diff --git a/pkg/bridge/localstore.go b/pkg/bridge/localstore.go
index 1744b1e..bd78894 100644
--- a/pkg/bridge/localstore.go
+++ b/pkg/bridge/localstore.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func OpenStore(path string) (*Store, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := db.Ping(); err != nil {
-		db.Close()
+		_ = db.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &Store{path: path, db: db}, nil
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *Store) tableColumns(table string) ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	defer rows.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
 	var columns []string
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var name string
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func hasColumn(columns []string, name string) bool {
 }
 
 func appendClasses(rows *sql.Rows, classes []nodev1.RuntimeClass, seen map[string]bool) ([]nodev1.RuntimeClass, map[string]bool) {
-	defer rows.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var raw string
 		if err := rows.Scan(&raw); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/bridge/localstore_test.go b/pkg/bridge/localstore_test.go
index 28d3316..13ea92d 100644
--- a/pkg/bridge/localstore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bridge/localstore_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func seedDB(t *testing.T, statements []string) string {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("open seed db: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer db.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = db.Close() }()
 	for _, q := range statements {
 		if _, err := db.Exec(q); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("seed statement %q: %v", q, err)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestListFromMetaV2(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer store.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = store.Close() }()
 	classes, err := store.ListRuntimeClasses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListRuntimeClasses: %v", err)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestListFromLegacyMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer store.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = store.Close() }()
 	classes, err := store.ListRuntimeClasses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListRuntimeClasses: %v", err)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestListBothTablesSortedAndDeduped(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer store.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = store.Close() }()
 	classes, err := store.ListRuntimeClasses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListRuntimeClasses: %v", err)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestListIgnoresNonRuntimeClassObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer store.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = store.Close() }()
 	classes, err := store.ListRuntimeClasses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListRuntimeClasses: %v", err)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestListMissingTablesTreatedAsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("OpenStore: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer store.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = store.Close() }()
 	classes, err := store.ListRuntimeClasses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ListRuntimeClasses: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/metaserver/client.go b/pkg/metaserver/client.go
index 608fe4c..f60db97 100644
--- a/pkg/metaserver/client.go
+++ b/pkg/metaserver/client.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (c *Client) get(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, endpoint string)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, resp.StatusCode, err
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ func (c *Client) speaksTLS(endpoint string) bool {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	conn.Close()
+	_ = conn.Close()
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/pkg/metaserver/client_test.go b/pkg/metaserver/client_test.go
index 31fe640..fb9ad21 100644
--- a/pkg/metaserver/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metaserver/client_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestUnreachable(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	addr := l.Addr().String()
-	l.Close()
+	_ = l.Close()
 
 	_, err = newClient("http://" + addr).ListRuntimeClasses(context.Background())
 	var unreachErr *UnreachableError