diff --git a/lib/credo/check/consistency/multi_alias_import_require_use.ex b/lib/credo/check/consistency/multi_alias_import_require_use.ex
index 4dfa238e2..9327c2ee6 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/consistency/multi_alias_import_require_use.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/consistency/multi_alias_import_require_use.ex
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Consistency.MultiAliasImportRequireUse do
     issue_locations = @collector.find_locations_not_matching(expected, source_file)
 
     Enum.map(issue_locations, fn line_no ->
-      format_issue(issue_meta, message: message_for(expected), line_no: line_no)
+      format_issue(issue_meta, message: message_for(expected), line_no: line_no, trigger: "")
     end)
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/consistency/tabs_or_spaces.ex b/lib/credo/check/consistency/tabs_or_spaces.ex
index ece737cc2..bee9007da 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/consistency/tabs_or_spaces.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/consistency/tabs_or_spaces.ex
@@ -39,10 +39,17 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Consistency.TabsOrSpaces do
     lines_with_issues = @collector.find_locations_not_matching(expected, source_file)
 
     Enum.map(lines_with_issues, fn line_no ->
-      format_issue(issue_meta, message: message_for(expected), line_no: line_no)
+      format_issue(issue_meta,
+        message: message_for(expected),
+        line_no: line_no,
+        trigger: trigger_for(expected)
+      )
     end)
   end
 
+  defp trigger_for(:spaces = _expected), do: "\t"
+  defp trigger_for(:tabs = _expected), do: " "
+
   defp message_for(:spaces = _expected) do
     "File is using tabs while most of the files use spaces for indentation."
   end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/design/duplicated_code.ex b/lib/credo/check/design/duplicated_code.ex
index fd75ebfa5..476c9e92f 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/design/duplicated_code.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/design/duplicated_code.ex
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Design.DuplicatedCode do
           issue_meta,
           message: "Duplicate code found in #{filenames} (mass: #{node_mass}).",
           line_no: line_no,
+          trigger: {:__no_trigger__},
           severity: Severity.compute(1 + Enum.count(other_nodes), 1)
         )
       end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe.ex
index ec7167f7f..f9e0c4474 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe.ex
@@ -25,18 +25,19 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.OneArityFunctionInPipe do
   end
 
   defp traverse({:|>, _, [_, {name, meta, nil}]} = ast, issues, issue_meta) when is_atom(name) do
-    {ast, [issue(issue_meta, meta[:line]) | issues]}
+    {ast, [issue(issue_meta, meta[:line], name) | issues]}
   end
 
   defp traverse(ast, issues, _) do
     {ast, issues}
   end
 
-  defp issue(meta, line) do
+  defp issue(meta, line, name) do
     format_issue(
       meta,
       message: "One arity functions should have parentheses in pipes",
-      line_no: line
+      line_no: line,
+      trigger: to_string(name)
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs.ex
index c044f6ce6..662e3fb2f 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs.ex
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefs do
 
     cond do
       parens? and not enforce_parens? ->
-        issues ++ [issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, :present)]
+        issues ++ [issue_for(issue_meta, name, line_no, :present)]
 
       not parens? and enforce_parens? ->
-        issues ++ [issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, :missing)]
+        issues ++ [issue_for(issue_meta, name, line_no, :missing)]
 
       true ->
         issues
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefs do
     Credo.Backports.String.slice(line, skip..-1)
   end
 
-  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, kind) do
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, name, line_no, kind) do
     message =
       case kind do
         :present ->
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefs do
           "Use parentheses () when defining a function which has no arguments."
       end
 
-    format_issue(issue_meta, message: message, line_no: line_no)
+    format_issue(issue_meta, message: message, line_no: line_no, trigger: to_string(name))
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/redundant_blank_lines.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/redundant_blank_lines.ex
index 12132d894..6971ca123 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/redundant_blank_lines.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/redundant_blank_lines.ex
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.RedundantBlankLines do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
       message: "There should be no more than #{max_blank_lines} consecutive blank lines.",
-      line_no: line
+      line_no: line,
+      trigger: ""
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require.ex
index 10d0f50fa..6368b11ed 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require.ex
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.SeparateAliasRequire do
     {ast, issues}
   end
 
