diff --git a/bccsp/pkcs11/impl.go b/bccsp/pkcs11/impl.go
index 325fb26a937..7a7b8a13ee0 100644
--- a/bccsp/pkcs11/impl.go
+++ b/bccsp/pkcs11/impl.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (csp *impl) KeyGen(opts bccsp.KeyGenOpts) (k bccsp.Key, err error) {
 	case *bccsp.ECDSAP384KeyGenOpts:
 		ski, pub, err := csp.generateECKey(oidNamedCurveP384, opts.Ephemeral())
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed generating ECDSA P384 key [%s]")
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed generating ECDSA P384 key")
 		}
 
 		k = &ecdsaPrivateKey{ski, ecdsaPublicKey{ski, pub}}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (csp *impl) KeyImport(raw interface{}, opts bccsp.KeyImportOpts) (k bccsp.K
 
 		lowLevelKey, err := utils.DERToPrivateKey(der)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed converting PKIX to ECDSA public key [%s]")
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed converting PKIX to ECDSA public key")
 		}
 
 		ecdsaSK, ok := lowLevelKey.(*ecdsa.PrivateKey)
diff --git a/bccsp/pkcs11/pkcs11.go b/bccsp/pkcs11/pkcs11.go
index b32f3c41aef..56aff2ea0a4 100644
--- a/bccsp/pkcs11/pkcs11.go
+++ b/bccsp/pkcs11/pkcs11.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func (csp *impl) getSecretValue(ski []byte) []byte {
 		logger.Debugf("ListAttr: type %d/0x%x, length %d\n%s", a.Type, a.Type, len(a.Value), hex.Dump(a.Value))
 		return a.Value
 	}
-	logger.Warningf("No Key Value found!", err)
+	logger.Warningf("No Key Value found: %v", err)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxgen/encoder/encoder.go b/common/tools/configtxgen/encoder/encoder.go
index 966aa59b425..c1eb88e191c 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxgen/encoder/encoder.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxgen/encoder/encoder.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func NewApplicationGroup(conf *genesisconfig.Application) (*cb.ConfigGroup, erro
 func NewApplicationOrgGroup(conf *genesisconfig.Organization) (*cb.ConfigGroup, error) {
 	mspConfig, err := msp.GetVerifyingMspConfig(conf.MSPDir, conf.ID, conf.MSPType)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "1 - Error loading MSP configuration for org %s: %s", conf.Name)
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "1 - Error loading MSP configuration for org %s", conf.Name)
 	}
 
 	applicationOrgGroup := cb.NewConfigGroup()
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxgen/localconfig/config.go b/common/tools/configtxgen/localconfig/config.go
index c1512bd3693..03e273ebe56 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxgen/localconfig/config.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxgen/localconfig/config.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (oc *Orderer) completeInitialization() {
 	for {
 		switch {
 		case oc.OrdererType == "":
-			logger.Infof("Orderer.OrdererType unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.OrdererType)
+			logger.Infof("Orderer.OrdererType unset, setting to %v", genesisDefaults.Orderer.OrdererType)
 			oc.OrdererType = genesisDefaults.Orderer.OrdererType
 		case oc.Addresses == nil:
 			logger.Infof("Orderer.Addresses unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.Addresses)
@@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ func (oc *Orderer) completeInitialization() {
 			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchTimeout unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchTimeout)
 			oc.BatchTimeout = genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchTimeout
 		case oc.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount == 0:
-			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount)
+			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount unset, setting to %v", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount)
 			oc.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount = genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.MaxMessageCount
 		case oc.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes == 0:
-			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes)
+			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes unset, setting to %v", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes)
 			oc.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes = genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.AbsoluteMaxBytes
 		case oc.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes == 0:
-			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes unset, setting to %s", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes)
+			logger.Infof("Orderer.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes unset, setting to %v", genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes)
 			oc.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes = genesisDefaults.Orderer.BatchSize.PreferredMaxBytes
 		case oc.Kafka.Brokers == nil:
 			logger.Infof("Orderer.Kafka.Brokers unset, setting to %v", genesisDefaults.Orderer.Kafka.Brokers)
diff --git a/core/deliverservice/blocksprovider/blocksprovider.go b/core/deliverservice/blocksprovider/blocksprovider.go
index c385e3ca16c..303ef8459cd 100644
--- a/core/deliverservice/blocksprovider/blocksprovider.go
+++ b/core/deliverservice/blocksprovider/blocksprovider.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (b *blocksProviderImpl) DeliverBlocks() {
 				b.gossip.Gossip(gossipMsg)
 			}
 		default:
-			logger.Warningf("[%s] Received unknown: ", b.chainID, t)
+			logger.Warningf("[%s] Received unknown: %v", b.chainID, t)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/scc/sccproviderimpl.go b/core/scc/sccproviderimpl.go
index 613a4d24906..7f35583466b 100644
--- a/core/scc/sccproviderimpl.go
+++ b/core/scc/sccproviderimpl.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (p *Provider) RegisterSysCC(scc SelfDescribingSysCC) {
 	p.SysCCs = append(p.SysCCs, scc)
 	_, err := p.registerSysCC(scc)
 	if err != nil {
-		sysccLogger.Panic("Could not register system chaincode: %s", err)
+		sysccLogger.Panicf("Could not register system chaincode: %s", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/scc/sysccapi.go b/core/scc/sysccapi.go
index fd283128f36..822fddffc03 100644
--- a/core/scc/sysccapi.go
+++ b/core/scc/sysccapi.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (p *Provider) registerSysCC(syscc SelfDescribingSysCC) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	sysccLogger.Infof("system chaincode %s(%s) registered", syscc.Name, syscc.Path)
+	sysccLogger.Infof("system chaincode %s(%s) registered", syscc.Name(), syscc.Path())
 	return true, err
 }
 
