diff --git a/pkg/aws/ec2helpers.go b/pkg/aws/ec2helpers.go
index b3df80af..a2c1ccc5 100644
--- a/pkg/aws/ec2helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/aws/ec2helpers.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package aws
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ec2/types"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func ec2Tag(key, value string) types.Tag {
 }
 
 func ec2FilterByTag(tag types.Tag) types.Filter {
-	return ec2Filter(fmt.Sprintf("tag:%s", *tag.Key), *tag.Value)
+	return ec2Filter("tag:"+*tag.Key, *tag.Value)
 }
 
 func hasTag(tags []types.Tag, desired types.Tag) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/aws/errors.go b/pkg/aws/errors.go
index 73c60f59..6a6dd85f 100644
--- a/pkg/aws/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/aws/errors.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type notFoundError struct {
 }
 
 func (e notFoundError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s not found", e.s)
+	return e.s + " not found"
 }
 
 func newNotFoundError(msg string, args ...interface{}) error {
diff --git a/pkg/aws/securitygroups.go b/pkg/aws/securitygroups.go
index 0edfe079..472f4c13 100644
--- a/pkg/aws/securitygroups.go
+++ b/pkg/aws/securitygroups.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package aws
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -145,19 +144,19 @@ func (ac *awsCloud) allowPortInCluster(vpcID string, port uint16, protocol strin
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = ac.createClusterSGRule(workerGroupID, workerGroupID, port, protocol, fmt.Sprintf("%s between the workers", internalTraffic))
+	err = ac.createClusterSGRule(workerGroupID, workerGroupID, port, protocol, internalTraffic+" between the workers")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	err = ac.createClusterSGRule(workerGroupID, controlPlaneGroupID, port, protocol,
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s from worker to control plane nodes", internalTraffic))
+		internalTraffic+" from worker to control plane nodes")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	return ac.createClusterSGRule(controlPlaneGroupID, workerGroupID, port, protocol,
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s from control plane to worker nodes", internalTraffic))
+		internalTraffic+" from control plane to worker nodes")
 }
 
 func (ac *awsCloud) createPublicSGRule(groupID *string, port uint16, protocol, description string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/gcp/firewall_rules.go b/pkg/gcp/firewall_rules.go
index 8a2ae71c..93d82f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/gcp/firewall_rules.go
+++ b/pkg/gcp/firewall_rules.go
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ func newInternalFirewallRule(projectID, infraID string, ports []api.PortSpec) *c
 
 	rule := newFirewallRule(projectID, infraID, ingressName, ingressDirection, ports)
 	rule.TargetTags = []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s-worker", infraID),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s-master", infraID),
+		infraID + "-worker",
+		infraID + "-master",
 	}
 	rule.SourceTags = []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s-worker", infraID),
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s-master", infraID),
+		infraID + "-worker",
+		infraID + "-master",
 	}
 
 	return rule