diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go b/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
index 439bb47..6bc92e4 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/backend.go
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -20,6 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
 	sw "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/proxyd/pkg/avg-sliding-window"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ func (b *Backend) doForward(ctx context.Context, rpcReqs []*RPCReq, isBatch bool
 
 	originalRequests := rpcReqs
 	translatedReqs := make(map[string]*RPCReq, len(rpcReqs))
-	derivedRequests := make([]*RPCReq, 0, 0)
+	derivedRequests := make([]*RPCReq, 0)
 	// translate consensus_getReceipts to receipts target
 	// right now we only support non-batched
 	if !isBatch {
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
index b089d3d..a0ae8d4 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/integration_tests/consensus_test.go
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ func TestConsensus(t *testing.T) {
 
 		var resJsonMap map[string]interface{}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(resRaw, &resJsonMap)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "debug_getRawReceipts", resJsonMap["result"].(map[string]interface{})["method"].(string))
 		require.Equal(t, "debug_getRawReceipts", resJsonMap["result"].(map[string]interface{})["result"].(map[string]interface{})["_"])
@@ -824,6 +825,7 @@ func TestConsensus(t *testing.T) {
 
 		var resJsonMap map[string]interface{}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(resRaw, &resJsonMap)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "debug_getRawReceipts", resJsonMap["result"].(map[string]interface{})["method"].(string))
 		require.Equal(t, "debug_getRawReceipts", resJsonMap["result"].(map[string]interface{})["result"].(map[string]interface{})["_"])
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/tools/mockserver/handler/handler.go b/proxyd/proxyd/tools/mockserver/handler/handler.go
index 99c28c5..0f6880c 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/tools/mockserver/handler/handler.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/tools/mockserver/handler/handler.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ func (mh *MockedHandler) Handler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		if selectedResponse != "" {
 			var rpcRes proxyd.RPCRes
 			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(selectedResponse), &rpcRes)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
 			idJson, _ := json.Marshal(r["id"])
 			rpcRes.ID = idJson
 			res, _ := json.Marshal(rpcRes)