diff --git a/gitinfo.go b/gitinfo.go
index 31360a5..807a3a5 100644
--- a/gitinfo.go
+++ b/gitinfo.go
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ func runCommand(gitPath string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	return string(ret), nil
 }
 
-func firstLine(s string) string {
-	if idx := strings.Index(s, "\n"); idx >= 0 {
-		return s[:idx]
-	}
-	return s
-}
-
 var varNames = [...]string{
 	"GIT_BRANCH",
 
diff --git a/goveralls.go b/goveralls.go
index a9a6374..126feb7 100644
--- a/goveralls.go
+++ b/goveralls.go
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func processParallelFinish(jobID, token string) error {
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read response body from coveralls: %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read response body from coveralls: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	if res.StatusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError && *shallow {
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ func processParallelFinish(jobID, token string) error {
 	}
 
 	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Bad response status from coveralls: %d\n%s", res.StatusCode, bodyBytes)
+		return fmt.Errorf("bad response status from coveralls: %d\n%s", res.StatusCode, bodyBytes)
 	}
 
 	var response WebHookResponse
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &response); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to unmarshal response JSON from coveralls: %s\n%s", err, bodyBytes)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal response JSON from coveralls: %s\n%s", err, bodyBytes)
 	}
 
 	if !response.Done {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func process() error {
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read response body from coveralls: %s", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read response body from coveralls: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	if res.StatusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError && *shallow {
@@ -508,11 +508,11 @@ func process() error {
 	}
 
 	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Bad response status from coveralls: %d\n%s", res.StatusCode, bodyBytes)
+		return fmt.Errorf("bad response status from coveralls: %d\n%s", res.StatusCode, bodyBytes)
 	}
 	var response Response
 	if err = json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &response); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to unmarshal response JSON from coveralls: %s\n%s", err, bodyBytes)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal response JSON from coveralls: %s\n%s", err, bodyBytes)
 	}
 	if response.Error {
 		return errors.New(response.Message)
diff --git a/goveralls_test.go b/goveralls_test.go
index 4bbb556..c7a24bd 100644
--- a/goveralls_test.go
+++ b/goveralls_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ func fakeServer() *httptest.Server {
 func fakeServerWithPayloadChannel(payload chan Job) *httptest.Server {
 	return httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
 		// query params are used for the body payload
 		vals, err := url.ParseQuery(string(body))
 		if err != nil {