diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d356b584..e52ea838 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ linters:
     - gocyclo
     - godot
     - godox
-    # - goerr113
+    - goerr113
     - gofmt
     - gofumpt
     - goheader
diff --git a/checker/check_result.go b/checker/check_result.go
index d92106f5..e797e59e 100644
--- a/checker/check_result.go
+++ b/checker/check_result.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import "errors"
 
 const MaxResultConfidence = 10
 
+var ErrorDemoninatorZero = errors.New("internal error: denominator is 0")
+
 type CheckResult struct {
 	Error       error `json:"-"`
 	Name        string
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ func MakeRetryResult(name string, err error) CheckResult {
 func MakeProportionalResult(name string, numerator int, denominator int,
 	threshold float32) CheckResult {
 	if denominator == 0 {
-		return MakeInconclusiveResult(name, errors.New("internal error: denominator is 0"))
+		return MakeInconclusiveResult(name, ErrorDemoninatorZero)
 	}
 	if numerator == 0 {
 		return CheckResult{
diff --git a/checks/code_review.go b/checks/code_review.go
index 8e569030..3d4013a9 100644
--- a/checks/code_review.go
+++ b/checks/code_review.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 const codeReviewStr = "Code-Review"
 
+var ErrorNoReviews = errors.New("no reviews found")
+
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(codeReviewStr, DoesCodeReview)
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ func ProwCodeReview(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 	}
 
 	if totalReviewed == 0 {
-		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(codeReviewStr, errors.New("no reviews found"))
+		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(codeReviewStr, ErrorNoReviews)
 	}
 	c.Logf("prow code reviews found")
 	return checker.MakeProportionalResult(codeReviewStr, totalReviewed, totalMerged, .75)
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ func CommitMessageHints(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 	}
 
 	if totalReviewed == 0 {
-		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(codeReviewStr, errors.New("no reviews found"))
+		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(codeReviewStr, ErrorNoReviews)
 	}
 	c.Logf("code reviews found")
 	return checker.MakeProportionalResult(codeReviewStr, totalReviewed, total, .75)
diff --git a/checks/sast.go b/checks/sast.go
index c6558504..45eb8e7b 100644
--- a/checks/sast.go
+++ b/checks/sast.go
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ import (
 
 const sastStr = "SAST"
 
-var sastTools map[string]bool = map[string]bool{"github-code-scanning": true, "sonarcloud": true}
+var (
+	sastTools     map[string]bool = map[string]bool{"github-code-scanning": true, "sonarcloud": true}
+	ErrorNoChecks                 = errors.New("no check runs found")
+	ErrorNoMerges                 = errors.New("no merges found")
+)
 
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ func SASTToolInCheckRuns(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 			return checker.MakeRetryResult(sastStr, err)
 		}
 		if crs == nil {
-			return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(sastStr, errors.New("no check runs found"))
+			return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(sastStr, ErrorNoChecks)
 		}
 		for _, cr := range crs.CheckRuns {
 			if cr.GetStatus() != "completed" {
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ func SASTToolInCheckRuns(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 		}
 	}
 	if totalTested == 0 {
-		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(sastStr, errors.New("no merges found"))
+		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(sastStr, ErrorNoMerges)
 	}
 	return checker.MakeProportionalResult(sastStr, totalTested, totalMerged, .75)
 }
diff --git a/checks/signed_releases.go b/checks/signed_releases.go
index 06a9f240..dc772077 100644
--- a/checks/signed_releases.go
+++ b/checks/signed_releases.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const (
 	releaseLookBackDays = 5
 )
 
+var ErrorNoReleases = errors.New("no releases found")
+
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(signedReleasesStr, SignedReleases)
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func SignedReleases(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 
 	if totalReleases == 0 {
 		c.Logf("no releases found")
-		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(signedReleasesStr, errors.New("no releases found"))
+		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(signedReleasesStr, ErrorNoReleases)
 	}
 
 	c.Logf("found signed artifacts for %d out of %d releases", totalSigned, totalReleases)
diff --git a/checks/signed_tags.go b/checks/signed_tags.go
index c66dc587..95695a58 100644
--- a/checks/signed_tags.go
+++ b/checks/signed_tags.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const (
 	tagLookBack   = 5
 )
 
+var ErrorNoTags = errors.New("no signed tags found")
+
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
 	registerCheck(signedTagsStr, SignedTags)
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ func SignedTags(c *checker.CheckRequest) checker.CheckResult {
 
 	if totalTags == 0 {
 		c.Logf("no tags found")
-		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(signedTagsStr, errors.New("no signed tags found"))
+		return checker.MakeInconclusiveResult(signedTagsStr, ErrorNoTags)
 	}
 
 	c.Logf("found %d out of %d verified tags", totalSigned, totalTags)