diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 3b8a3fb75..7cfa99836 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ linters:
     - golint
     - maintidx
     - nosnakecase
+    - testpackage # it's better to keep tests in the same package for now because kustomize does open box testing
 
 linters-settings:
   dupl: