diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
index 9e58000dcffb..af9ba015eead 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func Test_templateClient_GetFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 	// redirect stdin
 	saveStdin := os.Stdin
 	defer func() { os.Stdin = saveStdin }()
-	os.Stdin, err = os.Open(path)
+	os.Stdin, err = os.Open(path) //nolint:gosec
 	g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 	type args struct {