diff --git a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/bloggrp.go b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/bloggrp.go
index ede2078..c13f919 100644
--- a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/bloggrp.go
+++ b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/bloggrp.go
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ func New(blog *blog.Core) *Handlers {
 
 func (h *Handlers) Create(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	var app AppNewBlog
-	if err := web.Decode(r, &app); err != nil {
+	
+	err := web.Decode(r, &app)
+	if err != nil {
 		return response.NewError(err, http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/route.go b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/route.go
index f6b53ec..9a77e8f 100644
--- a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/route.go
+++ b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/bloggrp/route.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type Config struct {
 func Routes(app *web.App, cfg Config) {
 	const version = "v1"
 
-	usrCore := blog.NewCore(cfg.Log, blogdb.NewStore(cfg.Log, cfg.DB))
+	blgCore := blog.NewCore(cfg.Log, blogdb.NewStore(cfg.Log, cfg.DB))
 
-	hdl := New(usrCore)
+	hdl := New(blgCore)
 	app.Handle(http.MethodPost, version, "/blogs", hdl.Create)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/hackgrp/hackgrp.go b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/hackgrp/hackgrp.go
index 9c39795..3c5780e 100644
--- a/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/hackgrp/hackgrp.go
+++ b/app/services/thoughts-api/v1/handlers/hackgrp/hackgrp.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Hack(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	if n := rand.Intn(100) % 2; n == 0 {
+	n := rand.Intn(100) % 2
+	if n == 0 {
 		return response.NewError(errors.New("TRUST ERROR"), http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/tooling/logfmt/main.go b/app/tooling/logfmt/main.go
index 02a9202..a53b184 100644
--- a/app/tooling/logfmt/main.go
+++ b/app/tooling/logfmt/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		traceID := "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
-		if v, ok := m["trace_id"]; ok {
+		v, ok := m["trace_id"]
+		if ok {
 			traceID = fmt.Sprintf("%v", v)
 		}
 
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println(out[:len(out)-2])
 	}
 
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+	err := scanner.Err()
+	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/tooling/thoughts-admin/main.go b/app/tooling/thoughts-admin/main.go
index cca7adc..452fcbd 100644
--- a/app/tooling/thoughts-admin/main.go
+++ b/app/tooling/thoughts-admin/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ func migrateSeed() error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	if err := dbmigrate.Migrate(ctx, db); err != nil {
+	err = dbmigrate.Migrate(ctx, db)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("migrate database: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ func migrateSeed() error {
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	if err := dbmigrate.Seed(ctx, db); err != nil {
+	err = dbmigrate.Seed(ctx, db)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("seed database: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/business/data/dbmigrate/dbmigrate.go b/business/data/dbmigrate/dbmigrate.go
index 0f5d86a..e2a79ab 100644
--- a/business/data/dbmigrate/dbmigrate.go
+++ b/business/data/dbmigrate/dbmigrate.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func Migrate(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) error {
-	if err := database.StatusCheck(ctx, db); err != nil {
+	err := database.StatusCheck(ctx, db)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("status check database: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ func Migrate(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) error {
 }
 
 func Seed(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) (err error) {
-	if err := database.StatusCheck(ctx, db); err != nil {
+	err = database.StatusCheck(ctx, db)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("status check database: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ func Seed(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		if errTx := tx.Rollback(); errTx != nil {
+		errTx := tx.Rollback()
+		if errTx != nil {
 			if errors.Is(errTx, sql.ErrTxDone) {
 				return
 			}
@@ -57,11 +60,13 @@ func Seed(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) (err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if _, err := tx.Exec(seedDoc); err != nil {
+	_, err = tx.Exec(seedDoc)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("exec: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+	err = tx.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("commit: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/business/data/dbsql/pgx/pgx.go b/business/data/dbsql/pgx/pgx.go
index a1c0c3b..760054d 100644
--- a/business/data/dbsql/pgx/pgx.go
+++ b/business/data/dbsql/pgx/pgx.go
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ func Open(cfg Config) (*sqlx.DB, error) {
 }
 
 func StatusCheck(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) error {
-	if _, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok {
+	_, ok := ctx.Deadline()
+	if !ok {
 		var cancel context.CancelFunc
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
@@ -102,14 +103,17 @@ func StatusCheck(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) error {
 func NamedExecContext(ctx context.Context, log *logger.Logger, db sqlx.ExtContext, query string, data any) error {
 	q := queryString(query, data)
 
