diff --git a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/http_test.go b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/http_test.go
index df778e37a..8b2493f9f 100644
--- a/etcdserver/etcdhttp/http_test.go
+++ b/etcdserver/etcdhttp/http_test.go
@@ -363,7 +363,10 @@ func TestV2MachinesEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s.Close()
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		req, _ := http.NewRequest(tt.method, s.URL+machinesPrefix, nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(tt.method, s.URL+machinesPrefix, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -381,7 +384,10 @@ func TestServeMachines(t *testing.T) {
 	h := Handler{Peers: peers}
 
 	writer := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	h.serveMachines(writer, req)
 	w := "http://localhost:8080, http://localhost:8081, http://localhost:8082"
 	if g := writer.Body.String(); g != w {