diff --git a/pkg/config/assemble_test.go b/pkg/config/assemble_test.go
index 48064ea..460d170 100644
--- a/pkg/config/assemble_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/assemble_test.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ tasks:
 		t.Error("Got error during assemble readfile ", err)
 	} else {
 		actStr = configAssembler.assemble(contents)
-		if bytes.Compare(actStr, expStr) != 0 {
+		if !bytes.Equal(actStr, expStr) {
 			t.Error("Expected:\n>>>", string(expStr), "<<< Got:\n>>>", string(actStr), "<<<")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/executor.go b/pkg/runtime/executor.go
index 2310bc4..b449c49 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/executor.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func newExecutorStats() *TaskStatistics {
 
 func newExecutor(cfg *config.Config) *Executor {
 	executor := &Executor{
-		Environment:   make(map[string]string, 0),
+		Environment:   make(map[string]string),
 		eventHandlers: make([]EventHandler, 0),
 		config:        cfg,
 		Tasks:         make([]*Task, 0),
 		Statistics:    newExecutorStats(),
-		cmdEtaCache:   make(map[string]time.Duration, 0),
+		cmdEtaCache:   make(map[string]time.Duration),
 	}
 
 	for _, taskConfig := range cfg.TaskConfigs {
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go b/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
index 9e15091..9090ebf 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/handler/compressed_ui.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type CompressedUI struct {
 func NewCompressedUI(config *config.Config) *CompressedUI {
 
 	handler := &CompressedUI{
-		data:      make(map[uuid.UUID]*cUiData, 0),
+		data:      make(map[uuid.UUID]*cUiData),
 		startTime: time.Now(),
 		frame:     jotframe.NewFixedFrame(1, false, false, false),
 		config:    config,
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/handler/task_logger.go b/pkg/runtime/handler/task_logger.go
index 3193b19..33b51e6 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/handler/task_logger.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/handler/task_logger.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewTaskLogger(config *config.Config) *TaskLogger {
 	}
 
 	return &TaskLogger{
-		logs:   make(map[uuid.UUID]*bufferedLog, 0),
+		logs:   make(map[uuid.UUID]*bufferedLog),
 		config: config,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/handler/vertical_ui.go b/pkg/runtime/handler/vertical_ui.go
index cac385f..18a0a01 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/handler/vertical_ui.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/handler/vertical_ui.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func NewVerticalUI(cfg *config.Config) *VerticalUI {
 	}
 
 	handler := &VerticalUI{
-		data:      make(map[uuid.UUID]*display, 0),
+		data:      make(map[uuid.UUID]*display),
 		spinner:   spin.New(),
 		ticker:    time.NewTicker(updateInterval),
 		startTime: time.Now(),