diff --git a/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py b/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
index f5c87ce..50165dc 100644
--- a/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
+++ b/src/cfengine_cli/lint.py
@@ -552,15 +552,8 @@ def _lint_node(
         return 1
     if state.promise_type == "vars" and node.type == "promise":
         attribute_nodes = [x for x in node.children if x.type == "attribute"]
-        if not attribute_nodes:
-            _highlight_range(node, lines)
-            print(
-                f"Error: Missing attribute value for promiser "
-                f"{_text(node)[:-1]} inside vars-promise type {location}"
-            )
-            return 1
-
-        mutually_excl_vars_attrs = {
+        # Each vars promise must include exactly 1 of these attributes (a value):
+        vars_types = {
             "data",
             "ilist",
             "int",
@@ -569,21 +562,33 @@ def _lint_node(
             "slist",
             "string",
         }
+        # Attributes are children of a promise, and attribute names are children of attributes
+        # Need to iterate inside to find the attribute name (data, ilist, int, etc.)
+        value_nodes = []
+        for attr in attribute_nodes:
+            for child in attr.children:
+                if child.type != "attribute_name":
+                    continue
+                if _text(child) in vars_types:
+                    # Ignore the other attributes which are not values
+                    value_nodes.append(child)
+
+        if not value_nodes:
+            # None of vars_types were found
+            _highlight_range(node, lines)
+            print(
+                f"Error: Missing value for vars promise {_text(node)[:-1]} {location}"
+            )
+            return 1
 
-        promise_type_attrs = {
-            _text(child): attr_node
-            for attr_node in attribute_nodes
-            for child in attr_node.children
-            if child.type == "attribute_name"
-            and _text(child) in mutually_excl_vars_attrs
-        }
-
-        if len(promise_type_attrs) > 1:
-            for n in promise_type_attrs:
-                _highlight_range(promise_type_attrs[n], lines)
+        if len(value_nodes) > 1:
+            # Too many of vars_types was found
+            # TODO: We could improve _highlight_range to highlight multiple nodes in a nice way
+            _highlight_range(value_nodes[-1], lines)
+            nodes = ", ".join([_text(x) for x in value_nodes])
             print(
-                f"Error: Mutually exclusive attribute values {tuple(promise_type_attrs)} for a single promiser"
-                f" inside vars-promise {location}"
+                f"Error: Mutually exclusive attribute values ({nodes})"
+                f" for a single promiser inside vars-promise {location}"
             )
             return 1
     if node.type == "calling_identifier":
diff --git a/src/cfengine_cli/masterfiles/generate_release_information.py b/src/cfengine_cli/masterfiles/generate_release_information.py
index 39fb45a..6457bc4 100644
--- a/src/cfengine_cli/masterfiles/generate_release_information.py
+++ b/src/cfengine_cli/masterfiles/generate_release_information.py
@@ -170,21 +170,16 @@ def json_get_save_return(url: str, path: str) -> dict:
     try:
         r = requests.get(url)
         r.raise_for_status()
+        content = r.content
+        with open(path, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(content)
+        data = json.loads(content)
+        return data
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
         raise CFBSNetworkError(
             f"Downloading of {url} failed - check your Wi-Fi / network settings."
         )
-    content = r.content
-
-    try:
-        with open(path, "wb") as f:
-            f.write(content)
     except OSError:
         raise CFBSExitError(f"Failed to open and write content to {path}")
-
-    try:
-        data = json.loads(content)
     except json.JSONDecodeError:
         raise CFBSExitError(f"Failed to parse JSON from {url}.")
-
-    return data
diff --git a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.cf b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.cf
index 0387f61..1093306 100644
--- a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.cf
+++ b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.cf
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ bundle agent foo
       real => "11.11";
 
     "noerr"
-      slist => {};
-      int => "string";
+      int => 12;
 
     "noerr"
-      slist => {}
-      int => "string";
+      slist => {};
 
     "comment"
       slist => {},
diff --git a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.expected.txt b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.expected.txt
index 396c54d..d980510 100644
--- a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.expected.txt
+++ b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.expected.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 
-    "error"
-      slist => {},
-      ^---------^
-
-      slist => {},
-      int => "10",
-      ^---------^
-
       policy => "free",
       real => "0.5";
-      ^-----------^
-Error: Mutually exclusive attribute values ('slist', 'int', 'real') for a single promiser inside vars-promise at tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf:4:5
+      ^--^
+Error: Mutually exclusive attribute values (slist, int, real) for a single promiser inside vars-promise at tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf:4:5
 
 
     "missing-error";
     ^--------------^
-Error: Missing attribute value for promiser "missing-error" inside vars-promise type at tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf:18:5
+Error: Missing value for vars promise "missing-error" at tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf:16:5
 FAIL: tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf (2 errors)
 Failure, 2 errors in total.
diff --git a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf
index 0a5ae3d..14c849b 100644
--- a/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf
+++ b/tests/lint/011_mutually_exclusive_types_vars.x.cf
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ bundle agent foo
 
     "noerr"
       slist => {};
-      int => "string";
 
     "noerr"
-      slist => {}
-      int => "string";
+      string => "string";
 
     "missing-error";
 }