diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/databasesql/main.go b/internal/test/e2e/databasesql/main.go
index 5962ec942..8d713ea8c 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/databasesql/main.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/databasesql/main.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/gin/main.go b/internal/test/e2e/gin/main.go
index 7c73467f9..99c52bfe3 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/gin/main.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/gin/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/grpc/main.go b/internal/test/e2e/grpc/main.go
index cccc2358e..8aba8e2a8 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/grpc/main.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/grpc/main.go
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"time"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	pb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/helloworld/helloworld"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 )
 
 const port = 1701
diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/kafka-go/main.go b/internal/test/e2e/kafka-go/main.go
index ce2fcb836..51de1779b 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/kafka-go/main.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/kafka-go/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	kafka "github.com/segmentio/kafka-go"
+
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/test/e2e/otelglobal/main.go b/internal/test/e2e/otelglobal/main.go
index 5e92d6ce8..ecaea15e3 100644
--- a/internal/test/e2e/otelglobal/main.go
+++ b/internal/test/e2e/otelglobal/main.go
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto/internal/test/trigger"
 )
 
 var tracer = otel.Tracer(
diff --git a/internal/tools/collector/main.go b/internal/tools/collector/main.go
index 0b4b9639e..88f55bf4f 100644
--- a/internal/tools/collector/main.go
+++ b/internal/tools/collector/main.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	configYaml := fmt.Sprintf(config, *outPath)
 	logger.Debug("built config", "config", configYaml)
-	coll := Collector{logger: logger}
-	if err := coll.Start(ctx, configYaml); err != nil {
+	coll := collector{logger: logger}
+	if err := coll.start(ctx, configYaml); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("failed to start collector", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Wait for the context to be canceled
 	<-ctx.Done()
 
-	coll.Stop()
+	coll.stop()
 }
 
 func newLogger(lvlStr string) *slog.Logger {
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ func newLogger(lvlStr string) *slog.Logger {
 	return logger
 }
 
-type Collector struct {
+type collector struct {
 	logger *slog.Logger
 
 	collMu sync.Mutex
 	coll   *otelcol.Collector
 }
 
-func (c *Collector) Start(ctx context.Context, configYaml string) error {
+func (c *collector) start(ctx context.Context, configYaml string) error {
 	c.collMu.Lock()
 	defer c.collMu.Unlock()
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (c *Collector) Start(ctx context.Context, configYaml string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Collector) Stop() {
+func (c *collector) stop() {
 	c.logger.Info("stopping collector")
 	c.collMu.Lock()
 	defer c.collMu.Unlock()
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func startHTTPServer(addr string, cancel context.CancelFunc, logger *slog.Logger
 		logger.Info("shutdown endpoint hit")
 		cancel()
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-		w.Write([]byte("Shutting down collector..."))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("Shutting down collector..."))
 	})
 
 	logger.Info("starting shutdown HTTP server", "addr", addr)
diff --git a/internal/tools/runner/main.go b/internal/tools/runner/main.go
index b71e9cc14..0e6ff72f0 100644
--- a/internal/tools/runner/main.go
+++ b/internal/tools/runner/main.go
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/auto"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
 	defer stop()
 
-	app := App{logger: logger}
-	if err := app.Run(ctx, *binPath); err != nil {
+	app := app{logger: logger}
+	if err := app.run(ctx, *binPath); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("failed to run", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -59,11 +60,11 @@ func newLogger(lvlStr string) *slog.Logger {
 	return logger
 }
 
-type App struct {
+type app struct {
 	logger *slog.Logger
 }
 
-func (a *App) Run(ctx context.Context, binPath string) error {
+func (a *app) run(ctx context.Context, binPath string) error {
 	exp, err := otlptracehttp.New(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -109,13 +110,18 @@ func (a *App) Run(ctx context.Context, binPath string) error {
 
 	var sig os.Signal = syscall.SIGCONT
 	a.logger.Debug("sending signal to target")
-	cmd.Process.Signal(sig)
+	if err := cmd.Process.Signal(sig); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	a.logger.Debug("sent signal to target")
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
-		cmd.Wait()
+		err := cmd.Wait()
 		close(done)
+		if err != nil {
+			a.logger.Error("command failed", "error", err)
+		}
 	}()
 
 	select {