diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 0a17badeb..669bda5c3 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ linters:
     - unconvert
     - unparam
     - whitespace
+
+linters-settings:
+  govet:
+    disable:
+      - composites
diff --git a/controllers/admin/config.go b/controllers/admin/config.go
index 471c22669..39a334555 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/config.go
+++ b/controllers/admin/config.go
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ func SetS3Configuration(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	data.SetS3Config(newS3Config.Value)
+	if err := data.SetS3Config(newS3Config.Value); err != nil {
+		controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
 	controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, true, "storage configuration changed")
 }
 
@@ -514,7 +517,10 @@ func SetChatDisabled(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	data.SetChatDisabled(configValue.Value.(bool))
+	if err := data.SetChatDisabled(configValue.Value.(bool)); err != nil {
+		controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
 
 	controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, true, "chat disabled status updated")
 }
@@ -567,7 +573,10 @@ func SetCustomStyles(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	data.SetCustomStyles(customStyles.Value.(string))
+	if err := data.SetCustomStyles(customStyles.Value.(string)); err != nil {
+		controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
 
 	controllers.WriteSimpleResponse(w, true, "custom styles updated")
 }
diff --git a/controllers/video.go b/controllers/video.go
index 9f95c772b..537319579 100644
--- a/controllers/video.go
+++ b/controllers/video.go
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
 )
 
-type variants []models.StreamOutputVariant
-
 type variantsResponse struct {
 	Name  string `json:"name"`
 	Index int    `json:"index"`
diff --git a/core/rtmp/rtmp.go b/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
index bc089538e..e5311c001 100644
--- a/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 		return
 	}
 
-  rtmpOut, rtmpIn := io.Pipe()
-  _pipe = rtmpIn
+	rtmpOut, rtmpIn := io.Pipe()
+	_pipe = rtmpIn
 	log.Infoln("Inbound stream connected.")
 	_setStreamAsConnected(rtmpOut)
 
diff --git a/core/stats.go b/core/stats.go
index c63beaf40..639de1bc2 100644
--- a/core/stats.go
+++ b/core/stats.go
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ func setupStats() error {
 	statsSaveTimer := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
 	go func() {
 		for range statsSaveTimer.C {
-			if err := saveStats(); err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
+			saveStats()
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ func pruneViewerCount() {
 	_stats.Viewers = viewers
 }
 
-func saveStats() error {
+func saveStats() {
 	if err := data.SetPeakOverallViewerCount(_stats.OverallMaxViewerCount); err != nil {
 		log.Errorln("error saving viewer count", err)
 	}
@@ -124,8 +122,6 @@ func saveStats() error {
 			log.Errorln("error saving disconnect time", err)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func getSavedStats() models.Stats {
diff --git a/core/transcoder/codecs.go b/core/transcoder/codecs.go
index dcfa6a50a..36e469e2b 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/codecs.go
+++ b/core/transcoder/codecs.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *Libx264Codec) GlobalFlags() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Libx264Codec) PixelFormat() string {
-	return "yuv420p"
+	return "yuv420p" //nolint:goconst
 }
 
 func (c *Libx264Codec) ExtraArguments() string {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (c *Libx264Codec) GetPresetForLevel(l int) string {
 	}
 
 	if l >= len(presetMapping) {
-		return "superfast"
+		return "superfast" //nolint:goconst
 	}
 
 	return presetMapping[l]
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index deab2dae5..351fabae0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -98,21 +98,27 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		log.Println("Saving new web server port number to", portNumber)
-		data.SetHTTPPortNumber(float64(portNumber))
+		if err := data.SetHTTPPortNumber(float64(portNumber)); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+		}
 	}
 	config.WebServerPort = data.GetHTTPPortNumber()
 
 	// Set the web server ip
 	if *webServerIPOverride != "" {
 		log.Println("Saving new web server listen IP address to", *webServerIPOverride)
-		data.SetHTTPListenAddress(string(*webServerIPOverride))
+		if err := data.SetHTTPListenAddress(*webServerIPOverride); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+		}
 	}
 	config.WebServerIP = data.GetHTTPListenAddress()
 
 	// Set the rtmp server port
 	if *rtmpPortOverride > 0 {
 		log.Println("Saving new RTMP server port number to", *rtmpPortOverride)
-		data.SetRTMPPortNumber(float64(*rtmpPortOverride))
+		if err := data.SetRTMPPortNumber(float64(*rtmpPortOverride)); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// starts the core
diff --git a/yp/yp.go b/yp/yp.go
index 516a6e87c..1b3464ee0 100644
--- a/yp/yp.go
+++ b/yp/yp.go
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ func (yp *YP) ping() {
 	_inErrorState = false
 
 	if pingResponse.Key != key {
-		data.SetDirectoryRegistrationKey(key)
+		if err := data.SetDirectoryRegistrationKey(key); err != nil {
+			log.Errorln("unable to save directory key:", err)
+		}
 	}
 }