diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 135ac91d..ac989609 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ linters-settings:
       - name: unused-parameter
   gosec:
     exclude-rules:
-      - id: G504
+      - G504
 
 
 linters:
diff --git a/evaldo/builtins_io.go b/evaldo/builtins_io.go
index 844f6f1c..db1daf7f 100755
--- a/evaldo/builtins_io.go
+++ b/evaldo/builtins_io.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func __https_s_get(ps *env.ProgramState, arg0 env.Object, arg1 env.Object, arg2
 		// Print the HTTP Status Code and Status Name
 		//mt.Println("HTTP Response Status:", resp.StatusCode, http.StatusText(resp.StatusCode))
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 
 		if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode <= 299 {
 			return *env.NewString(string(body))
diff --git a/evaldo/builtins_structures.go b/evaldo/builtins_structures.go
index bdc343a3..1c841559 100644
--- a/evaldo/builtins_structures.go
+++ b/evaldo/builtins_structures.go
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ func do_structures(ps *env.ProgramState, data env.Dict, rmap env.Dict) env.Objec
 				EvalBlockInj(ps, JsonToRye(val), true)
 				ps.Ser = ser
 			}
-
-		} else {
-			// 	fmt.Println("not found")
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/evaldo/evaldo.go b/evaldo/evaldo.go
index 46c2c668..3e44ce0a 100755
--- a/evaldo/evaldo.go
+++ b/evaldo/evaldo.go
@@ -758,12 +758,10 @@ func CallBuiltin(bi env.Builtin, ps *env.ProgramState, arg0_ env.Object, toLeft
 	if arg0_ != nil && !pipeSecond {
 		//fmt.Println("ARG0 = LEFT")
 		arg0 = arg0_
-		if !toLeft {
-			//fmt.Println("L TO R *** ")
-			//evalExprFn = EvalExpression_
-		} else {
-			//fmt.Println("TO THE *** LEFT")
-		}
+		//if !toLeft {
+		//fmt.Println("L TO R *** ")
+		//evalExprFn = EvalExpression_
+		// }
 	} else if firstVal != nil && pipeSecond {
 		arg0 = firstVal
 	} else if bi.Argsn > 0 && bi.Cur0 == nil {
diff --git a/evaldo/repl.go b/evaldo/repl.go
index 979e795e..b842139e 100644
--- a/evaldo/repl.go
+++ b/evaldo/repl.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func genPrompt(shellEd *ShellEd, line string) (string, string) {
 	if shellEd.Mode != "" {
 		a := shellEd.Askfor
 		if len(a) > 0 {
-			x, a := a[0], a[1:]
+			x := a[0]
+			a = a[1:]
 			shellEd.Askfor = a
 			return "{ Rye - value of " + x + " } ", x
 		} else if shellEd.Return == nil {
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ func maybeDoShedCommands(line string, es *env.ProgramState, shellEd *ShellEd) {
 }
 
 func maybeDoShedCommandsBlk(line string, es *env.ProgramState, block *env.Block, shed_pause *bool) {
-	if block != nil {
-		//block.Trace("TOP")
-	}
+	//if block != nil {
+	//block.Trace("TOP")
+	//}
 	line1 := strings.Split(line, " ")
 	switch line1[0] {
 	case "#in":
@@ -265,8 +266,6 @@ func DoRyeRepl(es *env.ProgramState, showResults bool) {
 							}
 							if es.Res != nil && shellEd.Mode != "" && !shellEd.Pause && es.Res == shellEd.Return {
 								fmt.Println(" <- the correct value was returned")
-							} else {
-								// fmt.Println("")
 							}
 						}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f265fc89..a2b9fa9a 100755
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ func main_ryk() {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		input = string(content)
-	} else {
-		// fmt.Print("no preload")
 	}
 
 	block, genv := loader.LoadString(input, false)
@@ -140,7 +138,7 @@ func main_ryk() {
 	if len(os.Args) >= 5 {
 		if os.Args[argIdx] == "--begin" {
 			block, genv := loader.LoadString(os.Args[argIdx+1], false)
-			es := env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
+			es = env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
 			evaldo.EvalBlockInj(es, es.ForcedResult, true)
 			es.Ser.Reset()
 			argIdx += 2
@@ -216,7 +214,7 @@ func main_ryk() {
 	if len(os.Args) >= argIdx+2 {
 		if os.Args[argIdx] == "--end" {
 			block, genv := loader.LoadString(os.Args[argIdx+1], false)
-			es := env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
+			es = env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
 			evaldo.EvalBlockInj(es, es.ForcedResult, true)
 			es.Ser.Reset()
 		}
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ func main_cgi_file(file string, sig bool) {
 		block, genv = loader.LoadString(content, sig)
 		switch val := block.(type) {
 		case env.Block:
-			es := env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
+			es = env.AddToProgramState(es, block.(env.Block).Series, genv)
 			evaldo.RegisterBuiltins(es)
 			contrib.RegisterBuiltins(es, &evaldo.BuiltinNames)
 
@@ -314,7 +312,7 @@ func main_cgi_file(file string, sig bool) {
 
 }
 
-func main_rye_repl(in io.Reader, out io.Writer, subc bool) {
+func main_rye_repl(_ io.Reader, _ io.Writer, subc bool) {
 
 	input := " 123 " // "name: \"Rye\" version: \"0.011 alpha\""
 	user, _ := user.Current()
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ func main_rysh() {
 				//line = line[:len(line)-1]
 				fmt.Println()
 				shellEditor = false
-				cursorPos = len(line)
+				// cursorPos = len(line)
 				fmt.Print("YOLO")
 				break
 			}