diff --git a/e2e/cephfs.go b/e2e/cephfs.go
index d36873cfe..d100fbf89 100644
--- a/e2e/cephfs.go
+++ b/e2e/cephfs.go
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ var _ = Describe(cephfsType, func() {
 				for i := range deplPods {
 					err = ensureStatSucceeds(deplPods[i].Name)
 					if err != nil {
-						framework.Failf(err.Error())
+						framework.Failf("%v", err.Error())
 					}
 				}
 				// Kill ceph-fuse in cephfs-csi node plugin Pods.
@@ -797,12 +797,12 @@ var _ = Describe(cephfsType, func() {
 				// the pod with hopefully mounts working again.
 				err = deletePod(pod2Name, depl.Namespace, c, deployTimeout)
 				if err != nil {
-					framework.Failf(err.Error())
+					framework.Failf("%v", err.Error())
 				}
 				// Wait for the second Pod to be recreated.
 				err = waitForDeploymentComplete(c, depl.Name, depl.Namespace, deployTimeout)
 				if err != nil {
-					framework.Failf(err.Error())
+					framework.Failf("%v", err.Error())
 				}
 				// List Deployment's pods again to get name of the new pod.
 				deplPods, err = listPods(f, depl.Namespace, &metav1.ListOptions{
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ var _ = Describe(cephfsType, func() {
 				// Verify Pod pod2Name has its ceph-fuse mount working again.
 				err = ensureStatSucceeds(pod2Name)
 				if err != nil {
-					framework.Failf(err.Error())
+					framework.Failf("%v", err.Error())
 				}
 
 				// Delete created resources.
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ var _ = Describe(cephfsType, func() {
 					&opt)
 				readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 				if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-					framework.Failf(stdErr)
+					framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 				}
 
 				// delete PVC and app
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ var _ = Describe(cephfsType, func() {
 					&opt)
 				readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 				if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-					framework.Failf(stdErr)
+					framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 				}
 
 				// delete cloned ROX pvc and app
diff --git a/e2e/nfs.go b/e2e/nfs.go
index a85004b50..c24dea174 100644
--- a/e2e/nfs.go
+++ b/e2e/nfs.go
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ var _ = Describe("nfs", func() {
 					&opt)
 				readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 				if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-					framework.Failf(stdErr)
+					framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 				}
 
 				// delete PVC and app
diff --git a/e2e/rbd.go b/e2e/rbd.go
index 55bfab877..9a549033f 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd.go
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					}
 					readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 					if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-						framework.Failf(stdErr)
+						framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					}
 					readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("'%s': Operation not permitted", devPath)
 					if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-						framework.Failf(stdErr)
+						framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 					}
 				}
 				err = deletePVCAndDeploymentApp(f, pvcClone, appClone)
@@ -3357,7 +3357,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 						&opt)
 					readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 					if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-						framework.Failf(stdErr)
+						framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 						&opt)
 					readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 					if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-						framework.Failf(stdErr)
+						framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -4133,7 +4133,7 @@ var _ = Describe("RBD", func() {
 					&opt)
 				readOnlyErr := fmt.Sprintf("cannot create %s: Read-only file system", filePath)
 				if !strings.Contains(stdErr, readOnlyErr) {
-					framework.Failf(stdErr)
+					framework.Failf("%v", stdErr)
 				}
 
 				// delete PVC and app
diff --git a/e2e/rbd_helper.go b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
index 7a00871e8..c2ef08b67 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ func waitToRemoveImagesFromTrash(f *framework.Framework, poolName string, t int)
 			return true, nil
 		}
 		errReason = fmt.Errorf("found %d images found in trash. Image details %v", len(imagesInTrash), imagesInTrash)
-		framework.Logf(errReason.Error())
+		framework.Logf("%v", errReason.Error())
 
 		return false, nil
 	})
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/driver.go b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
index 8023bb1a7..d6b38f3f1 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/driver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	if conf.IsNodeServer && k8s.RunsOnKubernetes() {
 		nodeLabels, err = k8s.GetNodeLabels(conf.NodeID)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	if conf.IsNodeServer {
 		topology, err = util.GetTopologyFromDomainLabels(conf.DomainLabels, conf.NodeID, conf.DriverName)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 		fs.ns = NewNodeServer(
 			fs.cd, conf.Vtype,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	if !conf.IsControllerServer && !conf.IsNodeServer {
 		topology, err = util.GetTopologyFromDomainLabels(conf.DomainLabels, conf.NodeID, conf.DriverName)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 		fs.ns = NewNodeServer(
 			fs.cd, conf.Vtype,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	// configure CSI-Addons server and components
 	err = fs.setupCSIAddonsServer(conf)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+		log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	server := csicommon.NewNonBlockingGRPCServer()
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go b/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
index b3a02ea32..2a525e26d 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/nodeserver.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func getBackingSnapshotRoot(
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to open %s when searching for snapshot root: %v", snapshotsBase, err)
 
-		return "", status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return "", status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	defer dir.Close()
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func getBackingSnapshotRoot(
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to read %s when searching for snapshot root: %v", snapshotsBase, err)
 
