diff --git a/src/reporter/json_format.rs b/src/reporter/json_format.rs
index c1185b2..a4e8730 100644
--- a/src/reporter/json_format.rs
+++ b/src/reporter/json_format.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ mod tests {
         cli::commands::scan::ScanArgs {
             num_jobs: 1,
             no_dedup: false,
-            ignore_tests: false,
             rules: RuleSpecifierArgs {
                 rules_path: Vec::new(),
                 rule: vec!["all".into()],
diff --git a/src/scanner/enumerate.rs b/src/scanner/enumerate.rs
index 8cfa9ff..0e0c795 100644
--- a/src/scanner/enumerate.rs
+++ b/src/scanner/enumerate.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use crate::{
         util::is_compressed_file,
     },
     scanner_pool::ScannerPool,
-    util::is_test_like_path,
     EnumeratorConfig, EnumeratorFileResult, FileResult, FilesystemEnumerator, FoundInput,
     GitRepoEnumerator, GitRepoResult, GitRepoWithMetadataEnumerator, PathBuf,
 };
diff --git a/src/validation/jwt.rs b/src/validation/jwt.rs
index ed2bd3c..ca0ac43 100644
--- a/src/validation/jwt.rs
+++ b/src/validation/jwt.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,24 @@ use base64::{engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD, Engine as _};
 use chrono::Utc;
 use ipnet::IpNet;
 use jsonwebtoken::{decode, decode_header, jwk::JwkSet, DecodingKey, Validation as JwtValidation};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use reqwest::{redirect::Policy, Client, Url};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tokio::net::lookup_host;
 
 use super::utils::check_url_resolvable;
 
+/// One global, redirect-free client.  Building a `Client` is comparatively
+/// expensive; re-using it lets reqwest share its internal connection pool
+/// and TLS sessions across JWT validations.  `Lazy` ensures thread-safe,
+/// one-time initialisation.
+static NO_REDIRECT_CLIENT: Lazy<Client> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Client::builder()
+        .redirect(Policy::none()) // disable all redirects
+        .build()
+        .expect("failed to build no-redirect Client")
+});
+
 /// RFC 1918 + loopback + link-local nets we refuse to contact
 const BLOCKED_NETS: &[&str] = &[
     "10.0.0.0/8",
@@ -66,12 +78,7 @@ pub async fn validate_jwt(token: &str, client: &Client) -> Result<(bool, String)
 
         // build discovery URL and fetch it (redirects disabled)
         let config_url = format!("{}/.well-known/openid-configuration", iss.trim_end_matches('/'));
-        let no_redirect_client = Client::builder()
-            .redirect(Policy::none())
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("client build: {e}"))?;
-
-        let cfg_resp = no_redirect_client
+        let cfg_resp = NO_REDIRECT_CLIENT
             .get(&config_url)
             .send()
             .await
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ pub async fn validate_jwt(token: &str, client: &Client) -> Result<(bool, String)
         check_url_resolvable(&url).await.map_err(|e| anyhow!("jwks uri unresolvable: {e}"))?;
 
         // fetch JWKS with redirect-free client
-        let jwks_resp = no_redirect_client
+        let jwks_resp = NO_REDIRECT_CLIENT
             .get(url)
             .send()
             .await
diff --git a/tests/smoke_update.rs b/tests/smoke_update.rs
index 45573fa..8224d42 100644
--- a/tests/smoke_update.rs
+++ b/tests/smoke_update.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-use std::fs::{self, File};
-
-use flate2::{write::GzEncoder, Compression};
 use kingfisher::{cli::global::GlobalArgs, update::check_for_update};
-use tar::Builder;
-use tempfile::tempdir;
 use tokio;
 use wiremock::{
     matchers::{method, path},