diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index ecbd686..b8536bf 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ linters:
     - gochecknoglobals
     - gochecknoinits
     - gofmt
+    - goimports
     - nonamedreturns
     - predeclared
   fast: false
-linters-settings:
-  errcheck:
-    exclude-functions:
-      - (*go.bbkane.com/logos.Logger).Sync
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index d80949b..f3ad461 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func editConfig(ctx command.Context) error {
 
 	zapLogger := logos.NewBBKaneZapLogger(lumberJackLogger, zap.DebugLevel, version)
 	logger := logos.New(zapLogger, color)
-	defer logger.Sync()
 	logger.LogOnPanic()
 
 	configPath, configPathExists := ctx.Flags["--config"].(string)
@@ -59,5 +58,10 @@ func editConfig(ctx command.Context) error {
 		)
 		return err
 	}
+
+	err = logger.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not sync logger: %w", err)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/grab.go b/grab.go
index d246e18..85863e2 100644
--- a/grab.go
+++ b/grab.go
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ func grab(ctx command.Context) error {
 
 	zapLogger := logos.NewBBKaneZapLogger(lumberJackLogger, zap.DebugLevel, version)
 	logger := logos.New(zapLogger, color)
-	defer logger.Sync()
 	logger.LogOnPanic()
 
 	subredditDestinations := ctx.Flags["--subreddit-destination"].([]string)
@@ -430,5 +429,11 @@ func grab(ctx command.Context) error {
 
 		grabSubreddit(timeoutCtx, logger, sr, posts)
 	}
+
+	err = logger.Sync()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not sync logger: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }