diff --git a/pkg/detectors/budibase/budibase_test.go b/pkg/detectors/budibase/budibase_test.go
index 0fa1190b6c30..ebd9ce6c8149 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/budibase/budibase_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/budibase/budibase_test.go
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@ func TestBudibase_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a budibase secret %s within but not valid", inactiveSecret)), // the secret would satisfy the regex but not pass validation
 				verify: true,
 			},
-			want: []detectors.Result{
-				{
-					DetectorType:      detectorspb.DetectorType_Budibase,
-					Verified:          false,
-					VerificationError: fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP response status 403"),
-				},
-			},
+			want: func() []detectors.Result {
+				r := detectors.Result{
+					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_Budibase,
+					Verified:     true,
+				}
+				r.SetVerificationError(fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP response status 403"))
+				return []detectors.Result{r}
+			}(),
 			wantErr:             false,
 			wantVerificationErr: true,
 		},
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func TestBudibase_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
 				}
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
-					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
+					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.want[i].VerificationError(), got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
 			}
 			ignoreOpts := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(detectors.Result{}, "Raw", "verificationError")
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/eventbrite/eventbrite_test.go b/pkg/detectors/eventbrite/eventbrite_test.go
index bc77b13586fa..5ac973112c7b 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/eventbrite/eventbrite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/eventbrite/eventbrite_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestEventbrite_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := range got {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
-				}.VerificationError()
+				}
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/instamojo/instamojo_test.go b/pkg/detectors/instamojo/instamojo_test.go
index d6e6fdb36a6a..81bacaaac907 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/instamojo/instamojo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/instamojo/instamojo_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func TestInstamojo_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			want: []detectors.Result{
 				{
 					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_Instamojo,
-					VerificationError: fmt.Errorf("unexpected HTTP response status 401"),
 				},
 			},
 			wantErr:             false,
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ func TestInstamojo_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				data:   []byte("You cannot find the secret within"),
 				verify: true,
 			},
-			want: nil,
+			want:                nil,
 			wantErr:             false,
 			wantVerificationErr: true,
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/ip2location/ip2location_test.go b/pkg/detectors/ip2location/ip2location_test.go
index ab0f9d37ea5e..2e40cdefdfcc 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/ip2location/ip2location_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/ip2location/ip2location_test.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func TestIp2location_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
 				}
-				if (got[i].VerificationError()) != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
-					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
+				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
+					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.want[i].VerificationError(), got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
 			}
 			ignoreOpts := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(detectors.Result{}, "Raw", "verificationError")
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/ldap/ldap_integration_test.go b/pkg/detectors/ldap/ldap_integration_test.go
index 90c242cf8ce8..0927fcce502c 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/ldap/ldap_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/ldap/ldap_integration_test.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestLdap_Integration_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := range got {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
-				}.VerificationError()
+				}
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/mongodb/mongodb_test.go b/pkg/detectors/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
index 3f511df17fdd..530558f9bf9d 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/mongodb/mongodb_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestMongoDB_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
 				}
 				got[i].Raw = nil
-				if (got[i].VerificationError()) != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
+				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationErr = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/overloop/overloop_test.go b/pkg/detectors/overloop/overloop_test.go
index e6a977ae7e50..7b5d499fd675 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/overloop/overloop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/overloop/overloop_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestOverloop_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := range got {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
-				}.VerificationError()
+				}
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/portainer/portainer_test.go b/pkg/detectors/portainer/portainer_test.go
index 496c507b3e4a..49ca42d4a9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/portainer/portainer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/portainer/portainer_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestPortainer_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
 				}
-				if (got[i].VerificationError()) != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
+				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/privacy/privacy_test.go b/pkg/detectors/privacy/privacy_test.go
index 3812757c67a8..c17317ea6b5d 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/privacy/privacy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/privacy/privacy_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestPrivacy_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := range got {
 				if len(got[i].Raw) == 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("no raw secret present: \n %+v", got[i])
-				}.VerificationError()
+				}
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
 					t.Fatalf("wantVerificationError = %v, verification error = %v", tt.wantVerificationErr, got[i].VerificationError())
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/uri/uri_test.go b/pkg/detectors/uri/uri_test.go
index bf057083e0b6..567c97979b5d 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/uri/uri_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/uri/uri_test.go
@@ -88,13 +88,15 @@ func TestURI_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 				data:   []byte(fmt.Sprintf("You can find a uri secret %s within", "https://httpwatch:pass@www.httpwatch.com/httpgallery/authentication/authenticatedimage/default.aspx")),
 				verify: true,
 			},
-			want: []detectors.Result{
-				{
+			want: func() []detectors.Result {
+				r := detectors.Result{
 					DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_URI,
 					Verified:     false,
 					Redacted:     "https://httpwatch:********@www.httpwatch.com",
-				},
-			},
+				}
+				r.SetVerificationError(fmt.Errorf("context deadline exceeded"))
+				return []detectors.Result{r}
+			}(),
 			wantErr:             false,
 			wantVerificationErr: true,
 		},
@@ -133,12 +135,11 @@ func TestURI_FromChunk(t *testing.T) {
 			// }
 			for i := range got {
 				if (got[i].VerificationError() != nil) != tt.wantVerificationErr {
-					t.Errorf("URI.FromData() error = %v, wantVerificationErr %v", got[i].VerificationError(), tt.wantErr)
+					t.Errorf("URI.FromData() error = %v, wantVerificationErr %v", got[i].VerificationError(), tt.want[i])
 					return
 				}
 				got[i].Raw = nil
 				got[i].RawV2 = nil
-				got[i].SetVerificationError(nil)
 			}
 			if diff := pretty.Compare(got, tt.want); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("URI.FromData() %s diff: (-got +want)\n%s", tt.name, diff)