diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 9c34604419..a57d019dce 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const INDEX_SERVER = "https://index.docker.io/v1"
 //const INDEX_SERVER = "http://indexstaging-docker.dotcloud.com/"
 
 var (
-	ErrConfigFileMissing error = errors.New("The Auth config file is missing")
+	ErrConfigFileMissing = errors.New("The Auth config file is missing")
 )
 
 type AuthConfig struct {
diff --git a/builder_client.go b/builder_client.go
index 144e11b415..4ea2a9f95f 100644
--- a/builder_client.go
+++ b/builder_client.go
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ func (b *builderClient) commit(id string) error {
 	if id == "" {
 		cmd := b.config.Cmd
 		b.config.Cmd = []string{"true"}
-		if cid, err := b.run(); err != nil {
+		cid, err := b.run()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			id = cid
 		}
+		id = cid
 		b.config.Cmd = cmd
 	}
 
diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
index a015830e0d..fb5c1c9d5c 100644
--- a/buildfile.go
+++ b/buildfile.go
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ func (b *buildFile) commit(id string, autoCmd []string, comment string) error {
 			utils.Debugf("[BUILDER] Cache miss")
 		}
 
-		if cid, err := b.run(); err != nil {
+		cid, err := b.run()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			id = cid
 		}
+		id = cid
 	}
 
 	container := b.runtime.Get(id)
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index c38c18a04c..943b2198c1 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdBuild(args ...string) error {
 		file = os.Stdin
 	} else {
 		// Send Dockerfile from arg/Dockerfile (deprecate later)
-		if f, err := os.Open(path.Join(cmd.Arg(0), "Dockerfile")); err != nil {
+		f, err := os.Open(path.Join(cmd.Arg(0), "Dockerfile"))
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			file = f
 		}
+		file = f
 		// Send context from arg
 		// Create a FormFile multipart for the context if needed
 		// FIXME: Use NewTempArchive in order to have the size and avoid too much memory usage?
@@ -176,21 +176,21 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdBuild(args ...string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if wField, err := w.CreateFormFile("Context", filepath.Base(absPath)+"."+compression.Extension()); err != nil {
+		wField, err := w.CreateFormFile("Context", filepath.Base(absPath)+"."+compression.Extension())
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			// FIXME: Find a way to have a progressbar for the upload too
-			sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(false)
-			io.Copy(wField, utils.ProgressReader(ioutil.NopCloser(context), -1, os.Stdout, sf.FormatProgress("Caching Context", "%v/%v (%v)"), sf))
 		}
+		// FIXME: Find a way to have a progressbar for the upload too
+		sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(false)
+		io.Copy(wField, utils.ProgressReader(ioutil.NopCloser(context), -1, os.Stdout, sf.FormatProgress("Caching Context", "%v/%v (%v)"), sf))
 		multipartBody = io.MultiReader(multipartBody, boundary)
 	}
 	// Create a FormFile multipart for the Dockerfile
-	if wField, err := w.CreateFormFile("Dockerfile", "Dockerfile"); err != nil {
+	wField, err := w.CreateFormFile("Dockerfile", "Dockerfile")
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else {
-		io.Copy(wField, file)
 	}
+	io.Copy(wField, file)
 	multipartBody = io.MultiReader(multipartBody, boundary)
 
 	v := &url.Values{}
@@ -276,9 +276,8 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdLogin(args ...string) error {
 	oldState, err := term.SetRawTerminal()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else {
-		defer term.RestoreTerminal(oldState)
 	}
+	defer term.RestoreTerminal(oldState)
 
 	cmd := Subcmd("login", "", "Register or Login to the docker registry server")
 	if err := cmd.Parse(args); err != nil {
@@ -1417,11 +1416,11 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) hijack(method, path string, setRawTerminal bool, in *os.Fi
 	})
 
 	if in != nil && setRawTerminal && term.IsTerminal(in.Fd()) && os.Getenv("NORAW") == "" {
-		if oldState, err := term.SetRawTerminal(); err != nil {
+		oldState, err := term.SetRawTerminal()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			defer term.RestoreTerminal(oldState)
 		}
+		defer term.RestoreTerminal(oldState)
 	}
 	sendStdin := utils.Go(func() error {
 		_, err := io.Copy(rwc, in)
diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index e552fba036..9c28e5aa23 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ func (container *Container) Start() error {
 
