diff --git a/swarm/api/api.go b/swarm/api/api.go
index 803265a3e..7d185ab3c 100644
--- a/swarm/api/api.go
+++ b/swarm/api/api.go
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
 )
 
-var (
-	hashMatcher      = regexp.MustCompile("^[0-9A-Fa-f]{64}")
-	slashes          = regexp.MustCompile("/+")
-	domainAndVersion = regexp.MustCompile("[@:;,]+")
-)
+var hashMatcher = regexp.MustCompile("^[0-9A-Fa-f]{64}")
 
 type Resolver interface {
 	Resolve(string) (common.Hash, error)
@@ -335,7 +331,6 @@ func (self *Api) AppendFile(mhash, path, fname string, existingSize int64, conte
 }
 
 func (self *Api) BuildDirectoryTree(mhash string, nameresolver bool) (key storage.Key, manifestEntryMap map[string]*manifestTrieEntry, err error) {
-
 	uri, err := Parse("bzz:/" + mhash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -356,5 +351,8 @@ func (self *Api) BuildDirectoryTree(mhash string, nameresolver bool) (key storag
 		manifestEntryMap[suffix] = entry
 	})
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("list with prefix failed %v: %v", key.String(), err)
+	}
 	return key, manifestEntryMap, nil
 }
diff --git a/swarm/api/client/client_test.go b/swarm/api/client/client_test.go
index 03d25049d..edf385dd0 100644
--- a/swarm/api/client/client_test.go
+++ b/swarm/api/client/client_test.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func TestClientUploadDownloadFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		if file.Size != int64(len(expected)) {
 			t.Fatalf("expected downloaded file to be %d bytes, got %d", len(expected), file.Size)
 		}
-		if file.ContentType != file.ContentType {
-			t.Fatalf("expected downloaded file to have type %q, got %q", file.ContentType, file.ContentType)
+		if file.ContentType != "text/plain" {
+			t.Fatalf("expected downloaded file to have type %q, got %q", "text/plain", file.ContentType)
 		}
 		data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -235,9 +235,7 @@ func TestClientFileList(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		paths := make([]string, 0, len(list.CommonPrefixes)+len(list.Entries))
-		for _, prefix := range list.CommonPrefixes {
-			paths = append(paths, prefix)
-		}
+		paths = append(paths, list.CommonPrefixes...)
 		for _, entry := range list.Entries {
 			paths = append(paths, entry.Path)
 		}
diff --git a/swarm/api/http/server.go b/swarm/api/http/server.go
index b4032839a..0b4ec7e18 100644
--- a/swarm/api/http/server.go
+++ b/swarm/api/http/server.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleMultipartUpload(req *Request, boundary string, mw *api.Ma
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error copying multipart content: %s", err)
 			}
-			if _, err := tmp.Seek(0, os.SEEK_SET); err != nil {
+			if _, err := tmp.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error copying multipart content: %s", err)
 			}
 			reader = tmp
diff --git a/swarm/api/http/server_test.go b/swarm/api/http/server_test.go
index 14abd1df4..d3374594b 100644
--- a/swarm/api/http/server_test.go
+++ b/swarm/api/http/server_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestBzzrGetPath(t *testing.T) {
 					isexpectedfailrequest = true
 				}
 			}
-			if isexpectedfailrequest == false {
+			if !isexpectedfailrequest {
 				t.Fatalf("Response body does not match, expected: %v, got %v", testmanifest[v], string(respbody))
 			}
 		}
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ func TestBzzrGetPath(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 		respbody, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("ReadAll failed: %v", err)
+		}
 		if string(respbody) != nonhashresponses[i] {
 			t.Fatalf("Non-Hash response body does not match, expected: %v, got: %v", nonhashresponses[i], string(respbody))
 		}
diff --git a/swarm/fuse/swarmfs_unix.go b/swarm/fuse/swarmfs_unix.go
index 1a8390a4b..75742845a 100644
--- a/swarm/fuse/swarmfs_unix.go
+++ b/swarm/fuse/swarmfs_unix.go
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ type MountInfo struct {
 	lock           *sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-// Inode numbers need to be unique, they are used for caching inside fuse
-func newInode() uint64 {
-	inodeLock.Lock()
-	defer inodeLock.Unlock()
-	inode += 1
-	return inode
-}
-
 func NewMountInfo(mhash, mpoint string, sapi *api.Api) *MountInfo {
 	newMountInfo := &MountInfo{
 		MountPoint:     mpoint,
@@ -103,7 +95,7 @@ func (self *SwarmFS) Mount(mhash, mountpoint string) (*MountInfo, error) {
 	}
 
