diff --git a/pkg/acsengine/defaults_test.go b/pkg/acsengine/defaults_test.go
index 77febcacee..ce3000cf5c 100644
--- a/pkg/acsengine/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acsengine/defaults_test.go
@@ -618,12 +618,12 @@ func TestSetVMSSDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 
 	properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].Count = 110
 	setPropertiesDefaults(&mockCS, false, false)
-	if *properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].SinglePlacementGroup != false {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].SinglePlacementGroup) {
 		t.Fatalf("AgentPoolProfile[0].SinglePlacementGroup did not have the expected configuration, got %t, expected %t",
 			*properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].SinglePlacementGroup, false)
 	}
 
-	if *properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].SinglePlacementGroup == false && properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].StorageProfile != api.ManagedDisks {
+	if !*properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].SinglePlacementGroup && properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].StorageProfile != api.ManagedDisks {
 		t.Fatalf("AgentPoolProfile[0].StorageProfile did not have the expected configuration, got %s, expected %s",
 			properties.AgentPoolProfiles[0].StorageProfile, api.ManagedDisks)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/acsengine/tenantid_test.go b/pkg/acsengine/tenantid_test.go
index 45af91d348..bbc29c1bbe 100644
--- a/pkg/acsengine/tenantid_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acsengine/tenantid_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ func TestGetTenantID_UnexpectedResponse(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mux.HandleFunc("/subscriptions/foobarsubscription", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
 	})
 
 	_, err := GetTenantID(server.URL, "foobarsubscription")
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ func TestGetTenantID_InvalidHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/subscriptions/foobarsubscription", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 		w.Header().Set("fookey", "bazvalue")
-		return
 	})
 
 	_, err := GetTenantID(server.URL, "foobarsubscription")
diff --git a/pkg/acsengine/transform/apimodel_merger.go b/pkg/acsengine/transform/apimodel_merger.go
index 7dd7cde329..a78d46e2a1 100644
--- a/pkg/acsengine/transform/apimodel_merger.go
+++ b/pkg/acsengine/transform/apimodel_merger.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type APIModelValue struct {
 
 // MapValues converts an arraw of rwa ApiModel values (like ["masterProfile.count=4","linuxProfile.adminUsername=admin"]) to a map
 func MapValues(m map[string]APIModelValue, setFlagValues []string) {
-	if setFlagValues == nil || len(setFlagValues) == 0 {
+	if len(setFlagValues) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/agentPoolOnlyApi/v20180331/validate.go b/pkg/api/agentPoolOnlyApi/v20180331/validate.go
index 50a7022c54..e16e8b8f80 100644
--- a/pkg/api/agentPoolOnlyApi/v20180331/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/api/agentPoolOnlyApi/v20180331/validate.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/acs-engine/pkg/api/common"
+	"github.com/Azure/acs-engine/pkg/helpers"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (l *LinuxProfile) Validate() error {
 
 // Validate implements APIObject
 func (a *AADProfile) Validate(rbacEnabled *bool) error {
-	if rbacEnabled == nil || *rbacEnabled == false {
+	if !helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(rbacEnabled) {
 		return ErrorRBACNotEnabledForAAD
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/converterfromagentpoolonlyapi_test.go b/pkg/api/converterfromagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
index 03e4c092ba..208e5c1709 100644
--- a/pkg/api/converterfromagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/converterfromagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestConvertToV20180331AddonProfile(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := p[addonName]; !ok {
 		t.Error("addon is not found")
 	}
-	if p[addonName].Enabled != true {
+	if !p[addonName].Enabled {
 		t.Error("addon should be enabled")
 	}
 	v, ok := p[addonName].Config["opt1"]
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ func TestConvertToV20180331AddonProfile(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestConvertKubernetesConfigToEnableRBACV20180331AgentPoolOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	var kc *KubernetesConfig
-	kc = nil
 	enableRBAC := convertKubernetesConfigToEnableRBACV20180331AgentPoolOnly(kc)
 	if enableRBAC == nil {
 		t.Error("EnableRBAC expected not to be nil")
diff --git a/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi.go b/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi.go
index 2bb67319c1..3ba024b0a4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi.go
+++ b/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi.go
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func convertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyWindowsProfile(obj *v20180331.WindowsProfile)
 }
 
