diff --git a/cache-config/t3c-apply/config/config.go b/cache-config/t3c-apply/config/config.go
index f30cbb9b9a..2b054c9ef3 100644
--- a/cache-config/t3c-apply/config/config.go
+++ b/cache-config/t3c-apply/config/config.go
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ func directoryExists(dir string) (bool, os.FileInfo) {
 	return info.IsDir(), info
 }
 
-const RpmDir = "/var/lib/rpm"
+const rpmDir = "/var/lib/rpm"
 
 // verifies the rpm database files. if there is any database corruption
 // it will return false
-func VerifyRpmDB() bool {
+func verifyRpmDB() bool {
 	exclude := regexp.MustCompile(`(^\.|^__)`)
-	dbFiles, err := os.ReadDir(RpmDir)
+	dbFiles, err := os.ReadDir(rpmDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func VerifyRpmDB() bool {
 		if exclude.Match([]byte(file.Name())) {
 			continue
 		}
-		cmd := exec.Command("/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify", RpmDir+"/"+file.Name())
+		cmd := exec.Command("/usr/lib/rpm/rpmdb_verify", rpmDir+"/"+file.Name())
 		err := cmd.Run()
 		if err != nil || cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode() > 0 {
 			return false
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ If any of the related flags are also set, they override the mode's default behav
 		os.Setenv("TO_PASS", toPass)
 	}
 
-	rpmDBisOk := VerifyRpmDB()
+	rpmDBisOk := verifyRpmDB()
 
 	if *installPackagesPtr && !rpmDBisOk {
 		if t3cutil.StrToMode(*runModePtr) == t3cutil.ModeBadAss {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ If any of the related flags are also set, they override the mode's default behav
 		}
 	}
 
-	toInfoLog = append(toInfoLog, fmt.Sprintf("rpm database is ok: %v", rpmDBisOk))
+	toInfoLog = append(toInfoLog, fmt.Sprintf("rpm database is ok: %t", rpmDBisOk))
 	// set TSHome
 	var tsHome = ""
 	if *tsHomePtr != "" {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ If any of the related flags are also set, they override the mode's default behav
 	if len(fatalLogStrs) > 0 {
 		for _, str := range fatalLogStrs {
 			str = strings.TrimSpace(str)
-			log.Warnln(str)
+			log.Errorln(str)
 		}
 		return Cfg{}, errors.New("fatal error has occurerd")
 	}
diff --git a/cache-config/t3c-apply/t3c-apply.go b/cache-config/t3c-apply/t3c-apply.go
index a184d81191..24e1e8e91a 100644
--- a/cache-config/t3c-apply/t3c-apply.go
+++ b/cache-config/t3c-apply/t3c-apply.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func Main() int {
 			return GitCommitAndExit(ExitCodeServicesError, FailureExitMsg, cfg, metaData, oldMetaData)
 		}
 	} else {
-		log.Infoln("======== RPM DB checks failed, package processing not possible, using installed packages from  metadata if available========")
+		log.Warnln("======== RPM DB checks failed, package processing not possible, using installed packages from  metadata if available========")
 		trops.ProcessPackagesWithMetaData(oldMetaData.InstalledPackages)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cache-config/t3c-apply/torequest/torequest.go b/cache-config/t3c-apply/torequest/torequest.go
index e863017fda..cb83c72725 100644
--- a/cache-config/t3c-apply/torequest/torequest.go
+++ b/cache-config/t3c-apply/torequest/torequest.go
@@ -587,12 +587,12 @@ func (r *TrafficOpsReq) CheckSystemServices() error {
 func (r *TrafficOpsReq) IsPackageInstalled(name string) bool {
 	for k, v := range r.Pkgs {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(k, name) {
-			log.Infof("Found in cache for '%v'", k)
+			log.Infof("Found in cache for '%s'", k)
 			return v
 		}
 	}
 	if !r.Cfg.RpmDBOk {
-		log.Warnf("RPM DB is corrupted cannot run IsPackageInstalled for '%v' and package metadata is unavailable", name)
+		log.Warnf("RPM DB is corrupted cannot run IsPackageInstalled for '%s' and package metadata is unavailable", name)
 		return false
 	}
 	log.Infof("IsPackageInstalled '%v' not found in cache, querying rpm", name)
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func pkgMetaDataToMap(pmd []string) map[string]bool {
 
 func pkgMatch(pkgMetaData []string, pk string) bool {
 	for _, pkg := range pkgMetaData {
-		if ok := strings.Contains(pk, pkg); ok {
+		if strings.Contains(pk, pkg) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -1056,18 +1056,18 @@ func (r *TrafficOpsReq) ProcessPackagesWithMetaData(packageMetaData []string) er
 	pkgs, err := getPackages(r.Cfg)
 	pkgMdataMap := pkgMetaDataToMap(packageMetaData)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("getting packages: " + err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("getting packages: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, pkg := range pkgs {
 		fullPackage := pkg.Name + "-" + pkg.Version
 		if pkgMdataMap[fullPackage] {
-			log.Infof("package %v is assumed to be installed according to metadata file", fullPackage)
+			log.Infof("package %s is assumed to be installed according to metadata file", fullPackage)
 			r.Pkgs[fullPackage] = true
 		} else if pkgMatch(packageMetaData, pkg.Name) {
-			log.Infof("package %v is assumed to be installed according to metadata, but doesn't match traffic ops pkg", fullPackage)
+			log.Infof("package %s is assumed to be installed according to metadata, but doesn't match traffic ops pkg", fullPackage)
 			r.Pkgs[fullPackage] = true
 		} else {
-			log.Infof("package %v does not appear to be installed.", pkg.Name+"-"+pkg.Version)
+			log.Infof("package %s does not appear to be installed.", pkg.Name+"-"+pkg.Version)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil