diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 32dce77..f968a03 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ func main() {
 			case strings.EqualFold(cmd.Name, "!group"),
 				strings.EqualFold(cmd.Name, "!table"):
 				if leagueTable, err := footballData.LeagueTableOfCompetition(Competition).Do(); err != nil {
-					if s, err := tplString("error", err); err != nil {
+					var s string
+					if s, err = tplString("error", err); err != nil {
 						log.Print(err)
 					} else {
 						conn.Privmsg(target, s)
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ func main() {
 							actualStanding = v.TeamLeagueStatistics
 						}
 
-						goalDiffPrefix := ""
+						var goalDiffPrefix string
 						if actualStanding.GoalDifference > 0 {
 							goalDiffPrefix = "+"
 						} else {