diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e56e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/bin
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50a73b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+run:
+  timeout: 5m
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - bodyclose
+    - deadcode
+    - ineffassign
+    - staticcheck
+    - unused
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfc8d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+GOBIN=$(shell pwd)/bin
+
+install-lint:
+	@if [ ! -f "$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint" ]; then \
+		curl -sSfL -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(GOBIN) v1.42.0; \
+	fi
+
+lint: install-lint
+	@echo "golangci-lint run ./..."
+	@$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
+
+test:
+	go test -race -failfast ./...
diff --git a/mux_httpserver_test.go b/mux_httpserver_test.go
index 907ab91..4333346 100644
--- a/mux_httpserver_test.go
+++ b/mux_httpserver_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func TestSchemeMatchers(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting from server: %v", err)
 		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+
 		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 			t.Fatalf("expected a status code of 200, got %v", resp.StatusCode)
 		}
diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
index 750afe5..29cc2ea 100644
--- a/route.go
+++ b/route.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (r *Route) Match(req *http.Request, match *RouteMatch) bool {
 				match.MatchErr = nil
 			}
 
+			// nolint: ineffassign
 			matchErr = nil
 			return false
 		}