diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index eb873a9e54..0449e06e50 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ repos:
       exclude: ^(vendor)
 
 - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
-  rev: v1.59.1
+  rev: v1.60.1
   hooks:
   - id: golangci-lint
 
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ repos:
     name: executable-shell
     entry: chmod +x
     language: system
-    types: [shell]
\ No newline at end of file
+    types: [shell]
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 7f955eb6ec..a08d20f4ca 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ tasks:
   install-golangci-lint:
     internal: true
     cmds:
-      - go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.59.1
\ No newline at end of file
+      - go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.60.1
diff --git a/internal/integration/unified/event_verification.go b/internal/integration/unified/event_verification.go
index 56776d63f5..ebdb0b19c3 100644
--- a/internal/integration/unified/event_verification.go
+++ b/internal/integration/unified/event_verification.go
@@ -314,16 +314,16 @@ func verifyCMAPEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 		switch {
 		case evt.ConnectionCreatedEvent != nil:
 			if _, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionCreated); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 		case evt.ConnectionReadyEvent != nil:
 			if _, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionReady); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 		case evt.ConnectionClosedEvent != nil:
 			var actual *event.PoolEvent
 			if actual, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionClosed); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			if expectedReason := evt.ConnectionClosedEvent.Reason; expectedReason != nil {
@@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ func verifyCMAPEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 			}
 		case evt.ConnectionCheckedOutEvent != nil:
 			if _, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionCheckedOut); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 		case evt.ConnectionCheckOutFailedEvent != nil:
 			var actual *event.PoolEvent
 			if actual, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionCheckOutFailed); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			if expectedReason := evt.ConnectionCheckOutFailedEvent.Reason; expectedReason != nil {
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ func verifyCMAPEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 			}
 		case evt.ConnectionCheckedInEvent != nil:
 			if _, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionCheckedIn); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 		case evt.PoolClearedEvent != nil:
 			var actual *event.PoolEvent
 			if actual, pooled, err = getNextPoolEvent(pooled, event.ConnectionPoolCleared); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next pool event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 			if expectServiceID := evt.PoolClearedEvent.HasServiceID; expectServiceID != nil {
 				if err := verifyServiceID(*expectServiceID, actual.ServiceID); err != nil {
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func verifySDAMEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 		case evt.ServerDescriptionChangedEvent != nil:
 			var got *event.ServerDescriptionChangedEvent
 			if got, changed, err = getNextServerDescriptionChangedEvent(changed); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next server description changed event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			prevDesc := evt.ServerDescriptionChangedEvent.NewDescription
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func verifySDAMEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 		case evt.ServerHeartbeatStartedEvent != nil:
 			var got *event.ServerHeartbeatStartedEvent
 			if got, started, err = getNextServerHeartbeatStartedEvent(started); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next server heartbeat started event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			if want := evt.ServerHeartbeatStartedEvent.Awaited; want != nil && *want != got.Awaited {
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func verifySDAMEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 		case evt.ServerHeartbeatSucceededEvent != nil:
 			var got *event.ServerHeartbeatSucceededEvent
 			if got, succeeded, err = getNextServerHeartbeatSucceededEvent(succeeded); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next server heartbeat succeeded event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			if want := evt.ServerHeartbeatSucceededEvent.Awaited; want != nil && *want != got.Awaited {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func verifySDAMEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 		case evt.ServerHeartbeatFailedEvent != nil:
 			var got *event.ServerHeartbeatFailedEvent
 			if got, failed, err = getNextServerHeartbeatFailedEvent(failed); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next server heartbeat failed event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			if want := evt.ServerHeartbeatFailedEvent.Awaited; want != nil && *want != got.Awaited {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func verifySDAMEvents(client *clientEntity, expectedEvents *expectedEvents) erro
 			}
 		case evt.TopologyDescriptionChangedEvent != nil:
 			if _, tchanged, err = getNextTopologyDescriptionChangedEvent(tchanged); err != nil {
-				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, err.Error())
+				return newEventVerificationError(idx, client, "failed to get next description changed event: %v", err.Error())
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mongo/client.go b/mongo/client.go
index d7dc15fcc7..9bdff78a9f 100644
--- a/mongo/client.go
+++ b/mongo/client.go
@@ -909,9 +909,7 @@ func newLogger(opts options.Lister[options.LoggerOptions]) (*logger.Logger, erro
 
 	// If there are no component-level options and the environment does not
 	// contain component variables, then do nothing.
-	if (args.ComponentLevels == nil || len(args.ComponentLevels) == 0) &&
-		!logger.EnvHasComponentVariables() {
-
+	if len(args.ComponentLevels) == 0 && !logger.EnvHasComponentVariables() {
 		return nil, nil
 	}