diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 88b4e79a7..af298c967 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 run:
   timeout: 10m
   go: '1.22'
+  build-tags:
+    - pglive
 
 issues:
   exclude-dirs:
diff --git a/node/migrations/changesets_test.go b/node/migrations/changesets_test.go
index 0df10964b..cee0b2b9c 100644
--- a/node/migrations/changesets_test.go
+++ b/node/migrations/changesets_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func TestChangesetMigration(t *testing.T) {
 		Engine:     nil,
 	}
 	err = applyChangeset(ctx, app, tx, int64(height), int64(totalChunks))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	res, err := tx.Execute(ctx, "select * from ds_test.test", pg.QueryModeExec)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/node/node_live_test.go b/node/node_live_test.go
index aa051cf47..7b2a43088 100644
--- a/node/node_live_test.go
+++ b/node/node_live_test.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func TestDualNodeMocknet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	bpl1 := log.New(log.WithName("BP1"), log.WithWriter(os.Stdout), log.WithLevel(log.LevelDebug), log.WithFormat(log.FormatUnstructured))
 	bp1, err := blockprocessor.NewBlockProcessor(ctx, db1, newDummyTxApp(valSetList), accounts1, vstore1, ss, es1, migrator, genCfg, signer1, bpl1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	ceCfg1 := &consensus.Config{
 		PrivateKey:     privKeys[0],
@@ -285,9 +286,12 @@ func TestDualNodeMocknet(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	migrator2, err := migrations.SetupMigrator(ctx, db2, newSnapshotStore(), accounts2, filepath.Join(root2, "migrations"), mparams, vstore2, log.New(log.WithName("MIGRATOR")))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	bpl2 := log.New(log.WithName("BP2"), log.WithWriter(os.Stdout), log.WithLevel(log.LevelDebug), log.WithFormat(log.FormatUnstructured))
 	bp2, err := blockprocessor.NewBlockProcessor(ctx, db2, newDummyTxApp(valSetList), accounts2, vstore2, ss, es2, migrator2, genCfg, signer2, bpl2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	ceCfg2 := &consensus.Config{
 		PrivateKey:     privKeys[1],
 		ValidatorSet:   valSet,
@@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ func (d *dummyTxApp) ApplyMempool(ctx *common.TxContext, db sql.DB, tx *ktypes.T
 	return nil
 }
 
-type validatorStore struct {
+/*type validatorStore struct {
 	valSet []*ktypes.Validator
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +443,7 @@ func (v *validatorStore) GetValidators() []*ktypes.Validator {
 
 func (v *validatorStore) ValidatorUpdates() map[string]*ktypes.Validator {
 	return nil
-}
+}*/
 
 type mockAccounts struct{}
 
@@ -468,7 +472,7 @@ func (m *mockEventStore) GetUnbroadcastedEvents(ctx context.Context) ([]*ktypes.
 }
 
 // TODO: can test with real migrator
-type mockMigrator struct{}
+/*type mockMigrator struct{}
 
 func (m *mockMigrator) NotifyHeight(ctx context.Context, block *common.BlockContext, db migrations.Database) error {
 	return nil
@@ -484,4 +488,4 @@ func (m *mockMigrator) PersistLastChangesetHeight(ctx context.Context, tx sql.Ex
 
 func (m *mockMigrator) GetMigrationMetadata(ctx context.Context, status ktypes.MigrationStatus) (*ktypes.MigrationMetadata, error) {
 	return nil, nil
-}
+}*/
diff --git a/node/pg/db_live_test.go b/node/pg/db_live_test.go
index 72328dfb6..feb54cd08 100644
--- a/node/pg/db_live_test.go
+++ b/node/pg/db_live_test.go
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ func Test_Listen(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	// notify 10 times to each
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	for i := range 10 {
 		_, err = tx.Execute(ctx, "SELECT NOTICE($1);", fmt.Sprint(i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ func Test_Listen(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, received, 10)
 	require.Len(t, received2, 10)
 
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	for i := range 10 {
 		require.Equal(t, strconv.Itoa(i), received[i])
 		require.Equal(t, strconv.Itoa(-i), received2[i])
 	}
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ func Test_CancelListen(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	for i := range 10 {
 		_, err = tx.Execute(ctx, "SELECT NOTICE($1);", fmt.Sprint(i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ func Test_CancelListen(t *testing.T) {
 	err = done(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	for i := range 10 {
 		_, err = tx.Execute(ctx, "SELECT NOTICE($1);", fmt.Sprint(-(i + 1)))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
diff --git a/node/pg/repl_test.go b/node/pg/repl_test.go
index 9512a358c..d22e9873b 100644
--- a/node/pg/repl_test.go
+++ b/node/pg/repl_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func Test_repl(t *testing.T) {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		defer quit()
 
-		for cid := range commitChan {
+		if cid, ok := <-commitChan; ok {
 			_, commitHash, err := decodeCommitPayload(cid)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("invalid commit payload encoding: %v", err)
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ func Test_repl(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// commitChan was closed before receive (not expected in this test)
 		t.Error(<-errChan)
-
-		return
 	}()
 
 	tx, err := connQ.Begin(ctx)
diff --git a/node/voting/events_test.go b/node/voting/events_test.go
index 6db906bdb..39714ad61 100644
--- a/node/voting/events_test.go
+++ b/node/voting/events_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Test_EventStore(t *testing.T) {
 				ctx := context.Background()
 
 				// create 3 events
-				for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+				for i := range 3 {
 					data := fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i)
 					err := e.Store(ctx, []byte(data), "test")
 					require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/node/voting/vote_test.go b/node/voting/vote_test.go
index 0d54b6ee5..99ff66be5 100644
--- a/node/voting/vote_test.go
+++ b/node/voting/vote_test.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func Test_Voting(t *testing.T) {
 
 				events := make([]*types.VotableEvent, 3)
 				ids := make([]*types.UUID, 3)
-				for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+				for i := range 3 {
 					events[i] = &types.VotableEvent{
 						Body: []byte("test" + fmt.Sprint(i)),
 						Type: testType,