diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9d3048d8602..f74587f3ff9 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ issues:
 skip-files:
   - cron/data/request.pb.go # autogenerated
 linters:
-  disable-all: true
   enable:
     - asciicheck
     - dogsled
@@ -70,8 +69,13 @@ linters:
     - usestdlibvars
     - whitespace
     - wrapcheck
+  disable:
+    - exhaustruct # initializing every struct makes tests longer without much benefit (spencerschrock)
+    - paralleltest # need to investigate rate limit issues before re-enabling? (#2527)
+    - testpackage # tests don't need their own package (spencerschrock)
   presets:
     - bugs
+    - test
 linters-settings:
   errcheck:
     check-type-assertions: true
diff --git a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
index bd0e804ff31..168bc7f0539 100644
--- a/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
+++ b/checks/raw/pinned_dependencies_test.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func TestGithubWorkflowPinning(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGithubWorkflowPinningPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc     string
 		uses     string
diff --git a/clients/cii_response_test.go b/clients/cii_response_test.go
index 85cb119895e..81c75620dfb 100644
--- a/clients/cii_response_test.go
+++ b/clients/cii_response_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func TestBadgeResponse_AsJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		resp := BadgeResponse{
 			BadgeLevel: tt.fields.BadgeLevel,
 		}
diff --git a/clients/githubrepo/roundtripper/rate_limit_test.go b/clients/githubrepo/roundtripper/rate_limit_test.go
index 83b50291581..9f60b33faf4 100644
--- a/clients/githubrepo/roundtripper/rate_limit_test.go
+++ b/clients/githubrepo/roundtripper/rate_limit_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Successful response", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodGet, ts.URL+"/success", nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to create request: %v", err)
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Retry-After header set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
 		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodGet, ts.URL+"/retry", nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to create request: %v", err)
diff --git a/dependencydiff/dependencydiff_test.go b/dependencydiff/dependencydiff_test.go
index 9a4699fcdb6..e936a6aa648 100644
--- a/dependencydiff/dependencydiff_test.go
+++ b/dependencydiff/dependencydiff_test.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ func Test_initRepoAndClientByChecks(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Parallel()
 			err := initRepoAndClientByChecks(&tt.dCtx, tt.srcRepo)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("initClientByChecks() error = {%v}, want error: %v", err, tt.wantErr)
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ func Test_initRepoAndClientByChecks(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_getScorecardCheckResults(t *testing.T) {
-	//nolint
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		dCtx    dependencydiffContext
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ func Test_getScorecardCheckResults(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Parallel()
 			err := getScorecardCheckResults(&tt.dCtx)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("getScorecardCheckResults() error = {%v}, want error: %v", err, tt.wantErr)
diff --git a/errors/public_test.go b/errors/public_test.go
index 460a93a2a97..70339ea0123 100644
--- a/errors/public_test.go
+++ b/errors/public_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ func TestWithMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			if err := WithMessage(tt.args.e, tt.args.msg); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("WithMessage() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ func TestGetName(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			if got := GetName(tt.args.err); !strings.EqualFold(got, tt.want) {
 				t.Errorf("GetName() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
diff --git a/log/log_test.go b/log/log_test.go
index a45ec84208d..5150f3b6340 100644
--- a/log/log_test.go
+++ b/log/log_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func TestNewLogger(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		levelStr      string
diff --git a/options/flags_test.go b/options/flags_test.go
index bf20642ecf8..4dbd6f5c6b4 100644
--- a/options/flags_test.go
+++ b/options/flags_test.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func TestOptions_AddFlags(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOptions_AddFlags_ChecksToRun(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		opts     *Options
diff --git a/policy/policy_test.go b/policy/policy_test.go
index 9a8722b8907..654eb224670 100644
--- a/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@ func TestGetEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			var sp *ScorecardPolicy
 			if tt.policyFile != "" {
 				policyBytes, err := os.ReadFile(tt.policyFile)
diff --git a/rule/rule_test.go b/rule/rule_test.go
index e84de19d47f..dbed1155f29 100644
--- a/rule/rule_test.go
+++ b/rule/rule_test.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func TestRisk_GreaterThan(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			if got := tt.r.GreaterThan(tt.rr); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("Risk.GreaterThan() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ func TestRisk_String(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			if got := tt.r.String(); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("Risk.String() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ func TestRemediationEffort_String(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			if got := tt.effort.String(); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("RemediationEffort.String() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ func TestRisk_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			var r Risk
 			err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.input), &r)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ func TestRemediationEffort_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			var r RemediationEffort
 			err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.input), &r)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -353,6 +358,7 @@ func Test_validate(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		tt := tt
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
 			err := validate(tt.rule)
 			if err != nil {
 				if tt.wantErr == nil || !cmp.Equal(tt.wantErr.Error(), err.Error()) {