diff --git a/pkg/cli/values/options.go b/pkg/cli/values/options.go
index 09af69f8b..add2f72d5 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/values/options.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/values/options.go
@@ -155,5 +155,5 @@ func readFile(filePath string, p getter.Providers) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return data.Bytes(), err
+	return data.Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kube/roundtripper.go b/pkg/kube/roundtripper.go
index fdb103529..551d3009b 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/roundtripper.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/roundtripper.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (rt *RetryingRoundTripper) roundTrip(req *http.Request, retry int, prevResp
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	resp.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
-		return resp, rtErr
+		return resp, err
 	}
 
 	var ke kubernetesError
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ func (rt *RetryingRoundTripper) roundTrip(req *http.Request, retry int, prevResp
 	r.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
 	resp.Body = io.NopCloser(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return resp, rtErr
+		return resp, nil
 	}
 	if ke.Code < 500 {
-		return resp, rtErr
+		return resp, nil
 	}
 	// Matches messages like "etcdserver: leader changed"
 	if strings.HasSuffix(ke.Message, "etcdserver: leader changed") {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (rt *RetryingRoundTripper) roundTrip(req *http.Request, retry int, prevResp
 	if strings.HasSuffix(ke.Message, "raft proposal dropped") {
 		return rt.roundTrip(req, retry-1, resp)
 	}
-	return resp, rtErr
+	return resp, nil
 }
 
 type kubernetesError struct {
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer.go
index 8153550b2..3967e46cd 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/vcs_installer.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewVCSInstaller(source, version string) (*VCSInstaller, error) {
 		Version: version,
 		base:    newBase(source),
 	}
-	return i, err
+	return i, nil
 }
 
 // Install clones a remote repository and installs into the plugin directory.
diff --git a/pkg/provenance/sign_test.go b/pkg/provenance/sign_test.go
index bf6848368..69a6dad5b 100644
--- a/pkg/provenance/sign_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provenance/sign_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const (
 	// phrase. Use `gpg --export-secret-keys helm-test` to export the secret.
 	testKeyfile = "testdata/helm-test-key.secret"
 
-	// testPasswordKeyFile is a keyfile with a password.
+	// testPasswordKeyfile is a keyfile with a password.
 	testPasswordKeyfile = "testdata/helm-password-key.secret"
 
 	// testPubfile is the public key file.