diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 5006306..015e33a 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ linters:
     - nestif
     - nlreturn
     - nonamedreturns
+    - noinlineerr
     - paralleltest
+    - recvcheck
     - testpackage
     - thelper
     - tparallel
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ linters:
     - whitespace
     - wrapcheck
     - wsl
+    - wsl_v5
   settings:
     dupl:
       threshold: 200
diff --git a/reference.go b/reference.go
index fdfd93f..6a1fed5 100644
--- a/reference.go
+++ b/reference.go
@@ -40,13 +40,23 @@ const (
 
 var ErrChildURL = errors.New("child url is nil")
 
+// Ref represents a json reference object
+type Ref struct {
+	referenceURL     *url.URL
+	referencePointer jsonpointer.Pointer
+
+	HasFullURL      bool
+	HasURLPathOnly  bool
+	HasFragmentOnly bool
+	HasFileScheme   bool
+	HasFullFilePath bool
+}
+
 // New creates a new reference for the given string
 func New(jsonReferenceString string) (Ref, error) {
-
 	var r Ref
 	err := r.parse(jsonReferenceString)
 	return r, err
-
 }
 
 // MustCreateRef parses the ref string and panics when it's invalid.
@@ -56,19 +66,8 @@ func MustCreateRef(ref string) Ref {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	return r
-}
-
-// Ref represents a json reference object
-type Ref struct {
-	referenceURL     *url.URL
-	referencePointer jsonpointer.Pointer
 
-	HasFullURL      bool
-	HasURLPathOnly  bool
-	HasFragmentOnly bool
-	HasFileScheme   bool
-	HasFullFilePath bool
+	return r
 }
 
 // GetURL gets the URL for this reference
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ func (r *Ref) GetPointer() *jsonpointer.Pointer {
 
 // String returns the best version of the url for this reference
 func (r *Ref) String() string {
-
 	if r.referenceURL != nil {
 		return r.referenceURL.String()
 	}
@@ -108,9 +106,27 @@ func (r *Ref) IsCanonical() bool {
 	return (r.HasFileScheme && r.HasFullFilePath) || (!r.HasFileScheme && r.HasFullURL)
 }
 
+// Inherits creates a new reference from a parent and a child
+// If the child cannot inherit from the parent, an error is returned
+func (r *Ref) Inherits(child Ref) (*Ref, error) {
+	childURL := child.GetURL()
+	parentURL := r.GetURL()
+	if childURL == nil {
+		return nil, ErrChildURL
+	}
+	if parentURL == nil {
+		return &child, nil
+	}
+
+	ref, err := New(parentURL.ResolveReference(childURL).String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &ref, nil
+}
+
 // "Constructor", parses the given string JSON reference
 func (r *Ref) parse(jsonReferenceString string) error {
-
 	parsed, err := url.Parse(jsonReferenceString)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -139,22 +155,3 @@ func (r *Ref) parse(jsonReferenceString string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// Inherits creates a new reference from a parent and a child
-// If the child cannot inherit from the parent, an error is returned
-func (r *Ref) Inherits(child Ref) (*Ref, error) {
-	childURL := child.GetURL()
-	parentURL := r.GetURL()
-	if childURL == nil {
-		return nil, ErrChildURL
-	}
-	if parentURL == nil {
-		return &child, nil
-	}
-
-	ref, err := New(parentURL.ResolveReference(childURL).String())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &ref, nil
-}