diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index efb8aec9..f2556412 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ linters-settings:
 
   # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/pkg/golinters/nolintlint
   nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true     # allow non-"machine-readable" format (ie. with leading space) 
     allow-unused: false           # allow nolint directives that don't address a linting issue
     require-explanation: true     # require an explanation for nolint directives
     require-specific: true        # require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
diff --git a/core/configure.go b/core/configure.go
index 6f05a7e8..7c3a65d6 100644
--- a/core/configure.go
+++ b/core/configure.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func configureChatApplication(bot *models.Bot) {
 
 	if bot.ChatApplication != "" {
 		switch strings.ToLower(bot.ChatApplication) {
-		// nolint:goconst // refactor
+		//nolint:goconst // refactor
 		case "discord":
 			// Discord bot token
 			token, err := utils.Substitute(bot.DiscordToken, emptyMap)
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ func configureChatApplication(bot *models.Bot) {
 				bot.RunChat = false
 			}
 
-		// nolint:goconst // refactor
+		//nolint:goconst // refactor
 		case "slack":
 			configureSlackBot(bot)
 
-		// nolint:goconst // refactor
+		//nolint:goconst // refactor
 		case "telegram":
 			token, err := utils.Substitute(bot.TelegramToken, emptyMap)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func configureChatApplication(bot *models.Bot) {
 
 			bot.TelegramToken = token
 
-		// nolint:goconst // refactor
+		//nolint:goconst // refactor
 		case "google_chat":
 			gchat.Configure(bot)
 
diff --git a/core/matcher.go b/core/matcher.go
index ae0c983a..314983a4 100644
--- a/core/matcher.go
+++ b/core/matcher.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func getProccessedInputAndHitValue(messageInput, ruleRespondValue, ruleHearValue
 }
 
 // handleChatServiceRule handles the processing logic for a rule that came from either the chat application or CLI remote.
-// nolint:gocyclo // refactor candidate
+//nolint:gocyclo // refactor candidate
 func handleChatServiceRule(outputMsgs chan<- models.Message, message models.Message, hitRule chan<- models.Rule, rule models.Rule, processedInput string, hit bool, bot *models.Bot) (bool, bool) {
 	match, stopSearch := false, false
 
diff --git a/handlers/script.go b/handlers/script.go
index 0625172b..5148864e 100644
--- a/handlers/script.go
+++ b/handlers/script.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func ScriptExec(args models.Action, msg *models.Message) (*models.ScriptResponse
 	bin := utils.ExecArgTokenizer(cmdProcessed)
 
 	// prep the command to be executed with context
-	// nolint:gosec // ignore "potential tainted input or cmd arguments" because bot owner controls usage
+	//nolint:gosec // ignore "potential tainted input or cmd arguments" because bot owner controls usage
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, bin[0], bin[1:]...)
 
 	// run command and capture stdout/stderr
diff --git a/remote/slack/helper.go b/remote/slack/helper.go
index a273d1fd..8a538e5f 100644
--- a/remote/slack/helper.go
+++ b/remote/slack/helper.go
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ func readFromEventsAPI(api *slack.Client, vToken string, inputMsgs chan<- models
 // readFromSocketMode reads messages from Slack's Socket Mode
 //
 // https://api.slack.com/apis/connections/socket
-// nolint:gocyclo,funlen // needs refactor
+//nolint:gocyclo,funlen // needs refactor
 func readFromSocketMode(sm *slack.Client, inputMsgs chan<- models.Message, bot *models.Bot) {
 	// setup the client
 	client := socketmode.New(sm)