diff --git a/checks/diagnostic.go b/checks/diagnostic.go
index be4bd5e..6557c56 100644
--- a/checks/diagnostic.go
+++ b/checks/diagnostic.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func (d Diagnostic) String() string {
 		d.Kind, d.Object.Name, d.Message)
 }
 
+// DiagnosticFilter indicates conditions to filter diagnostics on
+type DiagnosticFilter struct {
+	Severity Severity
+}
+
 // Severity identifies the level of priority for each diagnostic.
 type Severity string
 
diff --git a/checks/run_checks.go b/checks/run_checks.go
index 2612509..9199984 100644
--- a/checks/run_checks.go
+++ b/checks/run_checks.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package checks
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"errors"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/digitalocean/clusterlint/kube"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Run applies the filters and runs the resultant check list in parallel
-func Run(client *kube.Client, checkFilter CheckFilter, severity Severity) ([]Diagnostic, error) {
+func Run(client *kube.Client, checkFilter CheckFilter, diagnosticFilter DiagnosticFilter) ([]Diagnostic, error) {
 	objects, err := client.FetchObjects()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Run(client *kube.Client, checkFilter CheckFilter, severity Severity) ([]Dia
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(all) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No checks to run. Are you sure that you provided the right names for groups and checks?")
+		return nil, errors.New("No checks to run. Are you sure that you provided the right names for groups and checks?")
 	}
 	var diagnostics []Diagnostic
 	var mu sync.Mutex
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func Run(client *kube.Client, checkFilter CheckFilter, severity Severity) ([]Dia
 	for _, check := range all {
 		check := check
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			fmt.Println("Running check: ", check.Name())
 			d, err := check.Run(objects)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func Run(client *kube.Client, checkFilter CheckFilter, severity Severity) ([]Dia
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	diagnostics = filterEnabled(diagnostics)
-	diagnostics = filterSeverity(severity, diagnostics)
+	diagnostics = filterSeverity(diagnosticFilter.Severity, diagnostics)
 	return diagnostics, err
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/clusterlint/main.go b/cmd/clusterlint/main.go
index 837ddd8..59323a0 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterlint/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterlint/main.go
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ func runChecks(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	level := checks.Severity(c.String("level"))
-	diagnostics, err := checks.Run(client, filter, level)
+	diagnosticFilter := checks.DiagnosticFilter{Severity: checks.Severity(c.String("level"))}
+
+	diagnostics, err := checks.Run(client, filter, diagnosticFilter)
 
 	write(diagnostics, c)