diff --git a/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_init.go b/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_init.go
index aad738f972..6e84d43d83 100644
--- a/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_init.go
+++ b/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_init.go
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ func (s *SQLite) StoreFirstRumor() error {
 		return poperrors.NewDatabaseInsertErrorMsg("first rumor: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = tx.Commit()
-
-	return nil
+	return tx.Commit()
 }
 
 func fillChannelTypes(tx *sql.Tx) error {
diff --git a/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_test.go b/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
index a4fc93fed7..d124414d99 100644
--- a/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
+++ b/be1-go/internal/database/sqlite/sqlite_test.go
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ func Test_SQLite_CheckRumor(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	err = lite.StorePubKeyUtil(serverKeysPath, []byte("sender"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = lite.StoreFirstRumor()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -984,6 +985,7 @@ func Test_SQLite_CheckRumor(t *testing.T) {
 	timestamp1["sender1"] = 1
 	timestamp1["sender2"] = 0
 	err = lite.StoreRumor(0, "sender2", timestamp1, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	timestamp := make(mrumor.RumorTimestamp)
 	timestamp["sender1"] = 1
@@ -1055,6 +1057,7 @@ func Test_SQLite_GetRumorTimestamps(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	err = lite.StorePubKeyUtil(serverKeysPath, []byte("sender"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = lite.StoreFirstRumor()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1094,6 +1097,7 @@ func Test_SQLite_GetAllRumors(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	err = lite.StorePubKeyUtil(serverKeysPath, []byte("sender"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = lite.StoreFirstRumor()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1113,6 +1117,7 @@ func Test_SQLite_GetAllRumors(t *testing.T) {
 	timestamp1["sender1"] = 0
 	timestamp1["sender2"] = 0
 	err = lite.StoreRumor(0, "sender2", timestamp1, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	params, err = lite.GetAllRumorParams()
 	require.NoError(t, err)