 func convertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(enableRBAC *bool) *KubernetesConfig {
-	if enableRBAC != nil && *enableRBAC == true {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(enableRBAC) {
 		// We set default behavior to be false
 		return &KubernetesConfig{
 			EnableRbac:          helpers.PointerToBool(true),
diff --git a/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi_test.go b/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
index 567359f2dc..292bb76a14 100644
--- a/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/convertertoagentpoolonlyapi_test.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func TestConvertFromV20180331AddonProfile(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := api[addonName]; !ok {
 		t.Error("addon is not found")
 	}
-	if api[addonName].Enabled != true {
+	if !api[addonName].Enabled {
 		t.Error("addon should be enabled")
 	}
 	v, ok := api[addonName].Config["opt1"]
@@ -226,19 +226,18 @@ func TestConvertV20170831AgentPoolOnlyOrchestratorProfile_KubernetesConfig(t *te
 		t.Error("OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if op.KubernetesConfig.EnableRbac == nil || *op.KubernetesConfig.EnableRbac == true {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(op.KubernetesConfig.EnableRbac) {
 		t.Error("OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.EnableRbac expected to be *false")
 	}
 
-	if op.KubernetesConfig.EnableSecureKubelet == nil || *op.KubernetesConfig.EnableSecureKubelet == true {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(op.KubernetesConfig.EnableSecureKubelet) {
 		t.Error("OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.EnableSecureKubelet expected to be *false")
 	}
 
 }
 
 func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	var kc *KubernetesConfig
-	kc = convertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(helpers.PointerToBool(true))
+	var kc = convertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(helpers.PointerToBool(true))
 	if kc == nil {
 		t.Error("kubernetesConfig expected not to be nil")
 	}
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableRbac != true {
+	if !*kc.EnableRbac {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected to be true")
 	}
 
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableSecureKubelet != true {
+	if !*kc.EnableSecureKubelet {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected to be true")
 	}
 
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableRbac != false {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(kc.EnableRbac) {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected to be false")
 	}
 
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableSecureKubelet != false {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(kc.EnableSecureKubelet) {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected to be false")
 	}
 
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableRbac != false {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(kc.EnableRbac) {
 		t.Error("EnableRbac expected to be false")
 	}
 
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ func TestConvertV20180331AgentPoolOnlyKubernetesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected not to be nil")
 	}
 
-	if *kc.EnableSecureKubelet != false {
+	if helpers.IsTrueBoolPointer(kc.EnableSecureKubelet) {
 		t.Error("EnableSecureKubelet expected to be false")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/types_test.go b/pkg/api/types_test.go
index dec90f09c2..02ddd142d5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types_test.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const exampleUserMSIModel = `{
 		"orchestratorType": "Kubernetes",
 		"kubernetesConfig": {
 			"useManagedIdentity": true,
-			"userAssignedID": "` + exampleUserMSI + `"	
+			"userAssignedID": "` + exampleUserMSI + `"
 		}
 	},
 	"masterProfile": { "count": 1, "dnsPrefix": "", "vmSize": "Standard_D2_v2" },
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ func TestUserAssignedMSI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	systemMSI := apiModel.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UseManagedIdentity
 	actualUserMSI := apiModel.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UserAssignedID
-	if systemMSI != true || actualUserMSI != "" {
+	if !systemMSI || actualUserMSI != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("found user msi: %t and usermsi: %s", systemMSI, actualUserMSI)
 	}
 