-  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, type) do
-    format_issue(issue_meta, message: message(type), line_no: line_no)
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, macro_name) do
+    format_issue(issue_meta,
+      message: message(macro_name),
+      line_no: line_no,
+      trigger: to_string(macro_name)
+    )
   end
 
   def message(:alias), do: "aliases should be consecutive within a file"
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/single_function_to_block_pipe.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/single_function_to_block_pipe.ex
index cfbb7d968..3ca6b758d 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/single_function_to_block_pipe.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/single_function_to_block_pipe.ex
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.SingleFunctionToBlockPipe do
 
   defp issue({:|>, meta, [arg, {marker, _case_meta, _case_args}]}, issue_meta)
        when marker in [:case, :if] do
-    if issue?(arg), do: issue_for(issue_meta, meta[:line]), else: nil
+    if issue?(arg), do: issue_for(issue_meta, meta[:line], marker), else: nil
   end
 
   defp issue(_, _), do: nil
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.SingleFunctionToBlockPipe do
 
   defp issue?(_), do: false
 
-  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no) do
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, marker) do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
       message: "Avoid single pipes to a block",
-      line_no: line_no
+      line_no: line_no,
+      trigger: to_string(marker)
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/trailing_blank_line.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/trailing_blank_line.ex
index f5b2772d9..9485cb0b6 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/trailing_blank_line.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/trailing_blank_line.ex
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.TrailingBlankLine do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
       message: "There should be a final \\n at the end of each file.",
-      line_no: line_no
+      line_no: line_no,
+      trigger: {:__no_trigger__}
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple.ex
index 3db9d26c1..2e61c0dbc 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple.ex
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.WithCustomTaggedTuple do
 
   defp errors(source_file) do
     {_ast, errors} = Macro.prewalk(Credo.Code.ast(source_file), MapSet.new(), &traverse/2)
+
     Enum.sort_by(errors, &{&1.line, &1.column})
   end
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.WithCustomTaggedTuple do
       issue_meta,
       message: "Invalid usage of placeholder `#{inspect(error.placeholder)}` in with",
       line_no: error.line,
-      column: error.column
+      trigger: inspect(error.placeholder)
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/readability/with_single_clause.ex b/lib/credo/check/readability/with_single_clause.ex
index 2243a9533..fa6e3ead1 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/readability/with_single_clause.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/readability/with_single_clause.ex
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.WithSingleClause do
           format_issue(issue_meta,
             message:
               "`with` contains only one <- clause and an `else` branch, consider using `case` instead",
-            line_no: line
+            line_no: line,
+            trigger: "with"
           )
         ]
 
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/refactor/apply.ex b/lib/credo/check/refactor/apply.ex
index 672bf8bad..8d7db635e 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/refactor/apply.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/refactor/apply.ex
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.Apply do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
       message: "Avoid `apply/2` and `apply/3` when the number of arguments is known",
-      line_no: meta[:line]
+      line_no: meta[:line],
+      trigger: "apply"
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies.ex b/lib/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies.ex
index 716e91726..b3831abcc 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies.ex
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.ModuleDependencies do
       else
         module_dependencies = get_dependencies(ast, dependency_namespaces)
 
-        issues_for_module(module_dependencies, max, issue_meta, meta)
+        issues_for_module(module_dependencies, max, issue_meta, meta, module_name)
       end
 
     {ast, issues ++ new_issues}
@@ -105,19 +105,19 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.ModuleDependencies do
     |> filter_namespaces(dependency_namespaces)
   end
 
-  defp issues_for_module(deps, max_deps, issue_meta, meta) when length(deps) > max_deps do
+  defp issues_for_module(deps, max_deps, issue_meta, meta, module_name)
+       when length(deps) > max_deps do
     [
       format_issue(
         issue_meta,
         message: "Module has too many dependencies: #{length(deps)} (max is #{max_deps})",
-        trigger: deps,
-        line_no: meta[:line],
-        column_no: meta[:column]
+        trigger: module_name,
+        line_no: meta[:line]
       )
     ]
   end
 
-  defp issues_for_module(_, _, _, _), do: []
+  defp issues_for_module(_, _, _, _, _), do: []
 
   # Resolve dependencies to full module names
   defp with_fullnames(dependencies, aliases) do
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/refactor/pass_async_in_test_cases.ex b/lib/credo/check/refactor/pass_async_in_test_cases.ex
index 05bd7e83b..649dcb76a 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/refactor/pass_async_in_test_cases.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/refactor/pass_async_in_test_cases.ex
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.PassAsyncInTestCases do
     module_name = module_name_from(module_namespace)
 
     if String.ends_with?(module_name, "Case") and !Keyword.has_key?(options, :async) do
-      {ast, issues ++ [issue_for(ast, meta[:line], issue_meta)]}
+      {ast, issues ++ [issue_for(module_name, meta[:line], issue_meta)]}
     else
       {ast, issues}
     end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result.ex b/lib/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result.ex
index c1520c24f..57f5caa06 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result.ex
@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.RedundantWithClauseResult do
   defp issue_for({clauses, body}, meta, issue_meta) do
     case {redundant?(List.last(clauses), body), length(clauses)} do
       {true, 1} ->
-        format_issue(issue_meta, message: @redundant_with, line_no: meta[:line])
+        format_issue(issue_meta, message: @redundant_with, line_no: meta[:line], trigger: "with")
 
