diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ecb324d..9e44243 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ output:
 issues:
   max-same-issues: 1
   max-issues-per-linter: 10
-  new: true
   exclude:
     - Error return value of `.*.Unlock` is not checked
     - Error return value of `.*.Completed` is not checked
diff --git a/cmd/gemini/generators.go b/cmd/gemini/generators.go
index 9b4f51d..96a1ffc 100644
--- a/cmd/gemini/generators.go
+++ b/cmd/gemini/generators.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ func createGenerators(
 ) (generators.Generators, error) {
 	partitionRangeConfig := schemaConfig.GetPartitionRangeConfig()
 
-	var gs []*generators.Generator
+	gs := make([]*generators.Generator, 0, len(schema.Tables))
+
 	for id := range schema.Tables {
 		table := schema.Tables[id]
 		pkVariations := table.PartitionKeys.ValueVariationsNumber(&partitionRangeConfig)
diff --git a/pkg/generators/statement_generator.go b/pkg/generators/statement_generator.go
index 25503a8..1755e51 100644
--- a/pkg/generators/statement_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/generators/statement_generator.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func GetCreateKeyspaces(s *typedef.Schema) (string, string) {
 }
 
 func GetCreateSchema(s *typedef.Schema) []string {
-	var stmts []string
+	stmts := make([]string, 0, len(s.Tables)*2)
 
 	for _, t := range s.Tables {
 		createTypes := GetCreateTypes(t, s.Keyspace)
diff --git a/pkg/generators/statement_generator_test.go b/pkg/generators/statement_generator_test.go
index 405abb0..1356fa2 100644
--- a/pkg/generators/statement_generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/generators/statement_generator_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestGetCreateSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			got := generators.GetCreateTable(test.table, ks)
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(got, test.want); diff != "" {
-				t.Fatalf(diff)
+				t.Fatalf("cmp.Diff failed: %s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/generators/table.go b/pkg/generators/table.go
index 3f9da28..ec3be8f 100644
--- a/pkg/generators/table.go
+++ b/pkg/generators/table.go
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ func GetCreateTable(t *typedef.Table, ks typedef.Keyspace) string {
 	t.RLock()
 	defer t.RUnlock()
 
-	var (
-		partitionKeys  []string
-		clusteringKeys []string
-		columns        []string
-	)
+	partitionKeys := make([]string, 0, len(t.PartitionKeys))
+	clusteringKeys := make([]string, 0, len(t.ClusteringKeys))
+	columns := make([]string, 0, len(t.PartitionKeys)+len(t.ClusteringKeys)+len(t.Columns))
+
 	for _, pk := range t.PartitionKeys {
 		partitionKeys = append(partitionKeys, pk.Name)
 		columns = append(columns, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", pk.Name, pk.Type.CQLDef()))
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ func GetCreateTypes(t *typedef.Table, keyspace typedef.Keyspace) []string {
 	t.RLock()
 	defer t.RUnlock()
 
-	var stmts []string
+	stmts := make([]string, 0, len(t.Columns))
+
 	for _, column := range t.Columns {
 		c, ok := column.Type.(*typedef.UDTType)
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/gen_check_stmt.go b/pkg/jobs/gen_check_stmt.go
index 3822b40..88ad77f 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/gen_check_stmt.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/gen_check_stmt.go
@@ -32,16 +32,15 @@ func GenCheckStmt(
 	rnd *rand.Rand,
 	p *typedef.PartitionRangeConfig,
 ) *typedef.Stmt {
-	n := 0
 	mvNum := -1
-	maxClusteringRels := 0
-	numQueryPKs := 0
 	if len(table.MaterializedViews) > 0 && rnd.Int()%2 == 0 {
 		mvNum = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, len(table.MaterializedViews))
 	}
 
