diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index a12615eca6..1a4d4a6d73 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ linters:
     - durationcheck # check for two durations multiplied together [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
     - errcheck # Errcheck is a program for checking for unchecked errors in go programs. These unchecked errors can be critical bugs in some cases [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
     - goconst # Finds repeated strings that could be replaced by a constant [fast: true, auto-fix: false]
+    - gocritic # Provides diagnostics that check for bugs, performance and style issues. [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
     - gofmt # Gofmt checks whether code was gofmt-ed. By default this tool runs with -s option to check for code simplification [fast: true, auto-fix: true]
     - gofumpt # Gofumpt checks whether code was gofumpt-ed. [fast: true, auto-fix: true]
     - goimports # In addition to fixing imports, goimports also formats your code in the same style as gofmt. [fast: true, auto-fix: true]
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ linters:
     - unused #(megacheck): Checks Go code for unused constants, variables, functions and types [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
     - whitespace # Tool for detection of leading and trailing whitespace [fast: true, auto-fix: true]
     - zerologlint # Detects the wrong usage of `zerolog` that a user forgets to dispatch with `Send` or `Msg` [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
-    - gocritic # Provides diagnostics that check for bugs, performance and style issues. [fast: false, auto-fix: false]
 
   disable:
     - cyclop # checks function and package cyclomatic complexity [fast: false, auto-fix: false]