diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 0226976..52e9ad5 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func authenticate(w http.ResponseWriter, c *websocket.Conn) (*Session, error) {
 	})
 
 	if err != nil || !token.Valid {
-		c.WriteMessage(mt, []byte(`{"status": "unauthorized"}`))
+		_ = c.WriteMessage(mt, []byte(`{"status": "unauthorized"}`))
 		return nil, unauthorized(w)
 	}
 
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 24b0898..e33aee0 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		upgradefail(w)
 		return
 	}
-	defer c.Close()
 
 	var authorized bool
 	var ch chan *broadcast.Event
 	var sub *broadcast.Subscriber
 
 	defer func() {
+		_ = c.Close()
+
 		if ch != nil && sub != nil {
 			sub.Disconnect(ch)
 		}
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 			err := c.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, msg.Data)
 			if err != nil {
-				internalerror(w)
+				_ = internalerror(w)
 				return
 			}
 		}