diff --git a/cmd/vaultik/main.go b/cmd/vaultik/main.go
index 234de24..8cfc6dd 100644
--- a/cmd/vaultik/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vaultik/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
 
-		if err := pprof.StartCPUProfile(f); err != nil {
+		err = pprof.StartCPUProfile(f)
+		if err != nil {
 			panic("could not start CPU profile: " + err.Error())
 		}
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ func main() {
 
 			runtime.GC() // get up-to-date statistics
 
-			if err := pprof.WriteHeapProfile(f); err != nil {
+			err = pprof.WriteHeapProfile(f)
+			if err != nil {
 				panic("could not write memory profile: " + err.Error())
 			}
 		}()