diff --git a/internal/util/rand/random.go b/internal/util/rand/random.go
index 2cfb5cb7cc..015146d498 100644
--- a/internal/util/rand/random.go
+++ b/internal/util/rand/random.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ func NewRand(seed int64) *rand.Rand {
 }
 
 // RandomInt returns a random integer between min and max.
-func RandomInt(min, max int64, seed int64) int64 {
+func RandomInt(minVal, maxVal int64, seed int64) int64 {
 	r := NewRand(seed)
-	return min + r.Int63n(max-min+1)
+	return minVal + r.Int63n(maxVal-minVal+1)
 }
 
 // RandomString returns a random string of length n.
diff --git a/internal/util/rand/random_test.go b/internal/util/rand/random_test.go
index 1653ac45a2..5cb658709b 100644
--- a/internal/util/rand/random_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/rand/random_test.go
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import (
 func TestRandomInt(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	min := int64(1)
-	max := int64(10)
+	minVal := int64(1)
+	maxVal := int64(10)
 	seed := int64(12345)
-	randomInt := rand.RandomInt(min, max, seed)
-	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, randomInt, min)
-	require.LessOrEqual(t, randomInt, max)
+	randomInt := rand.RandomInt(minVal, maxVal, seed)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, randomInt, minVal)
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, randomInt, maxVal)
 }
 
 func TestRandomString(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/profiles/service.go b/pkg/profiles/service.go
index f5dab7c177..a24422d78c 100644
--- a/pkg/profiles/service.go
+++ b/pkg/profiles/service.go
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ func getProfileFromPBForUpdateByName(
 
 func validateProfileUpdate(
 	old *db.Profile,
-	new *minderv1.Profile,
+	newProfile *minderv1.Profile,
 	projectID uuid.UUID,
 ) error {
-	if old.Name != new.Name {
+	if old.Name != newProfile.Name {
 		return util.UserVisibleError(codes.InvalidArgument, "cannot change profile name")
 	}
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func validateProfileUpdate(
 		return util.UserVisibleError(codes.InvalidArgument, "cannot change profile project")
 	}
 
-	if err := namespaces.ValidateLabelsUpdate(new.GetLabels(), old.Labels); err != nil {
+	if err := namespaces.ValidateLabelsUpdate(newProfile.GetLabels(), old.Labels); err != nil {
 		return util.UserVisibleError(codes.InvalidArgument, "labels update failed validation: %v", err)
 	}