diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 8df56ddd..26ec9568 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func LookupTLSClientAuthMode(mode string) (tls.ClientAuthType, bool) {
 		// Client cert is _required and verified_.
 		return tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert, true
 	default:
-        // Return the default when an unknown value is supplied.
+		// Return the default when an unknown value is supplied.
 		return tls.RequireAnyClientCert, false
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 3df59482..53c703a6 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ func (s *Suite) ResetDB(c *check.C) {
 // Enusre an error is returned when an invalid auth mode
 // is supplied.
 func (s *Suite) TestInvalidClientAuthMode(c *check.C) {
-	app.cfg.TLSClientAuthMode = "invalid"
-	_, err := app.GetClientAuthMode()
-	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
+	_, isValid := LookupTLSClientAuthMode("invalid")
+	c.Assert(isValid, check.Equals, false)
 }
 
 // Ensure that all client auth modes return a nil error.
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestAuthModes(c *check.C) {
 	modes := []string{"disabled", "relaxed", "enforced"}
 
 	for _, v := range modes {
-		app.cfg.TLSClientAuthMode = v
-		_, err := app.GetClientAuthMode()
-		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+		_, isValid := LookupTLSClientAuthMode(v)
+		c.Assert(isValid, check.Equals, true)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go b/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
index dbcc8bba..9316302a 100644
--- a/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func LoadConfig(path string) error {
-
 	viper.SetConfigName("config")
 	if path == "" {
 		viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/headscale/")
@@ -98,12 +97,12 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) error {
 	_, authModeValid := headscale.LookupTLSClientAuthMode(viper.GetString("tls_client_auth_mode"))
 
 	if !authModeValid {
-        errorText += fmt.Sprintf(
-            "Invalid tls_client_auth_mode supplied: %s. Accepted values: %s, %s, %s.",
-            viper.GetString("tls_client_auth_mode"),
-            headscale.DisabledClientAuth,
-            headscale.RelaxedClientAuth,
-            headscale.EnforcedClientAuth)
+		errorText += fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Invalid tls_client_auth_mode supplied: %s. Accepted values: %s, %s, %s.",
+			viper.GetString("tls_client_auth_mode"),
+			headscale.DisabledClientAuth,
+			headscale.RelaxedClientAuth,
+			headscale.EnforcedClientAuth)
 	}
 
 	if errorText != "" {
@@ -295,7 +294,9 @@ func getHeadscaleConfig() headscale.Config {
 			Msgf("'ip_prefixes' not configured, falling back to default: %v", prefixes)
 	}
 
-    tlsClientAuthMode, _ := headscale.LookupTLSClientAuthMode(viper.GetString("tls_client_auth_mode"))
+	tlsClientAuthMode, _ := headscale.LookupTLSClientAuthMode(
+		viper.GetString("tls_client_auth_mode"),
+	)
 
 	return headscale.Config{
 		ServerURL:         viper.GetString("server_url"),