diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 51177555..1f9cdad5 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ func (c *Conn) SelectValueTo(w io.Writer, sql string, arguments ...interface{})
 			return rxErr
 		}
 	}
-	return
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) rxDataRowValueTo(w io.Writer, bodySize int32) (err error) {
diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index b55e51a5..e6627eed 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func TestTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		return true
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Transaction unexpectedly failed: ", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Transaction unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	if !committed {
 		t.Fatal("Transaction was not committed")
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func TestTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		return false
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Transaction unexpectedly failed: ", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Transaction unexpectedly failed: %v", err)
 	}
 	if committed {
 		t.Fatal("Transaction should not have been committed")