-		return "", status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return "", status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	var (
diff --git a/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go b/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
index 07ff02d8f..58e8db596 100644
--- a/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
+++ b/internal/controller/persistentvolume/persistentvolume.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (r *ReconcilePersistentVolume) getCredentials(
 
 	if name == "" || namespace == "" {
 		errStr := "secret name or secret namespace is empty"
-		log.ErrorLogMsg(errStr)
+		log.ErrorLogMsg("%v", errStr)
 
 		return nil, errors.New(errStr)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
index 8af1fa0ea..b45ce4468 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/encryptionkeyrotation.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (ekrs *EncryptionKeyRotationServer) EncryptionKeyRotate(
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "volume ID %s not found", volID)
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", volID, err)
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		default:
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
index f87a24401..566b59cf7 100644
--- a/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
+++ b/internal/csi-addons/rbd/replication.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func getForceOption(ctx context.Context, parameters map[string]string) (bool, er
 	}
 	force, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return false, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	return force, nil
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) ResyncVolume(ctx context.Context,
 		// it takes time for this operation.
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, err.Error())
 
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Aborted, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	if info.GetState() != librbd.MirrorImageEnabled.String() {
@@ -832,11 +832,11 @@ func (rs *ReplicationServer) GetVolumeReplicationInfo(ctx context.Context,
 	if err != nil {
 		switch {
 		case errors.Is(err, corerbd.ErrImageNotFound):
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		default:
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/liveness/liveness.go b/internal/liveness/liveness.go
index 2c2fea4cd..3b60b554c 100644
--- a/internal/liveness/liveness.go
+++ b/internal/liveness/liveness.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func recordLiveness(endpoint, drivername string, pollTime, timeout time.Duration
 	// register prometheus metrics
 	err := prometheus.Register(liveness)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+		log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	csiConn, err := connlib.Connect(context.Background(), endpoint, liveMetricsManager)
diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index ec230ec66..8283970f5 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -1122,9 +1122,9 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "source Volume ID %s not found", req.GetSourceVolumeId())
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", req.GetSourceVolumeId(), err)
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		default:
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		return nil, err
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) CreateSnapshot(
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.AlreadyExists, err.Error())
 		}
 
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	if found {
 		return cloneFromSnapshot(ctx, rbdVol, rbdSnap, cr, req.GetParameters())
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ func cloneFromSnapshot(
 			log.WarningLog(ctx, "failed undoing reservation of snapshot: %s %v", rbdSnap.RequestName, uErr)
 		}
 
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 	defer vol.Destroy(ctx)
 
@@ -1265,14 +1265,14 @@ func cloneFromSnapshot(
 	err = vol.flattenRbdImage(ctx, false, rbdHardMaxCloneDepth, rbdSoftMaxCloneDepth)
 	if errors.Is(err, ErrFlattenInProgress) {
 		// if flattening is in progress, return error and do not cleanup
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	} else if err != nil {
 		uErr := undoSnapshotCloning(ctx, rbdVol, rbdSnap, vol, cr)
 		if uErr != nil {
 			log.WarningLog(ctx, "failed undoing reservation of snapshot: %s %v", rbdSnap.RequestName, uErr)
 		}
 
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}
 
 	// Update snapshot-name/snapshot-namespace/snapshotcontent-name details on
@@ -1566,9 +1566,9 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerExpandVolume(
 			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, "volume ID %s not found", volID)
 		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrPoolNotFound):
 			log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to get backend volume for %s: %v", volID, err)
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.NotFound, err.Error())
 		default:
-			err = status.Errorf(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+			err = status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/rbd/driver/driver.go b/internal/rbd/driver/driver.go
index 7d58321ca..98b9ca401 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/driver/driver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/driver/driver.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (r *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	if k8s.RunsOnKubernetes() && conf.IsNodeServer {
 		nodeLabels, err = k8s.GetNodeLabels(conf.NodeID)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -157,19 +157,19 @@ func (r *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	if conf.IsNodeServer {
 		topology, err = util.GetTopologyFromDomainLabels(conf.DomainLabels, conf.NodeID, conf.DriverName)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 		r.ns = NewNodeServer(r.cd, conf.Vtype, nodeLabels, topology, crushLocationMap)
 
 		var attr string
 		attr, err = rbd.GetKrbdSupportedFeatures()
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 		var krbdFeatures uint
 		krbdFeatures, err = rbd.HexStringToInteger(attr)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+			log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 		}
 		rbd.SetGlobalInt("krbdFeatures", krbdFeatures)
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (r *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	// configure CSI-Addons server and components
 	err = r.setupCSIAddonsServer(conf)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.FatalLogMsg(err.Error())
+		log.FatalLogMsg("%v", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	s := csicommon.NewNonBlockingGRPCServer()
diff --git a/internal/util/topology_test.go b/internal/util/topology_test.go
index 32ead00f9..170014c43 100644
--- a/internal/util/topology_test.go
+++ b/internal/util/topology_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 func checkError(t *testing.T, msg string, err error) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf(msg)
+		t.Error(msg)
 	}
 }