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ func TestUserAssignedMSI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	systemMSI = apiModel.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UseManagedIdentity
 	actualUserMSI = apiModel.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.UserAssignedID
-	if systemMSI != true && actualUserMSI != exampleUserMSI {
+	if !systemMSI && actualUserMSI != exampleUserMSI {
 		t.Fatalf("found user msi: %t and usermsi: %s", systemMSI, actualUserMSI)
 	}
 }
@@ -853,8 +853,9 @@ func TestIsTillerEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := c.IsTillerEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultTillerAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsTillerEnabled() should return %t when no tiller addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultTillerAddonEnabled, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultTillerAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsTillerEnabled() should return %t when no tiller addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, enabled)
 	}
 	c.Addons = append(c.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultTillerAddonName))
 	enabled = c.IsTillerEnabled()
@@ -883,8 +884,9 @@ func TestIsACIConnectorEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := c.IsACIConnectorEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultACIConnectorAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsACIConnectorEnabled() should return %t when no ACI connector addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultACIConnectorAddonEnabled, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultACIConnectorAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsACIConnectorEnabled() should return %t when no ACI connector addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, enabled)
 	}
 	c.Addons = append(c.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultACIConnectorAddonName))
 	enabled = c.IsACIConnectorEnabled()
@@ -913,8 +915,9 @@ func TestIsClusterAutoscalerEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := c.IsClusterAutoscalerEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultClusterAutoscalerAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsAutoscalerEnabled() should return %t when no cluster autoscaler addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultClusterAutoscalerAddonEnabled, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultClusterAutoscalerAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsAutoscalerEnabled() should return %t when no cluster autoscaler addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, enabled)
 	}
 	c.Addons = append(c.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultClusterAutoscalerAddonName))
 	enabled = c.IsClusterAutoscalerEnabled()
@@ -995,8 +998,9 @@ func TestIsContainerMonitoringEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := o.KubernetesConfig.IsContainerMonitoringEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultContainerMonitoringAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsContainerMonitoringEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when no container-monitoring addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultContainerMonitoringAddonEnabled, v, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultContainerMonitoringAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsContainerMonitoringEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when no container-monitoring addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, v, enabled)
 	}
 
 	b := true
@@ -1004,7 +1008,7 @@ func TestIsContainerMonitoringEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	cm.Enabled = &b
 	o.KubernetesConfig.Addons = append(o.KubernetesConfig.Addons, cm)
 	enabled = o.KubernetesConfig.IsContainerMonitoringEnabled()
-	if enabled != true {
+	if !enabled {
 		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsContainerMonitoringEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when the container-monitoring addon has been specified, instead returned %t", true, v, enabled)
 	}
 
@@ -1033,8 +1037,9 @@ func TestIsDashboardEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := c.IsDashboardEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultDashboardAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsDashboardEnabled() should return %t when no kubernetes-dashboard addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultDashboardAddonEnabled, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultDashboardAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsDashboardEnabled() should return %t when no kubernetes-dashboard addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, enabled)
 	}
 	c.Addons = append(c.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultDashboardAddonName))
 	enabled = c.IsDashboardEnabled()
@@ -1063,8 +1068,9 @@ func TestIsReschedulerEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := c.IsReschedulerEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultReschedulerAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsReschedulerEnabled() should return %t when no rescheduler addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultReschedulerAddonEnabled, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultReschedulerAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsReschedulerEnabled() should return %t when no rescheduler addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, enabled)
 	}
 	c.Addons = append(c.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultReschedulerAddonName))
 	enabled = c.IsReschedulerEnabled()
@@ -1097,14 +1103,16 @@ func TestIsMetricsServerEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	enabled := o.IsMetricsServerEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsMetricsServerEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when no metrics-server addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled, v, enabled)
+	enabledDefault := DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsMetricsServerEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when no metrics-server addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, v, enabled)
 	}
 
 	o.KubernetesConfig.Addons = append(o.KubernetesConfig.Addons, getMockAddon(DefaultMetricsServerAddonName))
 	enabled = o.IsMetricsServerEnabled()
-	if enabled != DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled {
-		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsMetricsServerEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when the metrics-server addon has been specified, instead returned %t", DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled, v, enabled)
+	enabledDefault = DefaultMetricsServerAddonEnabled
+	if enabled != enabledDefault {
+		t.Fatalf("KubernetesConfig.IsMetricsServerEnabled() should return %t for kubernetes version %s when the metrics-server addon has been specified, instead returned %t", enabledDefault, v, enabled)
 	}
 
 	b := true
diff --git a/pkg/armhelpers/graph.go b/pkg/armhelpers/graph.go
index 3889ec521b..47fa215ec0 100644
--- a/pkg/armhelpers/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/armhelpers/graph.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (az *AzureClient) CreateRoleAssignmentSimple(ctx context.Context, resourceG
 		},
 	}
 
