diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31a7ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+run:
+  skip-dirs:
+    - docs
+    - datadog
+    - kustomize
+  skip-files:
+    - 'wire_gen.go'
+  tests: false
+linters-settings:
+  errcheck:
+    check-type-assertions: true
+    check-blank: true
+  gci:
+    sections:
+      - standard
+      - default
+  gosimple:
+    go: '1.17'
+  govet:
+    check-shadowing: true
+    settings:
+      printf:
+        funcs:
+          - (gitlab.zgtools.net/devex/archetypes/gomods/zlog.Logger).Debug
+          - (gitlab.zgtools.net/devex/archetypes/gomods/zlog.Logger).Info
+          - (gitlab.zgtools.net/devex/archetypes/gomods/zlog.Logger).Warn
+          - (gitlab.zgtools.net/devex/archetypes/gomods/zlog.Logger).Error
+  depguard:
+    rules:
+      Main:
+        files:
+          - $all
+          - "!$test"
+        deny:
+          - github.com/satori/go.uuid: Prefer "github.com/google/uuid"
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - asciicheck
+    - bidichk
+    - bodyclose
+    - cyclop
+    - decorder
+    - depguard
+    - deadcode
+    - dupl
+    - errcheck
+    - errchkjson
+    - errname
+    - errorlint
+    - exportloopref
+    - gci
+    - gocognit
+    - goconst
+    - gocritic
+    - gocyclo
+    - gofmt
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - nolintlint
+    - prealloc
+    - staticcheck
+    - structcheck
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - unused
+    - varcheck
+    - whitespace
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1396851..20577ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Directories containing independent Go modules.
+MODULE_DIRS = .
+
 .PHONY: test-no-setup
 test-no-setup:
 	./coverage.sh
@@ -20,4 +23,14 @@ example-producer:
 
 .PHONY: example-worker
 example-worker:
-	go run example/worker/worker.go
\ No newline at end of file
+	go run example/worker/worker.go
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: golangci-lint
+
+.PHONY: golangci-lint
+golangci-lint:
+	@$(foreach mod,$(MODULE_DIRS), \
+		(cd $(mod) && \
+		echo "[lint] golangci-lint: $(mod)" && \
+		golangci-lint run --path-prefix $(mod) ./...) &&) true
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 6f5cdc3..c6f0b93 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -133,17 +133,16 @@ func (c *Client) Writer(_ context.Context, topicConfig ProducerTopicConfig, opts
 }
 
 func getFormatter(topicConfig TopicConfig) (zfmt.Formatter, error) {
-	var fmtter zfmt.Formatter
 	switch topicConfig.GetFormatter() {
 	case CustomFmt:
-		fmtter = &noopFormatter{}
+		return &noopFormatter{}, nil
 	default:
-		fmtter, _ = zfmt.GetFormatter(topicConfig.GetFormatter(), topicConfig.GetSchemaID())
-	}
-	if fmtter == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported formatter %s", topicConfig.GetFormatter())
+		f, err := zfmt.GetFormatter(topicConfig.GetFormatter(), topicConfig.GetSchemaID())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported formatter %s", topicConfig.GetFormatter())
+		}
+		return f, nil
 	}
-	return fmtter, nil
 }
 
 // Close terminates all cached readers and writers gracefully.
diff --git a/example/worker/bench/main.go b/example/worker/bench/main.go
index 9459bad..eae21ba 100644
--- a/example/worker/bench/main.go
+++ b/example/worker/bench/main.go
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ func main() {
 	)
 	ctx, c := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 	defer c()
-	w.Run(ctx, nil)
+	if err := w.Run(ctx, nil); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 type kafkaProcessorError struct{}
diff --git a/example/worker/worker.go b/example/worker/worker.go
index 832c42f..a41d314 100644
--- a/example/worker/worker.go
+++ b/example/worker/worker.go
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Register a processor which is executed per message.
 	// Speedup is used to create multiple processor goroutines. Order is still maintained with this setup by way of `virtual partitions`
 	work := wf.Create(topicConfig, &Processor{}, zkafka.Speedup(5))
-	work.Run(ctx, shutdown)
+	if err := work.Run(ctx, shutdown); err != nil {
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 type Processor struct{}
diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index dcad019..fdaee5f 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func makeProducerMessageRaw(_ context.Context, serviceName, topic string, key *s
 		Key:   obsKeyOriginService,
 		Value: []byte(serviceName),
 	})
+	//nolint:errcheck // Its not particularly noteworthy if if host isn't propagated forward. We'll suppress the error
 	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 	// hn is empty string if there's an error
 	kafkaMessage.Headers = append(kafkaMessage.Headers, kafka.Header{
diff --git a/writer.go b/writer.go
index b14bea1..2224742 100644
--- a/writer.go
+++ b/writer.go
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ func (w *KWriter) WriteRaw(ctx context.Context, key *string, value []byte, opts
 	e := <-deliveryChan
 
 	w.lifecyclePostAck(ctx, begin)
-	m := e.(*kafka.Message)
+
+	m, ok := e.(*kafka.Message)
+	if !ok {
+		return Response{}, errors.New("unexpected message delivered on kafka delivery channel")
+	}
 
 	span.SetAttributes(
 		semconv.MessagingMessageIDKey.Int64(int64(m.TopicPartition.Offset)),