diff --git a/ids/id_test.go b/ids/id_test.go
index b541ed5..c43dc3a 100644
--- a/ids/id_test.go
+++ b/ids/id_test.go
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ func TestIDUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIDHex(t *testing.T) {
 	id := NewID([32]byte{'a', 'v', 'a', ' ', 'l', 'a', 'b', 's'})
-	expected := "617661206c61627300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+	expected := "617661206c616273000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 	actual := id.Hex()
-	if actual != actual {
+	if actual != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("got %s, expected %s", actual, expected)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/snow/engine/avalanche/bootstrapper.go b/snow/engine/avalanche/bootstrapper.go
index 7bacd46..0fd86a3 100644
--- a/snow/engine/avalanche/bootstrapper.go
+++ b/snow/engine/avalanche/bootstrapper.go
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ func (b *bootstrapper) storeVertex(vtx avalanche.Vertex) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			for _, parent := range vtx.Parents() {
-				vts = append(vts, parent)
-			}
+			vts = append(vts, vtx.Parents()...)
 		case choices.Accepted:
 			b.BootstrapConfig.Context.Log.Verbo("Bootstrapping confirmed %s", vtxID)
 		case choices.Rejected:
diff --git a/vms/avm/vm.go b/vms/avm/vm.go
index c8b33f1..a46244d 100644
--- a/vms/avm/vm.go
+++ b/vms/avm/vm.go
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ func (cr *codecRegistry) RegisterType(val interface{}) error {
 	cr.typeToFxIndex[valType] = cr.index
 	return cr.codec.RegisterType(val)
 }
-func (cr *codecRegistry) Marshal(val interface{}) ([]byte, error)   { return cr.codec.Marshal(val) }
-func (cr *codecRegistry) Unmarshal(b []byte, val interface{}) error { return cr.codec.Unmarshal(b, val) }
+func (cr *codecRegistry) Marshal(val interface{}) ([]byte, error) { return cr.codec.Marshal(val) }
+func (cr *codecRegistry) Unmarshal(b []byte, val interface{}) error {
+	return cr.codec.Unmarshal(b, val)
+}
 
 /*
  ******************************************************************************
@@ -387,7 +389,9 @@ func (vm *VM) initAliases(genesisBytes []byte) error {
 
 		txID := tx.ID()
 
-		vm.Alias(txID, genesisTx.Alias)
+		if err = vm.Alias(txID, genesisTx.Alias); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -456,7 +460,10 @@ func (vm *VM) parseTx(b []byte) (*UniqueTx, error) {
 		if err := vm.state.SetTx(tx.ID(), tx.Tx); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		tx.setStatus(choices.Processing)
+
+		if err := tx.setStatus(choices.Processing); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return tx, nil
diff --git a/vms/components/codec/codec.go b/vms/components/codec/codec.go
index 8005f34..72192cb 100644
--- a/vms/components/codec/codec.go
+++ b/vms/components/codec/codec.go
@@ -341,8 +341,5 @@ func (c codec) unmarshal(p *wrappers.Packer, field reflect.Value) error {
 
 // Returns true iff [field] should be serialized
 func shouldSerialize(field reflect.StructField) bool {
-	if field.Tag.Get("serialize") == "true" {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return field.Tag.Get("serialize") == "true"
 }
diff --git a/vms/components/core/snowman_vm.go b/vms/components/core/snowman_vm.go
index f710edd..bc849af 100644
--- a/vms/components/core/snowman_vm.go
+++ b/vms/components/core/snowman_vm.go
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ func (svm *SnowmanVM) Shutdown() {
 // DBInitialized returns true iff [svm]'s database has values in it already
 func (svm *SnowmanVM) DBInitialized() bool {
 	status := svm.State.GetStatus(svm.DB, dbInitializedID)
-	if status == choices.Accepted {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return status == choices.Accepted
 }
 
 // SetDBInitialized marks the database as initialized
diff --git a/vms/manager.go b/vms/manager.go
index 9f8cf3b..4449c27 100644
--- a/vms/manager.go
+++ b/vms/manager.go
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ func (m *manager) addStaticAPIEndpoints(vmID ids.ID) {
 	// register the static endpoints
 	for extension, service := range staticVM.CreateStaticHandlers() {
 		m.log.Verbo("adding static API endpoint: %s", defaultEndpoint+extension)
-		m.apiServer.AddRoute(service, lock, defaultEndpoint, extension, m.log)
+		if err := m.apiServer.AddRoute(service, lock, defaultEndpoint, extension, m.log); err != nil {
+			m.log.Warn("failed to add static API endpoint %s: %v", fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", defaultEndpoint, extension), err)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/service.go b/vms/platformvm/service.go
index b911c2a..86093b0 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/service.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/service.go
@@ -1227,6 +1227,10 @@ func (service *Service) chainExists(blockID ids.ID, chainID ids.ID) (bool, error
 	db := block.onAccept()
 
 	chains, err := service.vm.getChains(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
 	for _, chain := range chains {
 		if chain.ID().Equals(chainID) {
 			return true, nil