diff --git a/demo_test/functional_test/test_cli.go b/demo_test/functional_test/test_cli.go
index 114c51b..3a1bc95 100644
--- a/demo_test/functional_test/test_cli.go
+++ b/demo_test/functional_test/test_cli.go
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@
 
 func main() {
 	// connect to this socket
-	var message string = ""
 	cmdstr := strings.Join(os.Args[1:], " ")
 	conn, _ := net.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:9999")
 	// send to socket
-	fmt.Fprintf(conn, cmdstr + "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(conn, cmdstr+"\n")
 
 	// listen for reply
-	message, _ = bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadString(';')
+	message, _ := bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadString(';')
 	message = strings.TrimSuffix(message, ";")
 	fmt.Print(message)
 }