diff --git a/cmd/launcher/uninstall_linux.go b/cmd/launcher/uninstall_linux.go
index 8ce9041c65..441f07dd19 100644
--- a/cmd/launcher/uninstall_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/launcher/uninstall_linux.go
@@ -33,19 +33,12 @@ func removeLauncher(ctx context.Context, identifier string) error {
 		fmt.Printf("error occurred while stopping/disabling launcher service, systemctl output %s: err: %s\n", string(out), err)
 	}
 
-	fileExists := func(f string) bool {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(f); err == nil {
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
 	// Tell the appropriate package manager to remove launcher
-	if cmd, err := allowedpaths.CommandContextWithLookup("dpkg", []string{"--purge", packageName}...); err == nil {
+	if cmd, err := allowedpaths.CommandContextWithLookup(ctx, "dpkg", []string{"--purge", packageName}...); err == nil {
 		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("error occurred while running dpkg --purge, output %s: err: %s\n", string(out), err)
 		}
-	} else if cmd, err := allowedpaths.CommandContextWithLookup("rpm", []string{"-e", packageName}...); err == nil {
+	} else if cmd, err := allowedpaths.CommandContextWithLookup(ctx, "rpm", []string{"-e", packageName}...); err == nil {
 		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("error occurred while running rpm -e, output %s: err: %s\n", string(out), err)
 		}
diff --git a/ee/desktop/user/notify/notify_linux.go b/ee/desktop/user/notify/notify_linux.go
index 50cf88c4d3..f6af230a9b 100644
--- a/ee/desktop/user/notify/notify_linux.go
+++ b/ee/desktop/user/notify/notify_linux.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log/level"
 	"github.com/godbus/dbus/v5"
+	"github.com/kolide/launcher/pkg/allowedpaths"
 )
 
 type dbusNotifier struct {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (d *dbusNotifier) sendNotificationViaNotifySend(n Notification) error {
 		args = append(args, "-i", d.iconFilepath)
 	}
 
-	cmd, err := allowedpaths.Command("notify-send", args...)
+	cmd, err := allowedpaths.CommandContextWithLookup("notify-send", args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating command: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/allowedpaths/cmd_linux.go b/pkg/allowedpaths/cmd_linux.go
index a253d6ffda..5c13190a3c 100644
--- a/pkg/allowedpaths/cmd_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/allowedpaths/cmd_linux.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package allowedpaths
 var knownPaths = map[string]map[string]bool{
 	"cryptsetup": {
 		"/usr/sbin/cryptsetup": true,
-		"/sbin/cryptsetup", true
+		"/sbin/cryptsetup":     true,
 	},
 	"dpkg": {
 		"/usr/bin/dpkg": true,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var knownPaths = map[string]map[string]bool{
 	},
 	"zpool": {
 		"/usr/sbin/zpool": true,
-	}
+	},
 }
 
 var knownPathPrefixes = []string{
diff --git a/pkg/execwrapper/exec_windows.go b/pkg/execwrapper/exec_windows.go
index a6916866fb..72d980baf0 100644
--- a/pkg/execwrapper/exec_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/execwrapper/exec_windows.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Exec(ctx context.Context, argv0 string, argv []string, envv []string) error
 	// Now run it. This is faking exec, we need to distinguish
 	// between a failure to execute, and a failure in in the called program.
 	// I think https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26539 adds this functionality.
-	err := cmd.Run()
+	err = cmd.Run()
 
 	if cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode() == -1 {
 		if err == nil {