diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 8c54aa95b166..e28f6be70d88 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 # See https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/.golangci.example.yml
 run:
   tests: true
-
   timeout: 5m
-
-  skip-dirs:
-    - tools
-    - website
-    - hack
-    - charts
-    - designs
-
 linters:
   enable:
     - asciicheck
@@ -31,12 +22,13 @@ linters:
     - nilerr
   disable:
     - prealloc
-
 linters-settings:
   gocyclo:
     min-complexity: 11
   govet:
-    check-shadowing: true
+    enable-all: true
+    disable:
+      - fieldalignment
   revive:
     rules:
     - name: dot-imports
@@ -66,6 +58,12 @@ linters-settings:
 issues:
   fix: true
   exclude: ['declaration of "(err|ctx)" shadows declaration at']
+  exclude-dirs:
+    - tools
+    - website
+    - hack
+    - charts
+    - designs
   exclude-rules:
   - linters:
     - goheader
diff --git a/pkg/providers/instance/instance.go b/pkg/providers/instance/instance.go
index f228815563a7..37850058771c 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/instance/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/instance/instance.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (p *DefaultProvider) Delete(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 		if awserrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return cloudprovider.NewNodeClaimNotFoundError(fmt.Errorf("instance already terminated"))
 		}
-		if _, e := p.Get(ctx, id); err != nil {
+		if _, e := p.Get(ctx, id); e != nil {
 			if cloudprovider.IsNodeClaimNotFoundError(e) {
 				return e
 			}