diff --git a/app/upgrade_tracker.go b/app/upgrade_tracker.go
index 29f27a7a6e..1dec261ea5 100644
--- a/app/upgrade_tracker.go
+++ b/app/upgrade_tracker.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ func (t upgradeTracker) getDevelopUpgrades() ([]upgradeHandlerFn, *storetypes.St
 	stateFilePath := path.Join(t.stateFileDir, "developupgradetracker")
 
 	currentIndex := int64(0)
-	// #nosec G304 stateFilePath is not user controllable
-	if stateFileContents, err := os.ReadFile(stateFilePath); err == nil {
+	if stateFileContents, err := os.ReadFile(stateFilePath); err == nil { // #nosec G304 -- stateFilePath is not user controllable
 		currentIndex, err = strconv.ParseInt(string(stateFileContents), 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode upgrade tracker: %w", err)