diff --git a/handlers/util.go b/handlers/util.go
index d7e6dd5..82af6fa 100644
--- a/handlers/util.go
+++ b/handlers/util.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -20,14 +19,14 @@ func updateEndpointValidator(
 	if !ok || !util.CheckCredentials(authDB, validCredentials, username, password) {
 		w.Header().Set("WWW-Authenticate", "Basic realm=\"spaceapid\"")
 		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusUnauthorized)
-		return []byte{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Unauthorized request from %s Username: %s Password: %s", r.RemoteAddr, username, password))
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("Unauthorized request from %s Username: %s Password: %s", r.RemoteAddr, username, password)
 	}
 
 	// Read request body
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return []byte{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to read request body from %s with error: %s", r.RemoteAddr, err))
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read request body from %s with error: %s", r.RemoteAddr, err)
 	}
 
 	return body, nil