diff --git a/lastfm/client.go b/lastfm/client.go
index b718726e..6cf3d97e 100644
--- a/lastfm/client.go
+++ b/lastfm/client.go
@@ -291,7 +291,11 @@ func (c *Client) GetCurrentUser(user *db.User) (User, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) makeRequest(method string, params url.Values) (LastFM, error) {
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(method, BaseURL, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, BaseURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return LastFM{}, fmt.Errorf("create request: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	req.URL.RawQuery = params.Encode()
 
 	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
diff --git a/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go b/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
index 61db7e55..8d1da451 100644
--- a/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
+++ b/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ func (c *Client) Scrobble(user db.User, track scrobble.Track, stamp time.Time, s
 	submitURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", user.ListenBrainzURL, submitPath)
 	authHeader := fmt.Sprintf("Token %s", user.ListenBrainzToken)
 
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, submitURL, &payloadBuf)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, submitURL, &payloadBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create submit request: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Add("Authorization", authHeader)