 	switch mvNum {
 	case -1:
+		var n int
+
 		if len(table.Indexes) > 0 {
 			n = rnd.Intn(5)
 		} else {
@@ -51,22 +50,22 @@ func GenCheckStmt(
 		case 0:
 			return genSinglePartitionQuery(s, table, g)
 		case 1:
-			numQueryPKs = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, table.PartitionKeys.Len())
+			numQueryPKs := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, table.PartitionKeys.Len())
 			multiplier := int(math.Pow(float64(numQueryPKs), float64(table.PartitionKeys.Len())))
 			if multiplier > 100 {
 				numQueryPKs = 1
 			}
 			return genMultiplePartitionQuery(s, table, g, numQueryPKs)
 		case 2:
-			maxClusteringRels = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, table.ClusteringKeys.Len())
+			maxClusteringRels := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, table.ClusteringKeys.Len())
 			return genClusteringRangeQuery(s, table, g, rnd, p, maxClusteringRels)
 		case 3:
-			numQueryPKs = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, table.PartitionKeys.Len())
+			numQueryPKs := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, table.PartitionKeys.Len())
 			multiplier := int(math.Pow(float64(numQueryPKs), float64(table.PartitionKeys.Len())))
 			if multiplier > 100 {
 				numQueryPKs = 1
 			}
-			maxClusteringRels = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, table.ClusteringKeys.Len())
+			maxClusteringRels := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, table.ClusteringKeys.Len())
 			return genMultiplePartitionClusteringRangeQuery(s, table, g, rnd, p, numQueryPKs, maxClusteringRels)
 		case 4:
 			// Reducing the probability to hit these since they often take a long time to run
@@ -79,13 +78,12 @@ func GenCheckStmt(
 			}
 		}
 	default:
-		n = rnd.Intn(4)
-		switch n {
+		switch rnd.Intn(4) {
 		case 0:
 			return genSinglePartitionQueryMv(s, table, g, rnd, p, mvNum)
 		case 1:
 			lenPartitionKeys := table.MaterializedViews[mvNum].PartitionKeys.Len()
-			numQueryPKs = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, lenPartitionKeys)
+			numQueryPKs := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, lenPartitionKeys)
 			multiplier := int(math.Pow(float64(numQueryPKs), float64(lenPartitionKeys)))
 			if multiplier > 100 {
 				numQueryPKs = 1
@@ -93,17 +91,17 @@ func GenCheckStmt(
 			return genMultiplePartitionQueryMv(s, table, g, rnd, p, mvNum, numQueryPKs)
 		case 2:
 			lenClusteringKeys := table.MaterializedViews[mvNum].ClusteringKeys.Len()
-			maxClusteringRels = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, lenClusteringKeys)
+			maxClusteringRels := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, lenClusteringKeys)
 			return genClusteringRangeQueryMv(s, table, g, rnd, p, mvNum, maxClusteringRels)
 		case 3:
 			lenPartitionKeys := table.MaterializedViews[mvNum].PartitionKeys.Len()
-			numQueryPKs = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, lenPartitionKeys)
+			numQueryPKs := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 1, lenPartitionKeys)
 			multiplier := int(math.Pow(float64(numQueryPKs), float64(lenPartitionKeys)))
 			if multiplier > 100 {
 				numQueryPKs = 1
 			}
 			lenClusteringKeys := table.MaterializedViews[mvNum].ClusteringKeys.Len()
-			maxClusteringRels = utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, lenClusteringKeys)
+			maxClusteringRels := utils.RandInt2(rnd, 0, lenClusteringKeys)
 			return genMultiplePartitionClusteringRangeQueryMv(s, table, g, rnd, p, mvNum, numQueryPKs, maxClusteringRels)
 		}
 	}
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@ func genClusteringRangeQuery(
 	if vs == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	var allTypes []typedef.Type
+	allTypes := make([]typedef.Type, 0, len(t.PartitionKeys)+maxClusteringRels+1)
 	values := vs.Value.Copy()
 	builder := qb.Select(s.Keyspace.Name + "." + t.Name)
 
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ func genClusteringRangeQueryMv(
 	}
 	builder := qb.Select(s.Keyspace.Name + "." + mv.Name)
 
-	var allTypes []typedef.Type
+	allTypes := make([]typedef.Type, 0, len(mv.PartitionKeys)+maxClusteringRels+1)
 	for _, pk := range mv.PartitionKeys {
 		builder = builder.Where(qb.Eq(pk.Name))
 		allTypes = append(allTypes, pk.Type)
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/gen_utils_test.go b/pkg/jobs/gen_utils_test.go
index 4c61c48..62e4e46 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/gen_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/gen_utils_test.go
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ func convertStmtToResults(stmt *typedef.Stmt) *result {
 		types = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", types, stmt.Types[idx].Name())
 	}
 	query, names := stmt.Query.ToCql()
-	var tokens []resultToken
+
+	tokens := make([]resultToken, 0, len(stmt.ValuesWithToken))
+
 	for _, valueToken := range stmt.ValuesWithToken {
 		tokens = append(tokens, resultToken{
 			Token:       fmt.Sprintf("%v", valueToken.Token),
diff --git a/pkg/querycache/querycache.go b/pkg/querycache/querycache.go
index 6336a9b..0aa755a 100644
--- a/pkg/querycache/querycache.go
+++ b/pkg/querycache/querycache.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func genInsertIfNotExistsStmtCache(
 }
 
 func genUpdateStmtCache(s *typedef.Schema, t *typedef.Table) *typedef.StmtCache {
-	var allTypes []typedef.Type
+	allTypes := make([]typedef.Type, 0, t.PartitionKeys.Len()+t.ClusteringKeys.Len()+t.Columns.Len())
 	builder := qb.Update(s.Keyspace.Name + "." + t.Name)
 
 	for _, cdef := range t.Columns {
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ func genUpdateStmtCache(s *typedef.Schema, t *typedef.Table) *typedef.StmtCache
 }
 
 func genDeleteStmtCache(s *typedef.Schema, t *typedef.Table) *typedef.StmtCache {
-	var allTypes []typedef.Type
+	allTypes := make([]typedef.Type, 0, t.PartitionKeys.Len()+t.ClusteringKeys.Len())
+
 	builder := qb.Delete(s.Keyspace.Name + "." + t.Name)
 	for _, pk := range t.PartitionKeys {
 		builder = builder.Where(qb.Eq(pk.Name))
diff --git a/pkg/store/cqlstore.go b/pkg/store/cqlstore.go
index 0a8c4b7..6a2269a 100644
--- a/pkg/store/cqlstore.go
+++ b/pkg/store/cqlstore.go
@@ -119,19 +119,6 @@ func newSession(cluster *gocql.ClusterConfig, out io.Writer) (*gocql.Session, er
 	return session, nil
 }
 