 	// Create the requested volumes volumes
 	for volPath := range container.Config.Volumes {
-		if c, err := container.runtime.volumes.Create(nil, container, "", "", nil); err != nil {
+		c, err := container.runtime.volumes.Create(nil, container, "", "", nil)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(container.RootfsPath(), volPath), 0755); err != nil {
-				return nil
-			}
-			container.Volumes[volPath] = c.Id
 		}
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(container.RootfsPath(), volPath), 0755); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		container.Volumes[volPath] = c.Id
 	}
 
 	if container.Config.VolumesFrom != "" {
@@ -573,12 +573,12 @@ func (container *Container) allocateNetwork() error {
 	}
 	container.NetworkSettings.PortMapping = make(map[string]string)
 	for _, spec := range container.Config.PortSpecs {
-		if nat, err := iface.AllocatePort(spec); err != nil {
+		nat, err := iface.AllocatePort(spec)
+		if err != nil {
 			iface.Release()
 			return err
-		} else {
-			container.NetworkSettings.PortMapping[strconv.Itoa(nat.Backend)] = strconv.Itoa(nat.Frontend)
 		}
+		container.NetworkSettings.PortMapping[strconv.Itoa(nat.Backend)] = strconv.Itoa(nat.Frontend)
 	}
 	container.network = iface
 	container.NetworkSettings.Bridge = container.runtime.networkManager.bridgeIface
@@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ func (container *Container) releaseNetwork() {
 // FIXME: replace this with a control socket within docker-init
 func (container *Container) waitLxc() error {
 	for {
-		if output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", container.Id).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", container.Id).CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			if !strings.Contains(string(output), "RUNNING") {
-				return nil
-			}
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(output), "RUNNING") {
+			return nil
 		}
 		time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (container *Container) monitor() {
 	}
 	utils.Debugf("Process finished")
 
-	var exitCode int = -1
+	exitCode := -1
 	if container.cmd != nil {
 		exitCode = container.cmd.ProcessState.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus).ExitStatus()
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/crashTest.go b/contrib/crashTest.go
index d4a889e8d3..320e97c52a 100644
--- a/contrib/crashTest.go
+++ b/contrib/crashTest.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-var DOCKER_PATH string = path.Join(os.Getenv("DOCKERPATH"), "docker")
+var DOCKER_PATH = path.Join(os.Getenv("DOCKERPATH"), "docker")
 
 // WARNING: this crashTest will 1) crash your host, 2) remove all containers
 func runDaemon() (*exec.Cmd, error) {
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index d825b4bba2..3617d7dd19 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ func LoadImage(root string) (*Image, error) {
 	if stat, err := os.Stat(layerPath(root)); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't load image %s: no filesystem layer", img.Id)
-		} else {
-			return nil, err
 		}
+		return nil, err
 	} else if !stat.IsDir() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't load image %s: %s is not a directory", img.Id, layerPath(root))
 	}
diff --git a/network.go b/network.go
index dbf5480f1c..2bdb4862ce 100644
--- a/network.go
+++ b/network.go
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ func CreateBridgeIface(ifaceName string) error {
 	}
 	if ifaceAddr == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Could not find a free IP address range for interface '%s'. Please configure its address manually and run 'docker -b %s'", ifaceName, ifaceName)
-	} else {
-		utils.Debugf("Creating bridge %s with network %s", ifaceName, ifaceAddr)
 	}
+	utils.Debugf("Creating bridge %s with network %s", ifaceName, ifaceAddr)
 
