diff --git a/console/console.go b/console/console.go
index cd9a7d7..6a6a96d 100644
--- a/console/console.go
+++ b/console/console.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func GetService(port int, namespace string) *apiv1.Service {
 		Spec: apiv1.ServiceSpec{
 			Ports: []apiv1.ServicePort{
 				{Protocol: "TCP",
-					TargetPort: intstr.IntOrString{IntVal: int32(port)},
-					Port:       int32(port),
+					TargetPort: intstr.IntOrString{IntVal: uint32(port)},
+					Port:       uint32(port),
 					Name:       "console-port",
 				},
 			},
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func GetConsolePluginCR(consolePort int, basePath string, serviceNamespace strin
 			Service: consolev1alpha1.ConsolePluginService{
 				Name:      "ibm-odf-console-service",
 				Namespace: serviceNamespace,
-				Port:      int32(consolePort),
+				Port:      uint32(consolePort),
 				BasePath:  basePath,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/controllers/flashsystemcluster_controller.go b/controllers/flashsystemcluster_controller.go
index 891d3e7..01c2f0a 100644
--- a/controllers/flashsystemcluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/flashsystemcluster_controller.go
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func (r *FlashSystemClusterReconciler) ensureDefaultStorageClass(instance *odfv1
 		msg := "storageClass with same name already exists and doesn't match ODF-FS requirements. " +
 			"Deletion of existing StorageClass is required. Failing FlashSystemCluster reconcile"
 		r.createEvent(instance, corev1.EventTypeWarning, util.DeletedDuplicatedStorageClassReason, msg)
-		return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 	}
 
 	r.Log.Info("create default StorageClass")
diff --git a/controllers/persistentvolume/persistentvolume_controller.go b/controllers/persistentvolume/persistentvolume_controller.go
index b50ab64..a047d74 100644
--- a/controllers/persistentvolume/persistentvolume_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/persistentvolume/persistentvolume_controller.go
@@ -254,14 +254,14 @@ func (r *PersistentVolumeWatcher) getPVManagementAddress(pv *corev1.PersistentVo
 		if pvVolumeHandle == "" {
 			msg := "volumeHandle cannot be empty"
 			r.Log.Error(nil, msg)
-			return "", fmt.Errorf(msg)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 		}
 
 		pvVolumeHandleList := strings.Split(pvVolumeHandle, ":")
 		if len(pvVolumeHandleList) < 2 {
 			msg := "volumeHandle must contain system id"
 			r.Log.Error(nil, msg)
-			return "", fmt.Errorf(msg)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 		}
 
 		pvMgmtId := pvVolumeHandleList[1]
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func (r *PersistentVolumeWatcher) getPVManagementAddress(pv *corev1.PersistentVo
 		if !exist {
 			msg := "could not find system id in topology Secret"
 			r.Log.Error(nil, msg)
-			return "", fmt.Errorf(msg)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 		}
 
 		pvMgmtAddr = matchSecretMgmtData.(map[string]interface{})[util.SecretManagementAddressKey].(string)
diff --git a/controllers/storageclass/storageclass_controller.go b/controllers/storageclass/storageclass_controller.go
index e1e683f..d5e5d94 100644
--- a/controllers/storageclass/storageclass_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/storageclass/storageclass_controller.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (r *StorageClassWatcher) ensureConfigMapUpdated(request reconcile.Request,
 		if !fscExist {
 			msg := "failed to get FlashSystemCluster entry from pools ConfigMap"
 			r.Log.Error(nil, msg, "FlashSystemCluster", fscName, "ConfigMap", configMap.Name)
-			return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (r *StorageClassWatcher) extractPoolName(sc storagev1.StorageClass, mgmtDat
 	if !ok {
 		msg := "failed to find the management id in the \"by_management_id\" parameter in the StorageClass"
 		r.Log.Error(nil, msg, "management id", mgmtId)
-		return poolName, fmt.Errorf(msg)
+		return poolName, fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 	}
 	byMgmtIdData := mgmtData.(map[string]interface{})
 	poolName, ok = byMgmtIdData[util.CsiIBMBlockScPool].(string)
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func (r *StorageClassWatcher) addStorageClassToConfigMap(configMap corev1.Config
 	if !exist {
 		msg := "failed to get FlashSystemCluster entry from pools ConfigMap"
 		r.Log.Error(nil, msg, "FlashSystemCluster", fscName, "ConfigMap", configMap.Name)
-		return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s", msg)
 	}
 
 	var fsMap util.FlashSystemClusterMapContent