diff --git a/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go b/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
index a6e04f9c..2d6369ae 100644
--- a/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func getHeadscaleCLIClient() (context.Context, v1.HeadscaleServiceClient, *grpc.
 
 		// Try to give the user better feedback if we cannot write to the headscale
 		// socket.
-		socket, err := os.OpenFile(cfg.UnixSocket, os.O_WRONLY, SocketWritePermissions)
+		socket, err := os.OpenFile(cfg.UnixSocket, os.O_WRONLY, SocketWritePermissions) //nolint
 		if err != nil {
 			if os.IsPermission(err) {
 				log.Fatal().