diff --git a/internal/controller/policyserver_controller_service.go b/internal/controller/policyserver_controller_service.go
index c7891be6..41f0eb0f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/policyserver_controller_service.go
+++ b/internal/controller/policyserver_controller_service.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func getMetricsPort() int32 {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "port %s provided in %s envvar cannot be parsed as integer: %v. Aborting.\n", envMetricsPort, constants.PolicyServerMetricsPortEnvVar, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
+		//nolint:gosec ParseInt(x,x,32) makes sure it will fit into int32
 		metricsPort = int32(metricsPortInt32)
 	}
 	return metricsPort