validation
+		log.Debug().
+			Str("session_token", cookie.Value[:8]+"...").
+			Str("path", r.URL.Path).
+			Msg("Session validation failed - token not found or expired")
 	} else if err != nil {
 		// Debug logging when no session cookie found
 		log.Debug().