diff --git a/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg.go b/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg.go
index 08683a4fd..a381d4f77 100644
--- a/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg.go
+++ b/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg.go
@@ -341,7 +341,10 @@ func (d *DistKeyGenerator) ProcessDeal(dd *Deal) (*Response, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ver, _ := d.verifiers[dd.Index]
+	ver, ok := d.verifiers[dd.Index]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing verifiers")
+	}
 
 	resp, err := ver.ProcessEncryptedDeal(dd.Deal)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg_test.go b/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg_test.go
index ba8d875b9..a3572de67 100644
--- a/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg_test.go
+++ b/share/dkg/pedersen/dkg_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func TestDKGProcessResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	resp12, err := rec.ProcessDeal(deals2[idxRec])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, resp)
 	require.Equal(t, vss.StatusComplaint, resp12.Response.Status)
 	require.Equal(t, deals2[idxRec].Index, uint32(dkg2.nidx))
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ func TestDKGResharingNewNodesThreshold(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, newDkgs[i].nidx, i)
 	}
 
-	//alive := oldT - 1
+	// alive := oldT - 1
 	alive := oldT
 	oldSelected := make([]*DistKeyGenerator, 0, alive)
 	selected := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -1130,12 +1131,8 @@ func TestDKGResharingPartialNewNodes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	newPrivs := make([]kyber.Scalar, 0, newN)
 	newPubs := make([]kyber.Point, 0, newN)
-	for _, priv := range oldPrivs[1:] {
-		newPrivs = append(newPrivs, priv)
-	}
-	for _, pub := range oldPubs[1:] {
-		newPubs = append(newPubs, pub)
-	}
+	newPrivs = append(newPrivs, oldPrivs[1:]...)
+	newPubs = append(newPubs, oldPubs[1:]...)
 	// add two new nodes
 	priv1, pub1 := genPair()
 	priv2, pub2 := genPair()
diff --git a/share/dkg/rabin/dkg_test.go b/share/dkg/rabin/dkg_test.go
index 2d4a29b9c..5a5ecb976 100644
--- a/share/dkg/rabin/dkg_test.go
+++ b/share/dkg/rabin/dkg_test.go
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ func genPair() (kyber.Scalar, kyber.Point) {
 
 func randomBytes(n int) []byte {
 	var buff = make([]byte, n)
-	_, _ = rand.Read(buff[:])
+	_, _ = rand.Read(buff)
 	return buff
 }
 func checkDks(dks1, dks2 *DistKeyShare) bool {
diff --git a/share/vss/pedersen/vss.go b/share/vss/pedersen/vss.go
index fd30dc101..3f19b017c 100644
--- a/share/vss/pedersen/vss.go
+++ b/share/vss/pedersen/vss.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) ProcessEncryptedDeal(e *EncryptedDeal) (*Response, error) {
 		r.Status = StatusComplaint
 	}
 
-	if err == errDealAlreadyProcessed {
+	if errors.Is(err, errDealAlreadyProcessed) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/share/vss/pedersen/vss_test.go b/share/vss/pedersen/vss_test.go
index e97efdd51..9876c293c 100644
--- a/share/vss/pedersen/vss_test.go
+++ b/share/vss/pedersen/vss_test.go
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ func TestVSSAggregatorVerifyResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	// wrong index
 	resp.Index = uint32(len(verifiersPub))
 	sig, err := schnorr.Sign(suite, v.longterm, resp.Hash(suite))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	resp.Signature = sig
 	assert.Error(t, aggr.verifyResponse(resp))
 	resp.Index = 0
diff --git a/share/vss/rabin/vss.go b/share/vss/rabin/vss.go
index d9e8f06e9..2884e9984 100644
--- a/share/vss/rabin/vss.go
+++ b/share/vss/rabin/vss.go
@@ -8,24 +8,26 @@
 // verifier can check the validity of the received share. The protocol has the
 // following steps:
 //
-//   1) The dealer send a Deal to every verifiers using `Deals()`. Each deal must
-//   be sent securely to one verifier whose public key is at the same index than
-//   the index of the Deal.
+//  1. The dealer send a Deal to every verifiers using `Deals()`. Each deal must
+//     be sent securely to one verifier whose public key is at the same index than
+//     the index of the Deal.
 //
-//   2) Each verifier processes the Deal with `ProcessDeal`.
-//   This function returns a Response which can be twofold:
-//   - an approval, to confirm a correct deal
-//   - a complaint to announce an incorrect deal notifying others that the
+//  2. Each verifier processes the Deal with `ProcessDeal`.
+//     This function returns a Response which can be twofold:
+//     - an approval, to confirm a correct deal
+//     - a complaint to announce an incorrect deal notifying others that the
 //     dealer might be malicious.
-//	 All Responses must be broadcasted to every verifiers and the dealer.
-//   3) The dealer can respond to each complaint by a justification revealing the
-//   share he originally sent out to the accusing verifier. This is done by
-//   calling `ProcessResponse` on the `Dealer`.
-//   4) The verifiers refuse the shared secret and abort the protocol if there
-//   are at least t complaints OR if a Justification is wrong. The verifiers
-//   accept the shared secret if there are at least t approvals at which point
-//   any t out of n verifiers can reveal their shares to reconstruct the shared
-//   secret.
+//     All Responses must be broadcasted to every verifiers and the dealer.
+//
+//  3. The dealer can respond to each complaint by a justification revealing the
+//     share he originally sent out to the accusing verifier. This is done by
+//     calling `ProcessResponse` on the `Dealer`.
+//
+//  4. The verifiers refuse the shared secret and abort the protocol if there
+//     are at least t complaints OR if a Justification is wrong. The verifiers
+//     accept the shared secret if there are at least t approvals at which point
+//     any t out of n verifiers can reveal their shares to reconstruct the shared
+//     secret.
 package vss
 
 import (
@@ -400,7 +402,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) ProcessEncryptedDeal(e *EncryptedDeal) (*Response, error) {
 		r.Approved = false
 	}
 
-	if err == errDealAlreadyProcessed {
+	if errors.Is(err, errDealAlreadyProcessed) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/share/vss/rabin/vss_test.go b/share/vss/rabin/vss_test.go
index 87c4c5fc3..1f33cb7f1 100644
--- a/share/vss/rabin/vss_test.go
+++ b/share/vss/rabin/vss_test.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ func TestVSSAggregatorVerifyJustification(t *testing.T) {
 	d.SecShare.V = goodV
 
 	j, err := dealer.ProcessResponse(resp)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// invalid deal justified
 	goodV = j.Deal.SecShare.V
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ func TestVSSAggregatorVerifyResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	// wrong index
 	resp.Index = uint32(len(verifiersPub))
 	sig, err := schnorr.Sign(suite, v.longterm, resp.Hash(suite))
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	resp.Signature = sig
 	assert.Error(t, aggr.verifyResponse(resp))
 	resp.Index = 0