diff --git a/cmd/helm/deployment_test.go b/cmd/helm/deployment_test.go
index 1882f04ca..dd1f149cc 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/deployment_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/deployment_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ func TestDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			&common.Deployment{
 				Name: "guestbook.yaml",
 				State: &common.DeploymentState{
-					common.FailedStatus, []string{"error message"},
+					Status: common.FailedStatus,
+					Errors: []string{"error message"},
 				},
 			},
 			"Name: guestbook.yaml\nStatus: Failed\nErrors:\n  error message\n",
diff --git a/pkg/chart/chart_test.go b/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
index b4f93a2b9..6aea61033 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/chart_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestLoadTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if len(members) != len(files) {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected %s templates, got %d", len(files), len(members))
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d templates, got %d", len(files), len(members))
 	}
 
 	root := c.loader.dir()
diff --git a/pkg/expansion/service_test.go b/pkg/expansion/service_test.go
index 8b6db35fe..9bce098fb 100644
--- a/pkg/expansion/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/expansion/service_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func GeneralTest(t *testing.T, httpMeth string, url string, contentType string,
 	}
 	var data = w.Body.Bytes()
 	if w.Code != expStatus {
-		t.Fatalf("wrong status code:\nwant: %s\ngot:  %s\ncontent: %s\n", expStatus, w.Code, data)
+		t.Fatalf("wrong status code:\nwant: %d\ngot:  %d\ncontent: %s\n", expStatus, w.Code, data)
 	}
 	if expResponse != nil {
 		var response ServiceResponse
diff --git a/scripts/validate-go.sh b/scripts/validate-go.sh
index 07e5af0f9..127946386 100755
--- a/scripts/validate-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate-go.sh
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ for pkg in $(glide nv); do
 done
 
 echo "==> Running go vet..."
-if ! vet_out=$(go vet "$(glide nv)" 2>&1); then
-  echo
-  echo "${red}${vet_out}${reset}"
-  exit_code=1
-fi
+echo -n "$red"
+go vet $(glide nv) 2>&1 | grep -v "^exit status " || exit_code=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+echo -n "$reset"
 
 echo "==> Running gofmt..."
 failed_fmt=$(find_go_files | xargs gofmt -s -l)