diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 60fc158a..f367136c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ linters:
     - govet
     - ineffassign
     - lll
+    - makezero
     - misspell
     - nakedret
     - nestif
diff --git a/cron/worker/main.go b/cron/worker/main.go
index 2bf0ee20..2a60407a 100644
--- a/cron/worker/main.go
+++ b/cron/worker/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 func processRequest(ctx context.Context,
 	batchRequest *data.ScorecardBatchRequest, bucketURL string,
 	httpClient *http.Client, githubClient *github.Client, graphClient *githubv4.Client) error {
-	repoURLs := make([]repos.RepoURL, len(batchRequest.GetRepos()))
+	repoURLs := make([]repos.RepoURL, 0, len(batchRequest.GetRepos()))
 	var resultCh chan repos.RepoResult
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer