diff --git a/check/test.go b/check/test.go
index 2aee9b0b0..e27b34902 100644
--- a/check/test.go
+++ b/check/test.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (t testItem) evaluate(s string) *testOutput {
 
 	match, value, err := t.findValue(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 		return failTestItem(err.Error())
 	}
 
diff --git a/check/test_test.go b/check/test_test.go
index 9da55a491..d786f0842 100644
--- a/check/test_test.go
+++ b/check/test_test.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func TestTestExecute(t *testing.T) {
 			c.check.AuditEnvOutput = c.strEnv
 			res, err := c.check.execute()
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf(err.Error())
+				t.Error(err.Error())
 			}
 			if !res.testResult {
 				t.Errorf("Test ID %v - expected:%v, got:%v", c.check.ID, true, res)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func TestTestExecuteExceptions(t *testing.T) {
 			c.Check.AuditConfigOutput = c.str
 			res, err := c.Check.execute()
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf(err.Error())
+				t.Error(err.Error())
 			}
 			if res.testResult {
 				t.Errorf("expected:%v, got:%v", false, res)
diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index 8dd392275..2ece47a5d 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			exitWithError(fmt.Errorf("error validating targets: %v", err))
 		}
 		if len(targets) > 0 && !valid {
-			exitWithError(fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf(`The specified --targets "%s" are not configured for the CIS Benchmark %s\n Valid targets %v`, strings.Join(targets, ","), bv, benchmarkVersionToTargetsMap[bv])))
+			exitWithError(fmt.Errorf(`The specified --targets "%s" are not configured for the CIS Benchmark %s\n Valid targets %v`, strings.Join(targets, ","), bv, benchmarkVersionToTargetsMap[bv]))
 		}
 
 		// Merge version-specific config if any.