diff --git a/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go b/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
index c3398de..ff868ed 100644
--- a/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
+++ b/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ func TestGMonitorActiveParticipants(t *testing.T) {
 	monitor.LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient()
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	mqttMonitor := monitor.NewMqttMonitorService(db, *cfg)
 	err = mqttMonitor.Start()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func TestGMonitorActiveParticipants(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, challenger, "plmnt")
 	assert.Contains(t, challengee, "plmnt")
-
 }
 
 func TestCleanupRemoval(t *testing.T) {
@@ -52,8 +51,9 @@ func TestCleanupRemoval(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
-	defer db.Close()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
 	mqttMonitor := monitor.NewMqttMonitorService(db, *cfg)
 	err = mqttMonitor.Start()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ func TestCleanupPrecisionTest(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
-	defer db.Close()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
 	mqttMonitor := monitor.NewMqttMonitorService(db, *cfg)
 	err = mqttMonitor.Start()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)