-	re := regexp.MustCompile("(?i)status=(\\d+)")
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)status=(\d+)`)
 	for {
 		_, err := az.CreateRoleAssignment(
 			ctx,
diff --git a/pkg/helpers/helpers_test.go b/pkg/helpers/helpers_test.go
index cb081f32c6..402fe685c8 100644
--- a/pkg/helpers/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helpers/helpers_test.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ EPDesL0rH+3s1CKpgkhYdbJ675GFoGoq+X21QaqsdvoXmmuJF9qq9Tq+JaWloUNq
 	pemBuffer := bytes.Buffer{}
 	pem.Encode(&pemBuffer, pemBlock)
 
-	if string(pemBuffer.Bytes()) != expectedPrivateKeyString {
+	if pemBuffer.String() != expectedPrivateKeyString {
 		t.Fatalf("Private Key did not match expected format/value")
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/validate-go.sh b/scripts/validate-go.sh
index 92d29291a5..a9ebe20307 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate-go.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ gometalinter \
   --enable deadcode \
   --enable gofmt \
   --enable goimports \
+  --enable gosimple \
   --enable ineffassign \
   --enable misspell \
   --enable unused \
   --enable vet \
   --tests \
   --vendor \
-  --deadline 60s \
+  --deadline 120s \
   --skip test/i18n \
   --skip pkg/test \
   --exclude pkg/i18n/i18n.go \
diff --git a/test/e2e/azure/cli.go b/test/e2e/azure/cli.go
index 4b3d6f5659..4494a19a03 100644
--- a/test/e2e/azure/cli.go
+++ b/test/e2e/azure/cli.go
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ func (a *Account) IsClusterExpired(d time.Duration) bool {
 
 // FetchActivityLog gets all the failures from the activity log for the provided resource group.
 func (a *Account) FetchActivityLog(rg string) (string, error) {
-	var cmd *exec.Cmd
-	cmd = exec.Command("az", "monitor", "activity-log", "list", "--resource-group", rg, "--status", "Failed")
+	var cmd = exec.Command("az", "monitor", "activity-log", "list", "--resource-group", rg, "--status", "Failed")
 	util.PrintCommand(cmd)
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/e2e/engine/template.go b/test/e2e/engine/template.go
index d5b2a3059a..69cde8f412 100644
--- a/test/e2e/engine/template.go
+++ b/test/e2e/engine/template.go
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ func (e *Engine) HasAddon(name string) (bool, api.KubernetesAddon) {
 
 // HasNetworkPolicy will return true if the specified network policy is enabled
 func (e *Engine) HasNetworkPolicy(name string) bool {
-	if strings.Contains(e.ExpandedDefinition.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.NetworkPolicy, name) {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
+	return strings.Contains(e.ExpandedDefinition.Properties.OrchestratorProfile.KubernetesConfig.NetworkPolicy, name)
 }
 
 // HasAllZonesAgentPools will return true if all of the agent pools have zones
@@ -251,10 +247,7 @@ func (e *Engine) HasAllZonesAgentPools() bool {
 			count++
 		}
 	}
-	if count == len(e.ExpandedDefinition.Properties.AgentPoolProfiles) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return count == len(e.ExpandedDefinition.Properties.AgentPoolProfiles)
 }
 
 // Write will write the cluster definition to disk
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubernetes/deployment/deployment.go b/test/e2e/kubernetes/deployment/deployment.go
index 4148dd4096..f91f2b71fc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubernetes/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubernetes/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (d *Deployment) WaitForReplicas(n int, sleep, duration time.Duration) ([]po
 		select {
 		case err := <-errCh:
 			return pods, err
-		case _ = <-readyCh:
+		case <-readyCh:
 			return pods, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/kubernetes/pod/pod.go b/test/e2e/kubernetes/pod/pod.go
index d8e8ec12dc..95d78aa895 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubernetes/pod/pod.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubernetes/pod/pod.go
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func (p *Pod) ValidateOmsAgentLogs(execCmdString string, sleep, duration time.Du
 
 // CheckWindowsOutboundConnection will keep retrying the check if an error is received until the timeout occurs or it passes. This helps us when DNS may not be available for some time after a pod starts.
 func (p *Pod) CheckWindowsOutboundConnection(sleep, duration time.Duration) (bool, error) {
-	exp, err := regexp.Compile("(StatusCode\\s*:\\s*200)")
+	exp, err := regexp.Compile(`(StatusCode\s*:\s*200)`)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error while trying to create regex for windows outbound check:%s\n", err)
 		return false, err