diff --git a/matterclient/channels.go b/matterclient/channels.go
index 369fece6..76349e43 100644
--- a/matterclient/channels.go
+++ b/matterclient/channels.go
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ func (m *MMClient) GetChannelHeader(channelId string) string { //nolint:golint
 
 func getNormalisedName(channel *model.Channel) string {
 	if channel.Type == model.CHANNEL_GROUP {
-		res := strings.Replace(channel.DisplayName, ", ", "-", -1)
-		res = strings.Replace(res, " ", "_", -1)
+		// (deprecated in favour of ReplaceAll in go 1.12)
+		res := strings.Replace(channel.DisplayName, ", ", "-", -1) // nolint: gocritic
+		res = strings.Replace(res, " ", "_", -1) // nolint: gocritic
 		return res
 	}
 	return channel.Name