diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 52ad54d7..21d520e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 0
         with:
-          version: v1.40.0
+          version: latest
       - uses: github/super-linter@v3
         env:
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
diff --git a/act/runner/runner_test.go b/act/runner/runner_test.go
index aacf4333..cabdaec5 100644
--- a/act/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/act/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
 )
 
-var baseImage string = "node:12-buster-slim"
+var baseImage = "node:12-buster-slim"
 
 func init() {
 	if p := os.Getenv("ACT_TEST_IMAGE"); p != "" {
diff --git a/act/runner/step_context.go b/act/runner/step_context.go
index b06df3e7..d31f2d7e 100644
--- a/act/runner/step_context.go
+++ b/act/runner/step_context.go
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ func (sc *StepContext) execAsDocker(ctx context.Context, action *model.Action, a
 
 		if !correctArchExists {
 			log.Debugf("image '%s' for architecture '%s' will be built from context '%s", image, rc.Config.ContainerArchitecture, contextDir)
-			var actionContainer container.Container = nil
+			var actionContainer container.Container
 			if localAction {
 				actionContainer = sc.RunContext.JobContainer
 			}