diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b3a1f8c..cf3b6dc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ before_install:
 
 script:
   - $HOME/gopath/bin/goveralls -service=travis-ci
-  - gometalinter --deadline=5m ./...
+  - make lint
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14233ec..9b76d81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ install-dev-tools: ## install dependencies and development tools
 	gometalinter --install
 
 lint: ## lint the package
-	gometalinter ./... --exclude expressions/scanner.go --exclude y.go --exclude '.*_string.go'
+	gometalinter ./... --deadline=5m --exclude expressions/scanner.go --exclude y.go --exclude '.*_string.go'
 
 test: ## test the package
 	go test ./...
diff --git a/tags/loop.go b/tags/loop.go
index 2f92287..8c861ac 100644
--- a/tags/loop.go
+++ b/tags/loop.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func parseLoopExpression(source string) (expressions.Expression, error) {
 	return expr, nil
 }
 
-func loopTagParser(node chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderContext) error, error) {
+func loopTagParser(node chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderContext) error, error) { // nolint: gocyclo
 	expr, err := parseLoopExpression(node.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/tags/tags.go b/tags/tags.go
index 66a99a7..3940e16 100644
--- a/tags/tags.go
+++ b/tags/tags.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func caseTagParser(node chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderCont
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func ifTagParser(polarity bool) func(chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderContext) error, error) {
+func ifTagParser(polarity bool) func(chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderContext) error, error) { // nolint: gocyclo
 	return func(node chunks.ASTControlTag) (func(io.Writer, chunks.RenderContext) error, error) {
 		type branchRec struct {
 			test expressions.Expression