diff --git a/bundle_test.go b/bundle_test.go
index c77114f..08f73dd 100644
--- a/bundle_test.go
+++ b/bundle_test.go
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("api", func() {
-	var testCount int
+	// var testCount int
 	var testBundleMan *bundleManager
 	var dummyDbMan *dummyDbManager
 	var dummyApiMan *dummyApiManager
 	var blobServer *dummyBlobServer
 
 	var _ = BeforeEach(func() {
-		testCount += 1
+		// testCount += 1
 		concurrentDownloads := 5
 		downloadQueueSize := 5
 
diff --git a/data_test.go b/data_test.go
index 43ca0c8..b0cff90 100644
--- a/data_test.go
+++ b/data_test.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 			rows, err := testDbMan.getDb().Query(`
 				SELECT lsn from APID_CONFIGURATION_LSN;
 			`)
+			Expect(err).Should(Succeed())
 			defer rows.Close()
 			count := 0
 			var lsn sql.NullString
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@
 			Expect(err).Should(Succeed())
 			Expect(location).Should(Equal(testBlobLocalFsPrefix + testBlobId))
 			// negative test
-			location, err = testDbMan.getLocalFSLocation("non-existent")
+			_, err = testDbMan.getLocalFSLocation("non-existent")
 			Expect(err).Should(Equal(sql.ErrNoRows))
 		})