diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 44382f6..f2bec79 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ linters-settings:
 
   # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/pkg/golinters/nolintlint
   nolintlint:
-    allow-leading-space: true     # allow non-"machine-readable" format (ie. with leading space) 
     allow-unused: false           # allow nolint directives that don't address a linting issue
     require-explanation: true     # require an explanation for nolint directives
     require-specific: true        # require nolint directives to be specific about which linter is being skipped
diff --git a/action/playbook/flag.go b/action/playbook/flag.go
index c54eaab..1cd3bdd 100644
--- a/action/playbook/flag.go
+++ b/action/playbook/flag.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// nolint: funlen, gocyclo // ignore statements for flags
 // setFlags creates the command line with flags to run ansible-playbook.
+//
+//nolint:funlen, gocyclo // ignore statements for flags
 func setFlags(p *Playbook) *exec.Cmd {
 	logrus.Trace("entered plugin.playbook.setFlags")
 	defer logrus.Trace("exited plugin.playbook.setFlags")