diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 510b015..64b9c1e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4
 	github.com/howeyc/gopass v0.0.0-20190910152052-7cb4b85ec19c
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b
-	golang.org/x/text v0.7.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.12.0
 	gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 v4.13.1
 )
 
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/src-d/gcfg v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ssor/bom v0.0.0-20170718123548-6386211fdfcf // indirect
 	github.com/xanzy/ssh-agent v0.2.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190701094942-4def268fd1a4 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220906165534-d0df966e6959 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/src-d/go-billy.v4 v4.3.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/warnings.v0 v0.1.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 89be81b..2bd5b85 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -144,15 +144,15 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220906165534-d0df966e6959 h1:qSa+Hg9oBe6UJXrznE+yYvW51V9UbyIj/nj/KpDigo8=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220906165534-d0df966e6959/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 h1:MUK/U/4lj1t1oPg0HfuXDN/Z1wv31ZJ/YcPiGccS4DU=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 h1:JGgROgKl9N8DuW20oFS5gxc+lE67/N3FcwmBPMe7ArY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.8/go.mod h1:E6s5w1FMmriuDzIBO73fBruAKo1PCIq6d2Q6DHfQ8WQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 h1:4BRB4x83lYWy72KwLD/qYDuTu7q9PjSagHvijDw7cLo=
-golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.12.0 h1:k+n5B8goJNdU7hSvEtMUz3d1Q6D/XW4COJSJR6fN0mc=
+golang.org/x/text v0.12.0/go.mod h1:TvPlkZtksWOMsz7fbANvkp4WM8x/WCo/om8BMLbz+aE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190729092621-ff9f1409240a/go.mod h1:jcCCGcm9btYwXyDqrUWc6MKQKKGJCWEQ3AfLSRIbEuI=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
diff --git a/pkg/scan/scan.go b/pkg/scan/scan.go
index 07dca29..c625de2 100755
--- a/pkg/scan/scan.go
+++ b/pkg/scan/scan.go
@@ -186,17 +186,12 @@ func nameScanner(cfg *cfgReader.EarlybirdConfig, files []File, hits chan<- Hit)
 		if hitFound {
 
 			// Append the hit to our slice for return
-			if i := cfg.LevelMap[hit.Severity]; i <= cfg.SeverityDisplayLevel {
+			if cfg.LevelMap[hit.Severity] <= cfg.SeverityDisplayLevel {
 				hits <- hit //push hit to channel
 			}
 
-			// If a hit severity is less than the failLevel, set failScan = true
-			if i := cfg.LevelMap[hit.Severity]; i <= cfg.SeverityFailLevel {
-				cfg.FailScan = true
-			}
-
-			// If a hit confidence is less than the failLevel, set failScan = true
-			if i := cfg.LevelMap[hit.Confidence]; i <= cfg.ConfidenceFailLevel {
+			// If a hit severity is less than the failLevel and a hit confidence is less than the failLevel, set failScan = true
+			if cfg.LevelMap[hit.Severity] <= cfg.SeverityFailLevel && cfg.LevelMap[hit.Confidence] <= cfg.ConfidenceFailLevel {
 				cfg.FailScan = true
 			}
 		}