diff --git a/backend/.golangci.yml b/backend/.golangci.yml
index b436b9a0fd..27246b9bde 100644
--- a/backend/.golangci.yml
+++ b/backend/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,34 +1,46 @@
-# golangci-lint configuration
-# https://golangci-lint.run/usage/configuration/
+version: "2"
 run:
   tests: true
 linters:
   enable:
     - copyloopvar
-    - errcheck
-    - gosimple
-    - govet
-    - ineffassign
     - misspell
     - revive
-    - staticcheck
-    - unused
-linters-settings:
-  copyloopvar:
-    check-alias: true
-  govet:
-    enable:
-      - shadow
-  misspell:
-    locale: US
-  revive:
-    rules:
-      - name: package-comments
-        disabled: true
-  gci:
-    sections:
-      - standard
-      - default
-      - prefix(github.com/stolostron/console/backend)
-      - blank
-      - dot
+  settings:
+    copyloopvar:
+      check-alias: true
+    govet:
+      enable:
+        - shadow
+    misspell:
+      locale: US
+    revive:
+      rules:
+        - name: package-comments
+          disabled: true
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    presets:
+      - comments
+      - common-false-positives
+      - legacy
+      - std-error-handling
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
+formatters:
+  settings:
+    gci:
+      sections:
+        - standard
+        - default
+        - prefix(github.com/stolostron/console/backend)
+        - blank
+        - dot
+  exclusions:
+    generated: lax
+    paths:
+      - third_party$
+      - builtin$
+      - examples$
diff --git a/backend/internal/aggregate/status.go b/backend/internal/aggregate/status.go
index 6c0af988a3..35f5b56928 100644
--- a/backend/internal/aggregate/status.go
+++ b/backend/internal/aggregate/status.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func computeDeployedPodStatuses(related []mapKind, appStatusesMap map[string]Sta
 	podMap := createResourceMap(related, "Pod")
 	for appKey, clusterMap := range appStatusesMap {
 		for clusterKey, appStatuses := range clusterMap {
-			if !(appStatuses.Health.Counts[scoreHealthy] > 0 && appStatuses.Synced.Counts[scoreHealthy] > 0) && !ignoreHealthCheck {
+			if (appStatuses.Health.Counts[scoreHealthy] <= 0 || appStatuses.Synced.Counts[scoreHealthy] <= 0) && !ignoreHealthCheck {
 				continue
 			}
 			id := ids[statusIDKey(appKey, clusterKey)]
diff --git a/backend/internal/auth/auth.go b/backend/internal/auth/auth.go
index 91955d0bbd..e481bcbc1c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/auth/auth.go
+++ b/backend/internal/auth/auth.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func RESTConfig(cfg *config.Config, sa ServiceAccount) (*rest.Config, error) {
 		},
 	}
 	if len(sa.CACert) == 0 {
-		restCfg.TLSClientConfig.Insecure = true
+		restCfg.Insecure = true
 	}
 	return restCfg, nil
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/vmproxy/units.go b/backend/internal/vmproxy/units.go
index 69ed876a8b..76a996477c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/vmproxy/units.go
+++ b/backend/internal/vmproxy/units.go
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ func convertBytesToGibibytes(bytes float64) float64 {
 func toMillicores(cpuRequest string) (float64, error) {
 	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(cpuRequest)
 	if trimmed == "" {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid input: cpuRequest must be a non-empty string.")
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid input: cpuRequest must be a non-empty string")
 	}
 	if strings.HasSuffix(trimmed, "m") {
 		numericPart := trimmed[:len(trimmed)-1]
 		millicores, err := strconv.Atoi(numericPart)
 		if err != nil || strconv.Itoa(millicores) != numericPart {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid millicore value: %q. The part before \"m\" must be an integer.", cpuRequest)
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid millicore value: %q, the part before \"m\" must be an integer", cpuRequest)
 		}
 		return float64(millicores), nil
 	}
 	coreValue, err := strconv.ParseFloat(trimmed, 64)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid core value: %q. Must be a number or end with 'm'.", cpuRequest)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid core value: %q, must be a number or end with 'm'", cpuRequest)
 	}
 	return coreValue * 1000, nil
 }
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ var memoryRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\d+(\.\d+)?)\s*([A-Za-z]+)?$`)
 func toMebibytes(memoryRequest string) (float64, error) {
 	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(memoryRequest)
 	if trimmed == "" {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid input: memoryRequest must be a non-empty string.")
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid input: memoryRequest must be a non-empty string")
 	}
 	match := memoryRE.FindStringSubmatch(trimmed)
 	if match == nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid memory format: %q. Expected a number followed by an optional unit.", memoryRequest)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory format: %q, expected a number followed by an optional unit", memoryRequest)
 	}
 	numericValue, err := strconv.ParseFloat(match[1], 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func toMebibytes(memoryRequest string) (float64, error) {
 	case multipliers[unit] != 0:
 		bytes = numericValue * multipliers[unit]
 	default:
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid memory unit: %q.", unit)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid memory unit: %q", unit)
 	}
 	return bytes / (1024 * 1024), nil
 }
diff --git a/scripts/golangci-lint-backend.sh b/scripts/golangci-lint-backend.sh
index 41220b9dce..bd8930e249 100755
--- a/scripts/golangci-lint-backend.sh
+++ b/scripts/golangci-lint-backend.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-readonly GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.64.8
+readonly GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v2.13.2
 readonly ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 
 if ! command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if ! command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 if ! command -v golangci-lint >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	go install "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}"
+	go install "github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION}"
 fi
 
 export PATH="$(go env GOPATH)/bin:${PATH}"