diff --git a/internal/resource/declaration.go b/internal/resource/declaration.go
index b664ab6..e652626 100644
--- a/internal/resource/declaration.go
+++ b/internal/resource/declaration.go
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ func (d *Declaration) Resource() Resource {
 
 func (d *Declaration) Apply() error {
 	stater := d.Attributes.StateMachine()
-	stater.Trigger(d.Transition)
-	return nil
+	return stater.Trigger(d.Transition)
 }
 
 func (d *Declaration) SetURI(uri string) error {
diff --git a/internal/resource/document_test.go b/internal/resource/document_test.go
index 10a10ff..ebfcfd2 100644
--- a/internal/resource/document_test.go
+++ b/internal/resource/document_test.go
@@ -218,10 +218,7 @@ resources:
 	assert.Nil(t, e)
 	
 	resources := d.Filter(func(d *Declaration) bool {
-		if d.Type == "file" {
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
+		return d.Type == "file"
 	})
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(resources))
 }
diff --git a/internal/resource/file.go b/internal/resource/file.go
index d701faf..e36d1c2 100644
--- a/internal/resource/file.go
+++ b/internal/resource/file.go
@@ -256,10 +256,7 @@ func (f *ResourceFileInfo) ModTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (f *ResourceFileInfo) IsDir() bool {
-	if f.resource.FileType == DirectoryFile {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return f.resource.FileType == DirectoryFile
 }
 
 func (f *ResourceFileInfo) Sys() any {
diff --git a/internal/resource/file_test.go b/internal/resource/file_test.go
index 5282708..3c37cdd 100644
--- a/internal/resource/file_test.go
+++ b/internal/resource/file_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestNewFileNormalized(t *testing.T) {
 	absFilePath,_ := filepath.Abs(file)
 	f := NewNormalizedFile()
 	assert.NotNil(t, f)
-	f.SetURI("file://" + file)
+	assert.Nil(t, f.SetURI("file://" + file))
 
 	assert.NotEqual(t, file, f.Path)
 	assert.Equal(t, absFilePath, f.Path)
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ func TestFileResourceFileInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	f.State = "present"
 	assert.Nil(t, f.Apply())
 
-	f.Read(context.Background())
-	
+	_, readErr := f.Read(context.Background())
+	assert.Nil(t, readErr)
+
 	fi := f.FileInfo()
 	assert.Equal(t, os.FileMode(0600), fi.Mode().Perm())
 }
@@ -309,7 +310,8 @@ func TestFileClone(t *testing.T) {
 	f.State = "present"
 	assert.Nil(t, f.Apply())
 	
-	f.Read(ctx)
+	_, readErr := f.Read(ctx)
+	assert.Nil(t, readErr)
 
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 
@@ -319,7 +321,9 @@ func TestFileClone(t *testing.T) {
 	clone.Path = testCloneFile
 	assert.Nil(t, clone.Apply())
 
-	f.Read(ctx)
+	_, readErr := f.Read(ctx)
+	assert.Nil(t, readErr)
+
 	clone.Read(ctx)
 
 	fmt.Printf("file %#v\nclone %#v\n", f, clone) 
diff --git a/internal/resource/user.go b/internal/resource/user.go
index c673868..9803b0e 100644
--- a/internal/resource/user.go
+++ b/internal/resource/user.go
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ func (u *UserType) NewCRUD() (create *Command, read *Command, update *Command, d
 		}
 		return NewUserAddCreateCommand(), NewUserReadCommand(), NewUserUpdateCommand(), NewUserDelDeleteCommand()
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
 
 func (u *UserType) UnmarshalValue(value string) error {
@@ -271,12 +270,14 @@ func NewUserAddCreateCommand() *Command {
 	}
 	c.Extractor = func(out []byte, target any) error {
 		return nil
+/*
 		for _,line := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
 			if line == "iptables: Chain already exists." {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf(string(out))
+*/
 	}
 	return c
 }
@@ -295,12 +296,14 @@ func NewAddUserCreateCommand() *Command {
 	}
 	c.Extractor = func(out []byte, target any) error {
 		return nil
+/*
 		for _,line := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
 			if line == "iptables: Chain already exists." {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf(string(out))
+*/
 	}
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/internal/target/tar.go b/internal/target/tar.go
index c1ac122..38368d7 100644
--- a/internal/target/tar.go
+++ b/internal/target/tar.go
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ func (t *Tar) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.Reso
 
 	for _,document := range documents {
 		for _,res := range document.Filter(func(d *resource.Declaration) bool {
-			if d.Type == "file" {
-				return true
-			}
-			return false
+			return d.Type == "file"
 		}) {
 			var f *resource.File = res.Attributes.(*resource.File)
 			slog.Info("Tar.EmitResources", "file", f)