 	if output, err := ip("link", "add", ifaceName, "type", "bridge"); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating bridge: %s (output: %s)", err, output)
@@ -464,11 +463,11 @@ func (iface *NetworkInterface) AllocatePort(spec string) (*Nat, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Allocate a random port if Frontend==0
-	if extPort, err := iface.manager.portAllocator.Acquire(nat.Frontend); err != nil {
+	extPort, err := iface.manager.portAllocator.Acquire(nat.Frontend)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
-	} else {
-		nat.Frontend = extPort
 	}
+	nat.Frontend = extPort
 	if err := iface.manager.portMapper.Map(nat.Frontend, net.TCPAddr{IP: iface.IPNet.IP, Port: nat.Backend}); err != nil {
 		iface.manager.portAllocator.Release(nat.Frontend)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/registry/registry.go b/registry/registry.go
index aeae3fe4a4..b6cda92841 100644
--- a/registry/registry.go
+++ b/registry/registry.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var ErrAlreadyExists error = errors.New("Image already exists")
+var ErrAlreadyExists = errors.New("Image already exists")
 
 func doWithCookies(c *http.Client, req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	for _, cookie := range c.Jar.Cookies(req.URL) {
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ func (r *Registry) PushImageJsonIndex(remote string, imgList []*ImgData, validat
 	}
 	if validate {
 		if res.StatusCode != 204 {
-			if errBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body); err != nil {
+			errBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
-			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error: Status %d trying to push checksums %s: %s", res.StatusCode, remote, errBody)
 			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error: Status %d trying to push checksums %s: %s", res.StatusCode, remote, errBody)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/runtime.go b/runtime.go
index 3c190e934e..ad1852e902 100644
--- a/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime.go
@@ -133,25 +133,25 @@ func (runtime *Runtime) Register(container *Container) error {
 	//        if so, then we need to restart monitor and init a new lock
 	// If the container is supposed to be running, make sure of it
 	if container.State.Running {
-		if output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", container.Id).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		output, err := exec.Command("lxc-info", "-n", container.Id).CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			if !strings.Contains(string(output), "RUNNING") {
-				utils.Debugf("Container %s was supposed to be running be is not.", container.Id)
-				if runtime.autoRestart {
-					utils.Debugf("Restarting")
-					container.State.Ghost = false
-					container.State.setStopped(0)
-					if err := container.Start(); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-					nomonitor = true
-				} else {
-					utils.Debugf("Marking as stopped")
-					container.State.setStopped(-127)
-					if err := container.ToDisk(); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(output), "RUNNING") {
+			utils.Debugf("Container %s was supposed to be running be is not.", container.Id)
+			if runtime.autoRestart {
+				utils.Debugf("Restarting")
+				container.State.Ghost = false
+				container.State.setStopped(0)
+				if err := container.Start(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				nomonitor = true
+			} else {
+				utils.Debugf("Marking as stopped")
+				container.State.setStopped(-127)
+				if err := container.ToDisk(); err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 08cb37a72e..9e98b87c21 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImageHistory(name string) ([]ApiHistory, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var outs []ApiHistory = []ApiHistory{} //produce [] when empty instead of 'null'
+	outs := []ApiHistory{} //produce [] when empty instead of 'null'
 	err = image.WalkHistory(func(img *Image) error {
 		var out ApiHistory
 		out.Id = srv.runtime.repositories.ImageName(img.ShortId())
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ func (srv *Server) pullRepository(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, remote, a
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Otherwise, check that the tag exists and use only that one
-		if id, exists := tagsList[askedTag]; !exists {
+		id, exists := tagsList[askedTag]
+		if !exists {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Tag %s not found in repositoy %s", askedTag, remote)
-		} else {
-			repoData.ImgList[id].Tag = askedTag
 		}
+		repoData.ImgList[id].Tag = askedTag
 	}
 
 	for _, img := range repoData.ImgList {
@@ -714,10 +714,9 @@ func (srv *Server) ImageDelete(name string) error {
 	img, err := srv.runtime.repositories.LookupImage(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No such image: %s", name)
-	} else {
-		if err := srv.runtime.graph.Delete(img.Id); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting image %s: %s", name, err.Error())
-		}
+	}
+	if err := srv.runtime.graph.Delete(img.Id); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting image %s: %s", name, err.Error())
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 33aa2eba8c..eb6b35677e 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func Go(f func() error) chan error {
 // Request a given URL and return an io.Reader
 func Download(url string, stderr io.Writer) (*http.Response, error) {
 	var resp *http.Response
-	var err error = nil
+	var err error
 	if resp, err = http.Get(url); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}