diff --git a/cmd/signer/main.go b/cmd/signer/main.go
index cbf278d..f9d343e 100644
--- a/cmd/signer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/signer/main.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Printf("cacert-gosigner %s (%s) - built %s\n", version, commit, date)
 
-	flag.StringVar(&signerConfigFile, "caconfig", defaultSignerConfigFile, "signer configuration file")
+	flag.StringVar(&signerConfigFile, "config", defaultSignerConfigFile, "signer configuration file")
 	flag.BoolVar(&showVersion, "version", false, "show version")
 	flag.BoolVar(&setupMode, "setup", false, "setup mode")
 	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "verbose output")
diff --git a/docs/config.sample.yaml b/docs/config.sample.yaml
index 80616f8..2309743 100644
--- a/docs/config.sample.yaml
+++ b/docs/config.sample.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ CAs:
     # parent CA, must be any of the other defined CAs
     parent: "ecc_root_2022"
     common-name: "CAcert ECC Person CA 2022"
-    # extended key usage, only makes sense for non root CAs, supported values are
+    # extended key usage, only makes sense for non-root CAs, supported values are
     #
     # - client for client authentication
     # - code for code signing
diff --git a/pkg/x509/revoking/revoking_test.go b/pkg/x509/revoking/revoking_test.go
index cfdd086..71a5536 100644
--- a/pkg/x509/revoking/revoking_test.go
+++ b/pkg/x509/revoking/revoking_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (*brokenRepo) StoreRevocation(_ *pkix.RevokedCertificate) error {
 type brokenRepoNoCrlNumber struct {
 }
 
-func (b brokenRepoNoCrlNumber) StoreRevocation(certificate *pkix.RevokedCertificate) error {
+func (b brokenRepoNoCrlNumber) StoreRevocation(_ *pkix.RevokedCertificate) error {
 	// do nothing
 	return nil
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (b brokenRepoNoCrlNumber) NextCRLNumber() (*big.Int, error) {
 type brokenRepoNoRevocations struct {
 }
 
-func (b brokenRepoNoRevocations) StoreRevocation(certificate *pkix.RevokedCertificate) error {
+func (b brokenRepoNoRevocations) StoreRevocation(_ *pkix.RevokedCertificate) error {
 	// do nothing
 	return nil
 }