       {true, _length} ->
-        format_issue(issue_meta, message: @redundant_clause, line_no: meta[:line])
+        format_issue(issue_meta,
+          message: @redundant_clause,
+          line_no: meta[:line],
+          trigger: "with"
+        )
 
       _else ->
         nil
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/refactor/with_clauses.ex b/lib/credo/check/refactor/with_clauses.ex
index 4c67eb9b9..ed93b9065 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/refactor/with_clauses.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/refactor/with_clauses.ex
@@ -83,12 +83,24 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.WithClauses do
   end
 
   defp issue_if_not_starting_with_pattern_clause(_clauses, line, issue_meta) do
-    [format_issue(issue_meta, message: @message_first_clause_not_pattern, line_no: line)]
+    [
+      format_issue(issue_meta,
+        message: @message_first_clause_not_pattern,
+        line_no: line,
+        trigger: "with"
+      )
+    ]
   end
 
   defp issue_if_not_ending_with_pattern_clause(clauses, line, issue_meta) do
     if length(clauses) > 1 and not match?({:<-, _, _}, Enum.at(clauses, -1)) do
-      [format_issue(issue_meta, message: @message_last_clause_not_pattern, line_no: line)]
+      [
+        format_issue(issue_meta,
+          message: @message_last_clause_not_pattern,
+          line_no: line,
+          trigger: "with"
+        )
+      ]
     else
       []
     end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging.ex b/lib/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging.ex
index 9b24209db..a7633ea6c 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging.ex
@@ -94,26 +94,27 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Warning.LazyLogging do
     ignored_functions = Params.get(params, :ignore, __MODULE__)
 
     unless Enum.member?(ignored_functions, fun_name) do
-      issue_for_call(arguments, meta, issue_meta)
+      issue_for_call(arguments, meta, fun_name, issue_meta)
     end
   end
 
-  defp issue_for_call([{:<<>>, _, [_ | _]} | _] = _args, meta, issue_meta) do
-    issue_for(issue_meta, meta[:line])
+  defp issue_for_call([{:<<>>, _, [_ | _]} | _] = _args, meta, fun_name, issue_meta) do
+    issue_for(issue_meta, meta[:line], fun_name)
   end
 
-  defp issue_for_call(_args, _meta, _issue_meta) do
+  defp issue_for_call(_args, _meta, _trigger, _issue_meta) do
     nil
   end
 
   defp logger_import?([{:__aliases__, _meta, [:Logger]}]), do: true
   defp logger_import?(_), do: false
 
-  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no) do
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, trigger) do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
       message: "Prefer lazy Logger calls.",
-      line_no: line_no
+      line_no: line_no,
+      trigger: to_string(trigger)
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config.ex b/lib/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config.ex
index 0d48eb684..9f36df390 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config.ex
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Warning.MissedMetadataKeyInLoggerConfig do
   defp logger_import?([{:__aliases__, _meta, [:Logger]}]), do: true
   defp logger_import?(_), do: false
 
-  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, missed_keys) do
+  defp issue_for(issue_meta, line_no, [trigger | _] = missed_keys) do
     message = "Logger metadata key #{Enum.join(missed_keys, ", ")} not found in Logger config"
 
-    format_issue(issue_meta, message: message, line_no: line_no)
+    format_issue(issue_meta, message: message, line_no: line_no, trigger: to_string(trigger))
   end
 
   defp find_metadata_keys(params) do
diff --git a/lib/credo/check/warning/wrong_test_file_extension.ex b/lib/credo/check/warning/wrong_test_file_extension.ex
index 9fa2abae6..df0d2d72b 100644
--- a/lib/credo/check/warning/wrong_test_file_extension.ex
+++ b/lib/credo/check/warning/wrong_test_file_extension.ex
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Warning.WrongTestFileExtension do
   defp issue_for(issue_meta) do
     format_issue(
       issue_meta,
-      message: "Test files should end with .exs"
+      message: "Test files should end with .exs",
+      line_no: 1,
+      trigger: ""
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/test/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls_test.exs b/test/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls_test.exs
index e536fe715..577e0942f 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/readability/nested_function_calls_test.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
   use Credo.Test.Case
 
-  alias Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCalls
+  @described_check Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCalls
 
