diff --git a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
index da6dd1911..308014eae 100644
--- a/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
+++ b/nutanix/resource_nutanix_virtual_machine.go
@@ -927,6 +927,8 @@ func resourceNutanixVirtualMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	// Get client connection
 	conn := meta.(*Client).API
 	setVMTimeout(meta)
+
+	var err error
 	// Make request to the API
 	resp, err := conn.V3.GetVM(d.Id())
 
@@ -945,61 +947,61 @@ func resourceNutanixVirtualMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := flattenClusterReference(resp.Status.ClusterReference, d); err != nil {
+	if err = flattenClusterReference(resp.Status.ClusterReference, d); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting cluster information for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
 	m, c := setRSEntityMetadata(resp.Metadata)
 
-	if err := d.Set("metadata", m); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("metadata", m); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting metadata for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("categories", c); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("categories", c); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting categories for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("project_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Metadata.ProjectReference)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("project_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Metadata.ProjectReference)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting project_reference for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("owner_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Metadata.OwnerReference)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("owner_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Metadata.OwnerReference)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting owner_reference for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("availability_zone_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.AvailabilityZoneReference)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("availability_zone_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.AvailabilityZoneReference)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting availability_zone_reference for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("nic_list", flattenNicList(resp.Spec.Resources.NicList)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("nic_list", flattenNicList(resp.Spec.Resources.NicList)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting nic_list for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("nic_list_status", flattenNicListStatus(resp.Status.Resources.NicList)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("nic_list_status", flattenNicListStatus(resp.Status.Resources.NicList)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting nic_list_status for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 	flatDiskList, err := flattenDiskListFilterCloudInit(d, resp.Spec.Resources.DiskList)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error flattening disk list for vm %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("disk_list", flatDiskList); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("disk_list", flatDiskList); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting disk_list for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
-	if err := d.Set("serial_port_list", flattenSerialPortList(resp.Status.Resources.SerialPortList)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("serial_port_list", flattenSerialPortList(resp.Status.Resources.SerialPortList)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting serial_port_list for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("host_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.Resources.HostReference)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("host_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.Resources.HostReference)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting host_reference for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := flattenNutanixGuestTools(d, resp.Status.Resources.GuestTools); err != nil {
+	if err = flattenNutanixGuestTools(d, resp.Status.Resources.GuestTools); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting nutanix_guest_tools for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("gpu_list", flattenGPUList(resp.Status.Resources.GpuList)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("gpu_list", flattenGPUList(resp.Status.Resources.GpuList)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting gpu_list for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("parent_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.Resources.ParentReference)); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("parent_reference", flattenReferenceValues(resp.Status.Resources.ParentReference)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting parent_reference for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
 	if uha, ok := d.GetOkExists("use_hot_add"); ok {
 		useHotAdd = uha.(bool)
 	}
-	if err := d.Set("use_hot_add", useHotAdd); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("use_hot_add", useHotAdd); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting use_hot_add for Virtual Machine %s: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}
 
@@ -1027,7 +1029,7 @@ func resourceNutanixVirtualMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := d.Set("boot_device_order_list", b); err != nil {
+	if err = d.Set("boot_device_order_list", b); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting boot_device_order_list %s", err)
 	}