diff --git a/testhelper.go b/testhelper.go
index 4bee0c2..0b5486e 100644
--- a/testhelper.go
+++ b/testhelper.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-package main;
+package main
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"database/sql"
-	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
-	"os"
-	"log"
 	"fmt"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
 )
 
 func crash(err error) {
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@ func main() {
 		account := r.PostFormValue("account")
 		var code string
 		err := db.QueryRow("SELECT verification_code FROM pending_accounts WHERE number = $1", account).Scan(&code)
-		if(err != nil) {
-			fmt.Printf(w, "\n")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "An error occured: %s\n", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", code)
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", code)
 	})
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/v1/directory/reconcile", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		_, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 		defer r.Body.Close()
 		crash(err)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")