diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index b970ae5dc..f21cd9759 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '41 15 * * 4'
   push:
-    branches: [ "devel" ]
+    branches: ["devel"]
 
 # Declare default permissions as read only.
 permissions: read-all
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11  # v4.1.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46 # v2.4.0
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46  # v2.4.0
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@184d73b71b93c222403b2e7f1ffebe4508014249 # v4.4.2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@184d73b71b93c222403b2e7f1ffebe4508014249  # v4.4.2
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-reporting.yml b/.github/workflows/test-reporting.yml
index 86bb153c7..9bb3b562b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-reporting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-reporting.yml
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ jobs:
           && github.repository == 'ansible/receptor'
           && github.ref_name == github.event.repository.default_branch
         run: >-
-          curl -v --user "${{ vars.PDE_ORG_RESULTS_AGGREGATOR_UPLOAD_USER }}:${{ secrets.PDE_ORG_RESULTS_UPLOAD_PASSWORD }}" 
-          --form "xunit_xml=@report.xml" 
-          --form "component_name=receptor" 
-          --form "git_commit_sha=${{ github.sha }}" 
-          --form "git_repository_url=https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}" 
+          curl -v --user "${{ vars.PDE_ORG_RESULTS_AGGREGATOR_UPLOAD_USER }}:${{ secrets.PDE_ORG_RESULTS_UPLOAD_PASSWORD }}"
+          --form "xunit_xml=@report.xml"
+          --form "component_name=receptor"
+          --form "git_commit_sha=${{ github.sha }}"
+          --form "git_repository_url=https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}"
           "${{ vars.PDE_ORG_RESULTS_AGGREGATOR_UPLOAD_URL }}/api/results/upload/"
 
       - name: get k8s logs
diff --git a/docs/source/user_guide/configuration_options.rst b/docs/source/user_guide/configuration_options.rst
index b0eab33da..74f6c2e06 100644
--- a/docs/source/user_guide/configuration_options.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user_guide/configuration_options.rst
@@ -1071,4 +1071,3 @@ Sign Request and Produce Certificate
     tcp-clients:
       - address: localhost:2223
         service: foo
-
diff --git a/pkg/backends/null_test.go b/pkg/backends/null_test.go
index 1f32a9ccd..881204e71 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/null_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/null_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package backends_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"reflect"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ansible/receptor/pkg/backends"
@@ -37,6 +39,62 @@ func TestNullBackendCfgGetAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNullBackendCfg_Start(t *testing.T) {
+	type fields struct {
+		Local bool
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		in0 context.Context
+		in1 *sync.WaitGroup
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		fields   fields
+		args     args
+		wantKind reflect.Kind
+		wantType string
+		wantErr  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Positive",
+			fields: fields{
+				Local: true,
+			},
+			args: args{
+				in0: nil,
+				in1: nil,
+			},
+			wantKind: reflect.Chan,
+			wantType: "netceptor.BackendSession",
+			wantErr:  false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := backends.NullBackendCfg{
+				Local: tt.fields.Local,
+			}
+			got, err := cfg.Start(tt.args.in0, tt.args.in1)
+			defer close(got)
+
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("%s: NullBackendCfg.Start() error = %+v, wantErr %+v", tt.name, err, tt.wantErr)
+
+				return
+			}
+
+			if reflect.ValueOf(got).Kind() == tt.wantKind {
+				if reflect.ValueOf(got).Type().Elem().String() != tt.wantType {
+					t.Errorf("%s: NullBackendCfg.Start() gotType = %+v, wantType = %+v", tt.name, reflect.ValueOf(got).Type().Elem(), tt.wantType)
+				}
+			} else {
+				t.Errorf("%s: NullBackendCfg.Start() gotKind = %+v, wantKind = %+v", tt.name, reflect.ValueOf(got).Kind(), tt.wantKind)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNullBackendCfgGetTLS(t *testing.T) {
 	type fields struct {
 		Local bool