diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index ef1a6406a..118645cc2 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ EXTERNAL_TOOLS=\
 	github.com/axw/gocov/gocov \
 	gopkg.in/matm/v1/gocov-html
 
+GOFILES_NOVENDOR = $(shell find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*")
+
 all: test
 
 dev: format
@@ -39,14 +41,14 @@ vet:
 	@go tool vet 2>/dev/null ; if [ $$? -eq 3 ]; then \
 		go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet; \
 	fi
-	@echo "--> Running go tool vet $(VETARGS) ."
-	@go tool vet $(VETARGS) . ; if [ $$? -eq 1 ]; then \
+	@echo "--> Running go tool vet $(VETARGS) ${GOFILES_NOVENDOR}"
+	@go tool vet $(VETARGS) ${GOFILES_NOVENDOR} ; if [ $$? -eq 1 ]; then \
 		echo ""; \
 		echo "[LINT] Vet found suspicious constructs. Please check the reported constructs"; \
 		echo "and fix them if necessary before submitting the code for review."; \
 	fi
 
-	@git grep -n `echo "log"".Print"` ; if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
+	@git grep -n `echo "log"".Print"` | grep -v 'vendor/' ; if [ $$? -eq 0 ]; then \
 		echo "[LINT] Found "log"".Printf" calls. These should use Nomad's logger instead."; \
 	fi