diff --git a/util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go b/util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go
index 6e0d6b8767..1282f2d1c7 100644
--- a/util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go
+++ b/util/pkg/vfs/swiftfs.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewSwiftClient() (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
 type OpenstackConfig struct {
 }
 
-func (_ OpenstackConfig) filename() (string, error) {
+func (OpenstackConfig) filename() (string, error) {
 	name := os.Getenv("OPENSTACK_CREDENTIAL_FILE")
 	if name != "" {
 		klog.V(2).Infof("using openstack config found in $OPENSTACK_CREDENTIAL_FILE: %s", name)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (oc OpenstackConfig) GetCredential() (gophercloud.AuthOptions, error) {
 	// prioritize environment config
 	env, enverr := openstack.AuthOptionsFromEnv()
 	if enverr != nil {
-		klog.Warningf("Could not initialize swift from environment: %v", enverr)
+		klog.Warningf("Could not initialize OpenStack config from environment: %v", enverr)
 		// fallback to config file
 		return oc.getCredentialFromFile()
 	}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (oc OpenstackConfig) GetRegion() (string, error) {
 	// TODO: Unsure if this is the correct section for region
 	values, err := oc.getSection("Global", items)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("Region not provided in OS_REGION_NAME or openstack config section GLOBAL")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("region not provided in OS_REGION_NAME or openstack config section GLOBAL")
 	}
 	return values["region"], nil
 }
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func (p *SwiftPath) Hash(a hashing.HashAlgorithm) (*hashing.Hash, error) {
 
 	md5Bytes, err := hex.DecodeString(md5)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Etag was not a valid MD5 sum: %q", md5)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("etag was not a valid MD5 sum: %q", md5)
 	}
 
 	return &hashing.Hash{Algorithm: hashing.HashAlgorithmMD5, HashValue: md5Bytes}, nil