diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index a46748721..b06ed5b7d 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 run:
   timeout: 3m
 
-output:
-  formats:
-    - format: colored-line-number
-      path: stdout
-    # Needed for the SonarCloud analysis
-    - format: checkstyle
-      path: golangci-report.xml
-
 linters-settings:
   depguard:
     rules:
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 51032bba8..a9034602d 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ sonar.organization=conduitio
 sonar.projectName=Conduit
 
 sonar.sources=.
-sonar.exclusions=**/*_test.go,**/vendor/**,**/ui/**
- 
+sonar.exclusions=**/mock_*.go,**/mock/**,**/*_test.go,**/vendor/**,**/ui/**,**/proto/**,pkg/plugin/processor/builtin/internal/diff/**,**/acceptance_testing.go,**/standalone/test/**,**/swagger-ui/** 
+
 sonar.tests=.
 sonar.test.inclusions=**/*_test.go
 sonar.test.exclusions=**/vendor/**
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ sonar.links.issue=https://github.com/ConduitIO/conduit/issues
 #   Properties specific to Go
 # =====================================================
 
-sonar.go.gometalinter.reportPaths=golangci-report.xml
 sonar.go.tests.reportPaths=test-report.out
 sonar.go.coverage.reportPaths=coverage.out