diff --git a/analyzers/analyzers_test.go b/analyzers/analyzers_test.go
index 52d96e96d..50ba901d6 100644
--- a/analyzers/analyzers_test.go
+++ b/analyzers/analyzers_test.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestAnalyzersV1Search(t *testing.T) {
 		t1.Add(-24*time.Hour), t1.Add(-23*time.Hour)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	reply := []map[string]interface{}{}
+	reply := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
 	if err = anz.V1StringQuery(&QueryArgs{HeaderFilters: utils.CoreSv1Ping}, &reply); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	} else if len(reply) != 4 {
diff --git a/analyzers/codec_test.go b/analyzers/codec_test.go
index 106ecd7e5..b16a0bdb3 100644
--- a/analyzers/codec_test.go
+++ b/analyzers/codec_test.go
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ func (c *mockServerCodec) ReadRequestHeader(r *rpc.Request) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (c *mockServerCodec) ReadRequestBody(x interface{}) (err error) {
+func (c *mockServerCodec) ReadRequestBody(_ interface{}) (err error) {
 	return
 }
-func (c *mockServerCodec) WriteResponse(r *rpc.Response, x interface{}) error {
+func (c *mockServerCodec) WriteResponse(_ *rpc.Response, _ interface{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 func (c *mockServerCodec) Close() error { return nil }