diff --git a/core/item.go b/core/item.go
index 886a7f9..cf121e0 100644
--- a/core/item.go
+++ b/core/item.go
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ func FormatAs(format string) (func(item Item) string, error) {
 	case "short":
 		return FormatAsShort, nil
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: invalid format %s", format)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid format '%s'", format)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/migrations.go b/core/migrations.go
index 5008a03..02f01c0 100644
--- a/core/migrations.go
+++ b/core/migrations.go
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ func InitDatabase(db *DB) error {
 
 	var exists bool
 	for rows.Next() {
-		rows.Scan(&exists)
+		err = rows.Scan(&exists)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if exists {
@@ -55,7 +58,10 @@ func GetPendingMigrations(db *DB) (map[string]bool, error) {
 	}
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var name string
-		rows.Scan(&name)
+		err = rows.Scan(&name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		complete[name] = true
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/source.go b/core/source.go
index 7fe827d..d4add29 100644
--- a/core/source.go
+++ b/core/source.go
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ func GetAllActiveItems(db *DB) ([]Item, error) {
 	var items []Item
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var item Item
-		rows.Scan(&item.Source, &item.Id, &item.Created, &item.Active, &item.Title, &item.Author, &item.Body, &item.Link, &item.Time)
+		err = rows.Scan(&item.Source, &item.Id, &item.Created, &item.Active, &item.Title, &item.Author, &item.Body, &item.Link, &item.Time)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		items = append(items, item)
 	}
 	return items, nil
@@ -121,7 +124,10 @@ func GetActiveItemsForSource(db *DB, source string) ([]Item, error) {
 	var items []Item
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var item Item
-		rows.Scan(&item.Source, &item.Id, &item.Created, &item.Active, &item.Title, &item.Author, &item.Body, &item.Link, &item.Time)
+		err = rows.Scan(&item.Source, &item.Id, &item.Created, &item.Active, &item.Title, &item.Author, &item.Body, &item.Link, &item.Time)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		items = append(items, item)
 	}
 	return items, nil