diff --git a/backend/b2/api/types_test.go b/backend/b2/api/types_test.go
index 6074de017..f350745fc 100644
--- a/backend/b2/api/types_test.go
+++ b/backend/b2/api/types_test.go
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ func TestTimestampIsZero(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTimestampEqual(t *testing.T) {
-	assert.False(t, emptyT.Equal(emptyT))
+	assert.False(t, emptyT.Equal(emptyT)) //nolint:gocritic // Don't include gocritic when running golangci-lint to avoid dupArg: suspicious method call with the same argument and receiver
 	assert.False(t, t0.Equal(emptyT))
 	assert.False(t, emptyT.Equal(t0))
 	assert.False(t, t0.Equal(t1))
 	assert.False(t, t1.Equal(t0))
-	assert.True(t, t0.Equal(t0))
-	assert.True(t, t1.Equal(t1))
+	assert.True(t, t0.Equal(t0)) //nolint:gocritic // Don't include gocritic when running golangci-lint to avoid dupArg: suspicious method call with the same argument and receiver
+	assert.True(t, t1.Equal(t1)) //nolint:gocritic // Don't include gocritic when running golangci-lint to avoid dupArg: suspicious method call with the same argument and receiver
 }
diff --git a/backend/s3/s3.go b/backend/s3/s3.go
index fbc3327a0..8278d4d08 100644
--- a/backend/s3/s3.go
+++ b/backend/s3/s3.go
@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ func setQuirks(opt *Options) {
 		// See: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/323465186
 		// So make cutoff very large which it does seem to support
 		opt.CopyCutoff = math.MaxInt64
-	default:
+	default: //nolint:gocritic // Don't include gocritic when running golangci-lint to avoid defaultCaseOrder: consider to make `default` case as first or as last case
 		fs.Logf("s3", "s3 provider %q not known - please set correctly", opt.Provider)
 		fallthrough
 	case "Other":