diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/token/token.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/token/token.go
index 7ac65d37e..d9faac7d8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/token/token.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/token/token.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package token
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func tokenRun(opts *TokenOptions) error {
 		if opts.Username != "" {
 			errMsg += fmt.Sprintf(" account %s", opts.Username)
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s", errMsg)
+		return errors.New(errMsg)
 	}
 
 	if val != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/create_test.go
index 85d311a47..c5f11bd2f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/create_test.go
@@ -648,14 +648,14 @@ Alternatively, you can run "create" with the "--default-permissions" option to c
 				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantErr.Error())
 			}
 			if err != nil && tt.wantErr == nil {
-				t.Logf("%s", err.Error())
+				t.Log(err.Error())
 			}
 			if got := stdout.String(); got != tt.wantStdout {
-				t.Logf("%s", t.Name())
+				t.Log(t.Name())
 				t.Errorf("  stdout = %v, want %v", got, tt.wantStdout)
 			}
 			if got := stderr.String(); got != tt.wantStderr {
-				t.Logf("%s", t.Name())
+				t.Log(t.Name())
 				t.Errorf("  stderr = %v, want %v", got, tt.wantStderr)
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
index f8cbcb18e..06f85d048 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/view/view.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func viewRun(opts *ViewOptions) error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "description:\t%s\n", repo.Description)
 		if readme != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(stdout, "--")
-			fmt.Fprintf(stdout, "%s", readme.Content)
+			fmt.Fprint(stdout, readme.Content)
 			fmt.Fprintln(stdout)
 		}