diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a082e8f1f65..1f0caac5471 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ lint:
 
 .PHONY: goimports
 goimports:
-	@IMPORTSOUT=`$(GOIMPORTS) -l . 2>&1`; \
+	@IMPORTSOUT=`$(GOIMPORTS) -d . 2>&1`; \
 	if [ "$$IMPORTSOUT" ]; then \
-		echo "$(GOIMPORTS) FAILED => fix the import order in the following files:\n"; \
+		echo "$(GOIMPORTS) FAILED => fix the following goimports errors:\n"; \
 		echo "$$IMPORTSOUT\n"; \
 		exit 1; \
 	else \
diff --git a/exporter/zipkinexporter/zipkin.go b/exporter/zipkinexporter/zipkin.go
index 0e6124c2d33..eb3ff1d3fde 100644
--- a/exporter/zipkinexporter/zipkin.go
+++ b/exporter/zipkinexporter/zipkin.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/consumer/consumerdata"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/consumer/consumererror"
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/observability"
-	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/translator/trace"
+	tracetranslator "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/translator/trace"
 	spandatatranslator "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-service/translator/trace/spandata"
 )