-func ignore(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	//nolint:errorlint
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled), errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded):
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
 func opType(stmt *typedef.Stmt) string {
 	switch stmt.Query.(type) {
 	case *qb.InsertBuilder:
diff --git a/pkg/store/helpers.go b/pkg/store/helpers.go
index 6758851..8dff43b 100644
--- a/pkg/store/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/store/helpers.go
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func pks(t *typedef.Table, rows []map[string]any) []string {
-	var keySet []string
+	keySet := make([]string, 0, len(rows))
+
 	for _, row := range rows {
 		keys := make([]string, 0, len(t.PartitionKeys)+len(t.ClusteringKeys))
 		keys = extractRowValues(keys, t.PartitionKeys, row)
 		keys = extractRowValues(keys, t.ClusteringKeys, row)
 		keySet = append(keySet, strings.Join(keys, ", 	"))
 	}
+
 	return keySet
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tableopts/options.go b/pkg/tableopts/options.go
index 8b3bd0b..020706c 100644
--- a/pkg/tableopts/options.go
+++ b/pkg/tableopts/options.go
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ func FromCQL(cql string) (Option, error) {
 }
 
 func CreateTableOptions(tableOptionStrings []string, logger *zap.Logger) []Option {
-	var tableOptions []Option
+	tableOptions := make([]Option, 0, len(tableOptionStrings))
+
 	for _, optionString := range tableOptionStrings {
 		o, err := FromCQL(optionString)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/name_mappings.go b/pkg/testutils/name_mappings.go
index 3fa9eed..d36bea1 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/name_mappings.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/name_mappings.go
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ func getTestSchema(table *typedef.Table) (*typedef.Schema, *typedef.SchemaConfig
 func createTableOptions(cql string) []tableopts.Option {
 	opt, _ := tableopts.FromCQL(cql)
 	opts := []string{opt.ToCQL()}
-	var tableOptions []tableopts.Option
+
+	tableOptions := make([]tableopts.Option, 0, len(opts))
 
 	for _, optionString := range opts {
 		o, err := tableopts.FromCQL(optionString)
diff --git a/pkg/typedef/columns_test.go b/pkg/typedef/columns_test.go
index 0bfb3ac..155592f 100644
--- a/pkg/typedef/columns_test.go
+++ b/pkg/typedef/columns_test.go
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ func TestColumnMarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 		def      typedef.ColumnDef
 		expected string
 	}
-	var testCases []testCase
+
+	testCases := make([]testCase, 0, len(allSimpleTypes))
+
 	for _, simpleType := range allSimpleTypes {
-		testCases = append(testCases, testCase{def: typedef.ColumnDef{
-			Name: simpleType.Name(),
-			Type: simpleType,
-		}, expected: fmt.Sprintf("{\"type\":\"%s\",\"name\":\"%s\"}", simpleType.Name(), simpleType.Name())})
+		testCases = append(testCases, testCase{
+			def: typedef.ColumnDef{
+				Name: simpleType.Name(),
+				Type: simpleType,
+			},
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf("{\"type\":\"%s\",\"name\":\"%s\"}", simpleType.Name(), simpleType.Name()),
+		})
 	}
 	udtTypes := map[string]typedef.SimpleType{}
 
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ func TestColumnMarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			fmt.Println(tcase.expected)
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(string(marshaledData), tcase.expected); diff != "" {
-				t.Errorf(diff)
+				t.Errorf("Comparison failed: %s", diff)
 			}
 			var unmarshaledDef typedef.ColumnDef
 			err = json.Unmarshal(marshaledData, &unmarshaledDef)
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ func TestColumnMarshalUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tcase.def, unmarshaledDef); diff != "" {
-				t.Errorf(diff)
+				t.Errorf("cmp.Diff failed: %s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/typedef/types_test.go b/pkg/typedef/types_test.go
index e15a9e0..779c244 100644
--- a/pkg/typedef/types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/typedef/types_test.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func TestCQLPretty(t *testing.T) {
 	for id := range prettytests {
 		test := prettytests[id]
 		t.Run(test.typ.Name(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			builder := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 			err := prettyCQL(builder, test.query, test.values, []Type{test.typ})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 0b775d4..956d529 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ func RandIPV4Address(rnd *rand.Rand, v, pos int) string {
 	return strings.Join(blocks, ".")
 }
 
-func RandInt2(rnd *rand.Rand, min, max int) int {
-	if max <= min {
-		return min
+func RandInt2(rnd *rand.Rand, minimum, maximum int) int {
+	if maximum <= minimum {
+		return minimum
 	}
-	return min + rnd.Intn(max-min)
+	return minimum + rnd.Intn(maximum-minimum)
 }
 
 func IgnoreError(fn func() error) {