diff --git a/pkg/controller/scheduler.go b/pkg/controller/scheduler.go
index 26029c1e..8f2e58b2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/scheduler.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (c *Controller) advanceCanary(name string, namespace string) {
 		msg := "skipping canary run as object is suspended"
 		c.logger.With("canary", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, namespace)).
 			Debug(msg)
-		c.recordEventInfof(cd, msg)
+		c.recordEventInfof(cd, "%s", msg)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/providers/graphite_test.go b/pkg/metrics/providers/graphite_test.go
index c645e3b3..0337c566 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/providers/graphite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/providers/graphite_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestGraphiteProvider_IsOnline(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				w.WriteHeader(test.code)
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, test.body)
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", test.body)
 			}))
 			defer ts.Close()