diff --git a/internal/blobgen/compress.go b/internal/blobgen/compress.go
index 20f8571..576b054 100644
--- a/internal/blobgen/compress.go
+++ b/internal/blobgen/compress.go
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ func CompressData(data []byte, compressionLevel int, recipients []string) (*Comp
 	}
 
 	// Write data
-	if _, err := w.Write(data); err != nil {
+	_, err = w.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
 		_ = w.Close()
 
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("writing data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Close to flush
-	if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+	err = w.Close()
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("closing writer: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -61,12 +63,14 @@ func CompressStream(dst io.Writer, src io.Reader, compressionLevel int, recipien
 	}()
 
 	// Copy data
-	if _, err := io.Copy(w, src); err != nil {
+	_, err = io.Copy(w, src)
+	if err != nil {
 		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf("copying data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Close to flush
-	if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+	err = w.Close()
+	if err != nil {
 		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf("closing writer: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/blobgen/writer.go b/internal/blobgen/writer.go
index a14574c..08a13fb 100644
--- a/internal/blobgen/writer.go
+++ b/internal/blobgen/writer.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ type Writer struct {
 // The hash is computed on the uncompressed input for deterministic content-addressing.
 func NewWriter(w io.Writer, compressionLevel int, recipients []string) (*Writer, error) {
 	// Validate compression level
-	if err := validateCompressionLevel(compressionLevel); err != nil {
+	err := validateCompressionLevel(compressionLevel)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}