diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9cb940e8..0b3386a4 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ issues:
     - linters:
         - revive
       text: " and that stutters;"
+    - path: '(.+)_test\.go'
+      text: "dot-imports: should not use dot imports"
 
 linters:
   disable:
diff --git a/pkg/ns/ns_linux_test.go b/pkg/ns/ns_linux_test.go
index 82f56eda..a6082c1c 100644
--- a/pkg/ns/ns_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ns/ns_linux_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Linux namespace operations", func() {
 				testNsInode, err := getInodeNS(targetNetNS)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
-				Expect(testNsInode).NotTo(Equal(0))
+				Expect(testNsInode).NotTo(Equal(uint64(0)))
 				Expect(testNsInode).NotTo(Equal(origNSInode))
 			})