-	if _, ok := data.(struct{}); ok {
+	_, ok := data.(struct{})
+	if ok {
 		log.Infoc(ctx, 5, "database.NamedExecContext", "query", q)
 	} else {
 		log.Infoc(ctx, 4, "database.NamedExecContext", "query", q)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := sqlx.NamedExecContext(ctx, db, query, data); err != nil {
-		if pqerr, ok := err.(*pgconn.PgError); ok {
+	_, err := sqlx.NamedExecContext(ctx, db, query, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		pqerr, ok := err.(*pgconn.PgError)
+		if ok {
 			switch pqerr.Code {
 			case undefinedTable:
 				return ErrUndefinedTable
diff --git a/business/web/v1/metrics/metrics.go b/business/web/v1/metrics/metrics.go
index 5b2aa5a..dc9d93f 100644
--- a/business/web/v1/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/business/web/v1/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ func Set(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 }
 
 func AddGoroutines(ctx context.Context) int64 {
-	if v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics); ok {
+	v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics)
+	if ok {
 		if v.requests.Value()%100 == 0 {
 			g := int64(runtime.NumGoroutine())
 			v.goroutines.Set(g)
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ func AddRequests(ctx context.Context) int64 {
 }
 
 func AddErrors(ctx context.Context) int64 {
-	if v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics); ok {
+	v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics)
+	if ok {
 		v.errors.Add(1)
 		return v.errors.Value()
 	}
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ func AddErrors(ctx context.Context) int64 {
 }
 
 func AddPanics(ctx context.Context) int64 {
-	if v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics); ok {
+	v, ok := ctx.Value(key).(*metrics)
+	if ok {
 		v.panics.Add(1)
 		return v.panics.Value()
 	}
diff --git a/business/web/v1/mid/errors.go b/business/web/v1/mid/errors.go
index 1c76b8d..4ddfd15 100644
--- a/business/web/v1/mid/errors.go
+++ b/business/web/v1/mid/errors.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 func Errors(log *logger.Logger) web.Middleware {
 	m := func(handler web.Handler) web.Handler {
 		h := func(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-			if err := handler(ctx, w, r); err != nil {
+			err := handler(ctx, w, r)
+			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(ctx, "message", "msg", err)
 
 				var er response.ErrorDocument
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ func Errors(log *logger.Logger) web.Middleware {
 					status = http.StatusInternalServerError
 				}
 
-				if err := web.Respond(ctx, w, er, status); err != nil {
+				err := web.Respond(ctx, w, er, status)
+				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
diff --git a/business/web/v1/mid/panics.go b/business/web/v1/mid/panics.go
index 90825d1..ae56775 100644
--- a/business/web/v1/mid/panics.go
+++ b/business/web/v1/mid/panics.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ func Panics() web.Middleware {
 		h := func(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (err error) {
 
 			defer func() {
-				if rec := recover(); rec != nil {
+				rec := recover()
+				if rec != nil {
 					trace := debug.Stack()
 					err = fmt.Errorf("PANIC [%v] TRACE[%s]", rec, string(trace))
 					metrics.AddPanics(ctx)
diff --git a/foundation/validate/validate.go b/foundation/validate/validate.go
index 35a4f55..4f5e168 100644
--- a/foundation/validate/validate.go
+++ b/foundation/validate/validate.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func Check(val any) error {
-	if err := validate.Struct(val); err != nil {
+	err := validate.Struct(val)
+	if err != nil {
 
 		verrors, ok := err.(validator.ValidationErrors)
 		if !ok {
diff --git a/foundation/web/request.go b/foundation/web/request.go
index 9b981bd..9598f59 100644
--- a/foundation/web/request.go
+++ b/foundation/web/request.go
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ type validator interface {
 func Decode(r *http.Request, val any) error {
 	decoder := json.NewDecoder(r.Body)
 	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
-	if err := decoder.Decode(val); err != nil {
+	err := decoder.Decode(val)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode payload: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := val.(validator); ok {
-		if err := v.Validate(); err != nil {
+		err := v.Validate()
+		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate payload: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/foundation/web/web.go b/foundation/web/web.go
index 8dcbdfd..87e32d5 100644
--- a/foundation/web/web.go
+++ b/foundation/web/web.go
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ func (a *App) handle(method string, group string, path string, handler Handler)
 		}
 		ctx := SetValues(r.Context(), &v)
 
-		if err := handler(ctx, w, r); err != nil {
+		err := handler(ctx, w, r)
+		if err != nil {
 			if validateShutdown(err) {
 				a.SignalShutdown()
 				return