diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index ee41d5b14..fe33a9879 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ issues:
         - forbidigo
         - interfacebloat
         - predeclared
-        - usestdlibvars
         - noctx
         - nilnil
         - nakedret
diff --git a/internal/vault/vault.go b/internal/vault/vault.go
index a4ab1aec1..e9a24307b 100644
--- a/internal/vault/vault.go
+++ b/internal/vault/vault.go
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ func (v *Vault) IsVaultInitializedAndUnsealed() error {
 	// 473 = if performance standby
 	// 501 = if not initialized
 	// 503 = if sealed
+	// nolint: usestdlibvars // We use the numeric error codes here that we got from the Vault docs.
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
 		case healthResp == nil: