diff --git a/backend/app/remote/server_test.go b/backend/app/remote/server_test.go
index a2e87e87..39665bf7 100644
--- a/backend/app/remote/server_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/remote/server_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestServerPrimitiveTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	go func() { _ = s.Run(9091) }()
-	defer func() { s.Shutdown() }()
+	defer func() { assert.NoError(t, s.Shutdown()) }()
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	// check with direct http call
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func TestServerPrimitiveTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	res := respData{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(*r.Result, &res)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, respData{Res1: "res blah", Res2: true}, res)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), r.ID)
 }
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ func TestServerWithObject(t *testing.T) {
 
 	res := respData{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(*r.Result, &res)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, respData{Res1: "res blah", Res2: true}, res)
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go b/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
index 8d6a4c0e..e19b659d 100644
--- a/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
+++ b/backend/app/store/service/service_test.go
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ func TestService_UserReplies(t *testing.T) {
 	cc, u, err = b.UserReplies("radio-t", "uxxx", 10, time.Hour)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(cc), "0 replies to uxxx")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", u)
+
 }
 
 func TestService_Find(t *testing.T) {