diff --git a/build/pause/pause.go b/build/pause/pause.go
index 3af8097af44..21a11b7f646 100644
--- a/build/pause/pause.go
+++ b/build/pause/pause.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 package main
 
 import "syscall"
diff --git a/hack/verify-boilerplate.sh b/hack/verify-boilerplate.sh
index 22155b02566..67106146777 100755
--- a/hack/verify-boilerplate.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-boilerplate.sh
@@ -14,19 +14,16 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-REPO_ROOT="$(realpath "$(dirname $0)/..")"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../" && pwd -P)"
 
 result=0
 
-dirs=("pkg" "cmd")
-
-for dir in ${dirs[@]}; do
-  for file in $(grep -r -l "" "${REPO_ROOT}/${dir}/" | grep "[.]go"); do
-    if [[ "$(${REPO_ROOT}/hooks/boilerplate.sh "${file}")" -eq "0" ]]; then
-      echo "Boilerplate header is wrong for: ${file}"
-      result=1
-    fi
-  done
+gofiles="$(find ${REPO_ROOT} -type f | grep "[.]go$" | grep -v "third_party/\|release/\|output/\|target/")"
+for file in ${gofiles}; do
+  if [[ "$(${REPO_ROOT}/hooks/boilerplate.sh "${file}")" -eq "0" ]]; then
+    echo "Boilerplate header is wrong for: ${file}"
+    result=1
+  fi
 done
 
 dirs=("cluster" "hack" "hooks")
diff --git a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
index 52ea5e19ea1..81491f8d15e 100755
--- a/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-gofmt.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ if [[ ${GO_VERSION[2]} != "go1.2" && ${GO_VERSION[2]} != "go1.3" ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../" && pwd -P)"
 
-bad=$(gofmt -s -l pkg/ cmd/)
-if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
+files="$(find ${REPO_ROOT} -type f | grep "[.]go$" | grep -v "third_party/\|release/\|output/\|target/")"
+bad=$(gofmt -s -l ${files})
+if [[ -n "${bad}" ]]; then
   echo "$bad"
   exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation.go
index de34dcce39d..b3b2385f874 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation.go
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func ValidateReplicationController(controller *ReplicationController) []error {
 		errors = append(errors, makeInvalidError("ReplicationController.ReplicaSelector", controller.DesiredState.ReplicaSelector))
 	}
 	if controller.DesiredState.Replicas < 0 {
-		errors = append(errors, makeInvalidError("ReplicationController.Replicas", controller.DesiredState.Replicas ))
+		errors = append(errors, makeInvalidError("ReplicationController.Replicas", controller.DesiredState.Replicas))
 	}
 	errors = append(errors, ValidateManifest(&controller.DesiredState.PodTemplate.DesiredState.Manifest)...)
 	return errors
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation_test.go
index 9d4ec61b436..8c1a8246df8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation_test.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func TestValidateReplicationController(t *testing.T) {
 		"negative_replicas": {
 			JSONBase: JSONBase{ID: "abc"},
 			DesiredState: ReplicationControllerState{
-				Replicas: -1,
+				Replicas:        -1,
 				ReplicaSelector: validSelector,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/minionproxy_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/minionproxy_test.go
index 419b57d0bbf..e298a9b361a 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/minionproxy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/minionproxy_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestMinionProxy(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("/%s", proxy.Host): "/",
 	}
 
-	for value, _ := range failureCases {
+	for value := range failureCases {
 		resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", server.URL, value))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error for %s: %v", value, err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
index 3c935307785..cdeff20d267 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or sied.
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
index cb41669e851..4fed13fd298 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ func TestReadFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 		expected := CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, kubelet.Pod{
 			Name: "test",
 			Manifest: api.ContainerManifest{
-				ID:      "test",
-				Version: "v1beta1",
-				Containers: []api.Container{api.Container{
-					Image: "test/image"},
-				},
+				ID:         "test",
+				Version:    "v1beta1",
+				Containers: []api.Container{{Image: "test/image"}},
 			},
 		})
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
index b28f68056e7..2a2533d04a3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/http.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or sied.
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/server_test.go
index 42493516663..9ea5f92f203 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server_test.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(received) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 1 manifest, but got %v", len(received))
 	}
-	expectedPods := []Pod{Pod{Name: "1", Manifest: expected[0]}}
+	expectedPods := []Pod{{Name: "1", Manifest: expected[0]}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedPods, received[0]) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, but got %#v", expectedPods, received[0])
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(received) != 1 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 1 update, but got %v", len(received))
 	}
-	expectedPods := []Pod{Pod{Name: "1", Manifest: expected[0]}, Pod{Name: "2", Manifest: expected[1]}}
+	expectedPods := []Pod{{Name: "1", Manifest: expected[0]}, {Name: "2", Manifest: expected[1]}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedPods, received[0]) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, but got %#v", expectedPods, received[0])
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 18fa574704b..c76b70c6b99 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or cied.
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */