diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 69d5ad2..e96801f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ service:
 
 run:
   skip-files:
-    - "zz_.*\\.go$"
\ No newline at end of file
+    - "zz_.*\\.go$"
+    - "_test*.go"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controllers/space/reconciler.go b/controllers/space/reconciler.go
index 23bb3d6..f505875 100644
--- a/controllers/space/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/space/reconciler.go
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ func (r *Reconciler) reconcileSpaceFromTemplate(ctx context.Context, space *naut
 	}
 
 	// Merge and override space.ResourceQuota and spacetemplate.ResourceQuota
-	rs, err := r.MergeResourceQuotas(space, spacetpl)
+	rs, err := MergeResourceQuotas(space, spacetpl)
 	if err == nil {
 		space.Spec.ResourceQuota = *rs
 	}
 	// Merge and override space.AdditionalRoleBindings and spacetemplate.AdditionalRoleBindings
-	rb, err := r.MergeRoleBindings(space, spacetpl)
+	rb, err := MergeRoleBindings(space, spacetpl)
 	if err == nil {
 		space.Spec.AdditionalRoleBindings = rb
 	}
diff --git a/controllers/space/utlis.go b/controllers/space/utlis.go
index 7eff08b..ca4f5e5 100644
--- a/controllers/space/utlis.go
+++ b/controllers/space/utlis.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) FetchSpaceTemplate(ctx context.Context, name string) (*naut
 	return spaceTemplate, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) MergeResourceQuotas(space *nauticusiov1alpha1.Space, spacetpl *nauticusiov1alpha1.SpaceTemplate) (*corev1.ResourceQuotaSpec, error) {
+func MergeResourceQuotas(space *nauticusiov1alpha1.Space, spacetpl *nauticusiov1alpha1.SpaceTemplate) (*corev1.ResourceQuotaSpec, error) {
 	resourceQuotas := &corev1.ResourceQuotaSpec{}
 	resourceQuotas.Hard = make(corev1.ResourceList)
 	// Check if resourceQuota is provided in the Space and spaceTemplate
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) MergeResourceQuotas(space *nauticusiov1alpha1.Space, spacet
 	return resourceQuotas, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) MergeRoleBindings(space *nauticusiov1alpha1.Space, spaceTemplate *nauticusiov1alpha1.SpaceTemplate) ([]nauticusiov1alpha1.AdditionalRoleBinding, error) {
+func MergeRoleBindings(space *nauticusiov1alpha1.Space, spaceTemplate *nauticusiov1alpha1.SpaceTemplate) ([]nauticusiov1alpha1.AdditionalRoleBinding, error) {
 	mergedRoleBindings := append([]nauticusiov1alpha1.AdditionalRoleBinding{}, space.Spec.AdditionalRoleBindings...)
 
 	for _, roleBinding := range spaceTemplate.Spec.AdditionalRoleBindings {