diff --git a/backend/app/main.go b/backend/app/main.go
index ecdb3dbee7..87bdff7be6 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.go
+++ b/backend/app/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if _, err := p.Parse(); err != nil {
-		if flagsErr, ok := err.(*flags.Error); ok && flagsErr.Type == flags.ErrHelp {
+		var flagsErr *flags.Error
+		if errors.As(err, &flagsErr) && flagsErr.Type == flags.ErrHelp {
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
index 0a7994e710..1b97440642 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha1" //nolint:gosec //not used for security
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func (s *private) createCommentCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	id, err := s.dataService.Create(comment)
-	if err == service.ErrRestrictedWordsFound {
+	if errors.Is(err, service.ErrRestrictedWordsFound) {
 		rest.SendErrorJSON(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, err, "invalid comment", rest.ErrCommentRestrictWords)
 		return
 	}
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ func (s *private) updateCommentCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	res, err := s.dataService.EditComment(locator, id, editReq)
-	if err == service.ErrRestrictedWordsFound {
+	if errors.Is(err, service.ErrRestrictedWordsFound) {
 		rest.SendErrorJSON(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, err, "invalid comment", rest.ErrCommentValidation)
 		return
 	}