diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ce19ad10..df1365bb 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 version: "2"
 
 linters:
+  enable:
+    - testifylint
+
   settings:
     errcheck:
       exclude-functions:
diff --git a/phase/configure_k0s_test.go b/phase/configure_k0s_test.go
index c1d6e448..fcff40af 100644
--- a/phase/configure_k0s_test.go
+++ b/phase/configure_k0s_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestConfigForLeavesAPIAddressWhenIPv6NodeLocalLBDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	config, err := p.configFor(h)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, "", apiAddressFromConfig(t, config))
+	require.Empty(t, apiAddressFromConfig(t, config))
 }
 
 type apiSpec struct {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
index ba4f6904..5d580b5b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/flags_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestGetBoolean(t *testing.T) {
 		flags := Flags{"--flag1=1", "--flag2"}
 		result, err := flags.GetBoolean("--flag3")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, result, false)
+		require.False(t, result)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestMap(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := Flags{"--flag1", "--flag2=foo", "--flag3=bar"}
 	m := flags.Map()
 	require.Len(t, m, 3)
-	require.Equal(t, "", m["--flag1"])
+	require.Empty(t, m["--flag1"])
 	require.Equal(t, "foo", m["--flag2"])
 	require.Equal(t, "bar", m["--flag3"])
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/uploadfile_test.go b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/uploadfile_test.go
index 2dd43766..67aeb17d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/uploadfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/k0sctl.k0sproject.io/v1beta1/cluster/uploadfile_test.go
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ func TestUploadFileResolveRelativeURLSetsDestination(t *testing.T) {
 	u := &UploadFile{Source: "https://example.com/assets/app.tar.gz", DestinationDir: "/opt"}
 	require.NoError(t, u.ResolveRelativeTo(""))
 	require.Equal(t, "/opt/app.tar.gz", u.DestinationFile)
-	require.Equal(t, "", u.Base)
-	require.Len(t, u.Sources, 0)
+	require.Empty(t, u.Base)
+	require.Empty(t, u.Sources)
 }
 
 func TestUploadFileResolveRelativeSingleFile(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/retry/retry_test.go b/pkg/retry/retry_test.go
index 7bc1c4fe..8ebda940 100644
--- a/pkg/retry/retry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/retry/retry_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		elapsed := time.Since(start)
 
-		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Error(t, err) //nolint:testifylint
 		assert.Less(t, elapsed, 50*time.Millisecond)
 	})
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 		elapsed := time.Since(start)
 
-		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Error(t, err) //nolint:testifylint
 		assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, elapsed.Milliseconds(), int64(10))
 	})
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestTimes(t *testing.T) {
 			tries++
 			return errors.New("some error")
 		})
-		assert.Error(t, err, "foo")
+		assert.Error(t, err, "foo") //nolint:testifylint
 		assert.Equal(t, 2, tries)
 	})
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestTimes(t *testing.T) {
 			tries++
 			return errors.Join(ErrAbort, errors.New("some error"))
 		})
-		assert.Error(t, err, "foo")
+		assert.Error(t, err, "foo") //nolint:testifylint
 		assert.Equal(t, 1, tries)
 	})
 }
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ func TestWithDefaultTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	elapsed := time.Since(start)
 
-	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Error(t, err) //nolint:testifylint
 	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, elapsed.Milliseconds(), int64(5))
 }