diff --git a/cmd/account.go b/cmd/account.go
index a91cda63..bdbb01e6 100644
--- a/cmd/account.go
+++ b/cmd/account.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ var accountCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-			return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+			return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/cmd/backups.go b/cmd/backups.go
index 77d88056..028c1b38 100644
--- a/cmd/backups.go
+++ b/cmd/backups.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Backups() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:   "Display backups",
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/bareMetal.go b/cmd/bareMetal.go
index d640f224..692f0c2f 100644
--- a/cmd/bareMetal.go
+++ b/cmd/bareMetal.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func BareMetal() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: bareMetalExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/billing.go b/cmd/billing.go
index 6cb8e450..2132ebf6 100644
--- a/cmd/billing.go
+++ b/cmd/billing.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func Billing() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: billingExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/blockStorage.go b/cmd/blockStorage.go
index 4d7bb3ea..cfb1c7c0 100644
--- a/cmd/blockStorage.go
+++ b/cmd/blockStorage.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func BlockStorageCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `block-storage is used to interact with the block-storage api`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/database.go b/cmd/database.go
index 9df2efdc..77e96483 100644
--- a/cmd/database.go
+++ b/cmd/database.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func Database() *cobra.Command { //nolint:funlen
 		Example: databaseExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/dns.go b/cmd/dns.go
index 8d184e83..fd0202a4 100644
--- a/cmd/dns.go
+++ b/cmd/dns.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func DNS() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  ``,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/firewall.go b/cmd/firewall.go
index ff3b125f..3093917a 100644
--- a/cmd/firewall.go
+++ b/cmd/firewall.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Firewall() *cobra.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"fw"},
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/instance.go b/cmd/instance.go
index 994a30e8..c2d16c7f 100644
--- a/cmd/instance.go
+++ b/cmd/instance.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func Instance() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen,gocyclo
 		Example: instanceExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/iso.go b/cmd/iso.go
index 5972fb1d..c27e7d30 100644
--- a/cmd/iso.go
+++ b/cmd/iso.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func ISO() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  ``,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/kubernetes.go b/cmd/kubernetes.go
index 86426c2a..ac0066a7 100644
--- a/cmd/kubernetes.go
+++ b/cmd/kubernetes.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func Kubernetes() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen
 		Example: kubernetesExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/loadBalancer.go b/cmd/loadBalancer.go
index 5b148b83..badd3823 100644
--- a/cmd/loadBalancer.go
+++ b/cmd/loadBalancer.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func LoadBalancer() *cobra.Command { //nolint: funlen
 		Example: lbExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/network.go b/cmd/network.go
index 5cfabcb8..53acc261 100644
--- a/cmd/network.go
+++ b/cmd/network.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func Network() *cobra.Command {
 		Deprecated: "Use vpc instead.",
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/objectStorage.go b/cmd/objectStorage.go
index 80af1583..ef1abc17 100644
--- a/cmd/objectStorage.go
+++ b/cmd/objectStorage.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func ObjectStorageCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `object-storage is used to interact with the object-storage api`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/reservedIP.go b/cmd/reservedIP.go
index 22584fa3..a7575d4b 100644
--- a/cmd/reservedIP.go
+++ b/cmd/reservedIP.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func ReservedIP() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: reservedIPExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/script.go b/cmd/script.go
index 0dfdf7ef..835a7b3c 100644
--- a/cmd/script.go
+++ b/cmd/script.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Script() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `script is used to access startup script commands`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/snapshot.go b/cmd/snapshot.go
index c6a4aa70..b951ffe7 100644
--- a/cmd/snapshot.go
+++ b/cmd/snapshot.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Snapshot() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `snapshot is used to access snapshot commands`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/sshKey.go b/cmd/sshKey.go
index 8f1fbfda..edaa7ee3 100644
--- a/cmd/sshKey.go
+++ b/cmd/sshKey.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func SSHKey() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `ssh-key is used to access SSH key commands`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/user.go b/cmd/user.go
index 438a6ed5..2e130a15 100644
--- a/cmd/user.go
+++ b/cmd/user.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func User() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    `user is used to access user commands`,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/vpc.go b/cmd/vpc.go
index f96aa097..53b4f700 100644
--- a/cmd/vpc.go
+++ b/cmd/vpc.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func VPC() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: vpcExample,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/vpc2.go b/cmd/vpc2.go
index 8eadfdba..af4eb9fb 100644
--- a/cmd/vpc2.go
+++ b/cmd/vpc2.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func VPC2() *cobra.Command {
 		Example: vpc2Example,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			if auth := cmd.Context().Value("authenticated"); auth != true {
-				return fmt.Errorf(apiKeyError)
+				return errors.New(apiKeyError)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},