   #
   # cases NOT raising issues
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issue()
   end
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issues()
   end
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls, min_pipeline_length: 1)
+    |> run_check(@described_check, min_pipeline_length: 1)
     |> assert_issue()
   end
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls, min_pipeline_length: 3)
+    |> run_check(@described_check, min_pipeline_length: 3)
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.NestedFunctionCallsTest do
     end
     """
     |> to_source_file()
-    |> run_check(NestedFunctionCalls)
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issue()
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe_test.exs b/test/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe_test.exs
index c8ae2185e..285aa5717 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/readability/one_arity_function_in_pipe_test.exs
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.OneArityFunctionInPipeTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "bar"
+    end)
   end
 
   test "it should report violations for missing parentheses" do
diff --git a/test/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs_test.exs b/test/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs_test.exs
index e5a21b51f..423bccc5e 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/readability/parentheses_on_zero_arity_defs_test.exs
@@ -53,7 +53,26 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefsTest do
     |> refute_issues()
   end
 
-  test "it should NOT report a violation with no parens if parens: true /2" do
+  test "it should NOT report or crash on macros creating zero arity functions" do
+    """
+    defmodule Credo.Sample.Module do
+      defmacro dynamic_methoder(attribute, value) do
+        quote do
+          def unquote(attribute)(), do: unquote(value)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    """
+    |> to_source_file
+    |> run_check(@described_check)
+    |> refute_issues()
+  end
+
+  #
+  # cases raising issues
+  #
+
+  test "it should report a violation with no parens if parens: true /2" do
     """
     defmodule Mix.Tasks.Credo do
       def foo!, do: impl().foo!()
@@ -65,10 +84,6 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefsTest do
     |> assert_issues()
   end
 
-  #
-  # cases raising issues
-  #
-
   test "it should report a violation with parens (by default)" do
     """
     defmodule Mix.Tasks.Credo do
@@ -79,7 +94,9 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefsTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "run"
+    end)
   end
 
   test "it should report a violation with no parens if parens: true" do
@@ -92,21 +109,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.ParenthesesOnZeroArityDefsTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check, parens: true)
-    |> assert_issue()
-  end
-
-  test "it should not crash on macros creating zero arity functions" do
-    """
-    defmodule Credo.Sample.Module do
-      defmacro dynamic_methoder(attribute, value) do
-        quote do
-          def unquote(attribute)(), do: unquote(value)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    """
-    |> to_source_file
-    |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> refute_issues()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "run"
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require_test.exs b/test/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require_test.exs
index caf70e083..06fd56cd1 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/readability/separate_alias_require_test.exs
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.SeparateAliasImportRequireUseTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.line_no == 11
+      assert issue.trigger == "alias"
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple_test.exs b/test/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple_test.exs
index b30bc8582..68e7f7f97 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/readability/with_custom_tagged_tuple_test.exs
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Readability.WithCustomTaggedTupleTest do
     |> to_source_file()
     |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issues(fn issues ->
-      issue_messages = Enum.map(issues, & &1.message)
+      [issue1, issue2] = issues
 
-      assert Enum.member?(issue_messages, "Invalid usage of placeholder `:resource` in with")
-      assert Enum.member?(issue_messages, "Invalid usage of placeholder `:authz` in with")
+      assert issue1.message == "Invalid usage of placeholder `:resource` in with"
+      assert issue1.trigger == ":resource"
+
+      assert issue2.message == "Invalid usage of placeholder `:authz` in with"
+      assert issue2.trigger == ":authz"
     end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/refactor/apply_test.exs b/test/credo/check/refactor/apply_test.exs
index 947828712..6748be73e 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/refactor/apply_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/refactor/apply_test.exs
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.ApplyTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "apply"
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies_test.exs b/test/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies_test.exs
index a6760232c..4e5e3b19e 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/refactor/module_dependencies_test.exs
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.ModuleDependenciesTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "CredoSampleModule"
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result_test.exs b/test/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result_test.exs
index 476404d8c..30b845f9e 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/refactor/redundant_with_clause_result_test.exs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.RedundantWithClauseResultTest do
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.line_no == 2
       assert issue.message == "the last clause in `with` is redundant"
     end)
   end
@@ -125,7 +126,9 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Refactor.RedundantWithClauseResultTest do
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
     |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.line_no == 2
       assert issue.message == "the `with` statement is redundant"
+      assert issue.trigger == "with"
     end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging_test.exs b/test/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging_test.exs
index 579240385..98a5caa79 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/warning/lazy_logging_test.exs
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Warning.LazyLoggingTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "debug"
+    end)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config_test.exs b/test/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config_test.exs
index 89bf76bb9..a8d242d62 100644
--- a/test/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config_test.exs
+++ b/test/credo/check/warning/missed_metadata_key_in_logger_config_test.exs
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ defmodule Credo.Check.Warning.MissedMetadataKeyInLoggerConfigTest do
     """
     |> to_source_file
     |> run_check(@described_check)
-    |> assert_issue()
+    |> assert_issue(fn issue ->
+      assert issue.trigger == "key"
+    end)
   end
 end