diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index a3eb74b..8a82fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           version: v1.53
-          args: --timeout=5m
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 3488213..23d25f5 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 run:
   skip-dirs:
     - examples/*.go
+  timeout: "5m"
+  # will not run golangci-lint against *_test.go
+  tests: false
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+  # excluding error checks from all the .go files
+    - path: ./*.go
+      linters:
+        - errcheck
+