diff --git a/cmd/kvrepl/main.go b/cmd/kvrepl/main.go
index 7cbbc48..f416a2f 100644
--- a/cmd/kvrepl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kvrepl/main.go
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	d := &kvrepl.DB{PKV: true}
-	d.KV1 = make(map[string]string)
-	d.KV2 = make(map[string]string)
+	d := &kvrepl.DB{
+		KV1: map[string]string{},
+		KV2: map[string]string{},
+		PKV: true,
+	}
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		v, err := kvrepl.Parse(scanner.Text(), d)
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 2e85de4..07c07d1 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestSeries(t *testing.T) {
 			"failed series:\n\tfailed to write",
 		)
 	}
-	v, err := read([]string{"a"}, kv)
+	v, _ := read([]string{"a"}, kv)
 	if v != "b" {
 		t.Errorf(
 			"failed series:\n\texpected: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func TestSeries(t *testing.T) {
 			v,
 		)
 	}
-	err = del([]string{"a"}, kv)
-	v, err = read([]string{"a"}, kv)
+	_ = del([]string{"a"}, kv)
+	v, _ = read([]string{"a"}, kv)
 	if v != "" {
 		t.Errorf(
 			"failed series:\n\texpected: %v\n\t  actual: %v",
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index db957cf..87c2e17 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Parse decides what commands to run and returns a string containing the
-// value of a read or an error if one occured.
+// value of a read or an error if one occurred.
 func Parse(s string, d *DB) (string, error) {
 	args := strings.Split(s, " ")