diff --git a/gossip/comm/comm_impl.go b/gossip/comm/comm_impl.go
index 466e1946451..3f32e9abb58 100644
--- a/gossip/comm/comm_impl.go
+++ b/gossip/comm/comm_impl.go
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func (c *commImpl) authenticateRemotePeer(stream stream, initiator bool) (*proto
 	}
 
 	if receivedMsg.PkiId == nil {
-		c.logger.Warning("%s didn't send a pkiID", remoteAddress)
+		c.logger.Warningf("%s didn't send a pkiID", remoteAddress)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No PKI-ID")
 	}
 
diff --git a/gossip/comm/conn.go b/gossip/comm/conn.go
index ea55307ec45..4b6a7422c90 100644
--- a/gossip/comm/conn.go
+++ b/gossip/comm/conn.go
@@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ func (conn *connection) readFromStream(errChan chan error, msgChan chan *proto.S
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			errChan <- err
-			conn.logger.Debugf("%v Got error, aborting: %v", err)
+			conn.logger.Debugf("Got error, aborting: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
 		msg, err := envelope.ToGossipMessage()
 		if err != nil {
 			errChan <- err
-			conn.logger.Warning("%v Got error, aborting: %v", err)
+			conn.logger.Warningf("Got error, aborting: %v", err)
 		}
 		msgChan <- msg
 	}
diff --git a/gossip/gossip/gossip_impl.go b/gossip/gossip/gossip_impl.go
index 1c32c7221ab..7394e2dafdf 100644
--- a/gossip/gossip/gossip_impl.go
+++ b/gossip/gossip/gossip_impl.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (g *gossipServiceImpl) forwardDiscoveryMsg(msg proto.ReceivedMessage) {
 // and also checks that the tag matches the message type
 func (g *gossipServiceImpl) validateMsg(msg proto.ReceivedMessage) bool {
 	if err := msg.GetGossipMessage().IsTagLegal(); err != nil {
-		g.logger.Warningf("Tag of %v isn't legal:", msg.GetGossipMessage(), errors.WithStack(err))
+		g.logger.Warningf("Tag of %v isn't legal: %v", msg.GetGossipMessage(), errors.WithStack(err))
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/gossip/privdata/coordinator.go b/gossip/privdata/coordinator.go
index a355e579138..95767176c2f 100644
--- a/gossip/privdata/coordinator.go
+++ b/gossip/privdata/coordinator.go
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ func (c *coordinator) fetchFromPeers(blockSeq uint64, ownedRWsets map[rwSetKey][
 				missingPvtRWKey.collection == dig.Collection &&
 				missingPvtRWKey.txID == dig.TxId {
 				delete(privateInfo.missingKeys, missingPvtRWKey)
-				logger.Warningf("Missing [%s] key because was purged or will soon be purged, "+
-					"continue block commit without [%s] in private rwset", missingPvtRWKey, missingPvtRWKey)
+				logger.Warningf("Missing key because was purged or will soon be purged, "+
+					"continue block commit without [%+v] in private rwset", missingPvtRWKey)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/orderer/common/localconfig/config.go b/orderer/common/localconfig/config.go
index 39e51726f4c..4de10a2971a 100644
--- a/orderer/common/localconfig/config.go
+++ b/orderer/common/localconfig/config.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (c *TopLevel) completeInitialization(configDir string) {
 			logger.Infof("General.ListenAddress unset, setting to %s", Defaults.General.ListenAddress)
 			c.General.ListenAddress = Defaults.General.ListenAddress
 		case c.General.ListenPort == 0:
-			logger.Infof("General.ListenPort unset, setting to %s", Defaults.General.ListenPort)
+			logger.Infof("General.ListenPort unset, setting to %v", Defaults.General.ListenPort)
 			c.General.ListenPort = Defaults.General.ListenPort
 
 		case c.General.LogLevel == "":
diff --git a/scripts/golinter.sh b/scripts/golinter.sh
index 0c8fc365082..9a0e861dee7 100755
--- a/scripts/golinter.sh
+++ b/scripts/golinter.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ if [ -n "$OUTPUT" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Checking with go vet"
-OUTPUT="$(go vet ./...)"
+PRINTFUNCS="Print,Printf,Info,Infof,Warning,Warningf,Error,Errorf,Critical,Criticalf,Sprint,Sprintf,Log,Logf,Panic,Panicf,Fatal,Fatalf,Notice,Noticef,Wrap,Wrapf,WithMessage"
+OUTPUT="$(go vet -printfuncs $PRINTFUNCS ./...)"
 if [ -n "$OUTPUT" ]; then
     echo "The following files contain go vet errors"
     echo $OUTPUT