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Attempting to mount %s ", cleanedMountPoint))
-	key, manifestEntryMap, err := self.swarmApi.BuildDirectoryTree(mhash, true)
+	_, manifestEntryMap, err := self.swarmApi.BuildDirectoryTree(mhash, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -116,8 +108,7 @@ func (self *SwarmFS) Mount(mhash, mountpoint string) (*MountInfo, error) {
 	mi.rootDir = rootDir
 
 	for suffix, entry := range manifestEntryMap {
-
-		key = common.Hex2Bytes(entry.Hash)
+		key := common.Hex2Bytes(entry.Hash)
 		fullpath := "/" + suffix
 		basepath := filepath.Dir(fullpath)
 
diff --git a/swarm/network/hive.go b/swarm/network/hive.go
index 70652c450..d37b7e400 100644
--- a/swarm/network/hive.go
+++ b/swarm/network/hive.go
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func saveSync(record *kademlia.NodeRecord, node kademlia.Node) {
 // sends relevant peer data given by the kademlia hive to the requester
 // TODO: remember peers sent for duration of the session, only new peers sent
 func (self *Hive) peers(req *retrieveRequestMsgData) {
-	if req != nil && req.MaxPeers >= 0 {
+	if req != nil {
 		var addrs []*peerAddr
 		if req.timeout == nil || time.Now().Before(*(req.timeout)) {
 			key := req.Key
diff --git a/swarm/network/messages.go b/swarm/network/messages.go
index d3858c424..d920def95 100644
--- a/swarm/network/messages.go
+++ b/swarm/network/messages.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ type retrieveRequestMsgData struct {
 	from     *peer       //
 }
 
-func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) String() string {
+func (self *retrieveRequestMsgData) String() string {
 	var from string
 	if self.from == nil {
 		from = "ourselves"
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) String() string {
 }
 
 // lookups are encoded by missing request ID
-func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) isLookup() bool {
+func (self *retrieveRequestMsgData) isLookup() bool {
 	return self.Id == 0
 }
 
 // sets timeout fields
-func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
+func (self *retrieveRequestMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
 	self.timeout = t
 	if t != nil {
 		self.Timeout = uint64(t.UnixNano())
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self retrieveRequestMsgData) getTimeout() (t *time.Time) {
+func (self *retrieveRequestMsgData) getTimeout() (t *time.Time) {
 	if self.Timeout > 0 && self.timeout == nil {
 		timeout := time.Unix(int64(self.Timeout), 0)
 		t = &timeout
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ type peerAddr struct {
 }
 
 // peerAddr pretty prints as enode
-func (self peerAddr) String() string {
+func (self *peerAddr) String() string {
 	var nodeid discover.NodeID
 	copy(nodeid[:], self.ID)
 	return discover.NewNode(nodeid, self.IP, 0, self.Port).String()
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ type peersMsgData struct {
 }
 
 // peers msg pretty printer
-func (self peersMsgData) String() string {
+func (self *peersMsgData) String() string {
 	var from string
 	if self.from == nil {
 		from = "ourselves"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (self peersMsgData) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("from: %v, Key: %x; ID: %v, Peers: %v", from, target, self.Id, self.Peers)
 }
 
-func (self peersMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
+func (self *peersMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
 	self.timeout = t
 	if t != nil {
 		self.Timeout = uint64(t.UnixNano())
@@ -236,15 +236,6 @@ func (self peersMsgData) setTimeout(t *time.Time) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self peersMsgData) getTimeout() (t *time.Time) {
-	if self.Timeout > 0 && self.timeout == nil {
-		timeout := time.Unix(int64(self.Timeout), 0)
-		t = &timeout
-		self.timeout = t
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 /*
 syncRequest
 
diff --git a/swarm/network/protocol.go b/swarm/network/protocol.go
index d013b3109..2f880df57 100644
--- a/swarm/network/protocol.go
+++ b/swarm/network/protocol.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/contracts/chequebook"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 	bzzswap "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/services/swap"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/services/swap/swap"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ const (
 // bzz represents the swarm wire protocol
 // an instance is running on each peer
 type bzz struct {
-	selfID     discover.NodeID      // peer's node id used in peer advertising in handshake
-	key        storage.Key          // baseaddress as storage.Key
 	storage    StorageHandler       // handler storage/retrieval related requests coming via the bzz wire protocol
 	hive       *Hive                // the logistic manager, peerPool, routing service and peer handler
 	dbAccess   *DbAccess            // access to db storage counter and iterator for syncing
diff --git a/swarm/network/syncer.go b/swarm/network/syncer.go
index 20129c2a8..a3814e423 100644
--- a/swarm/network/syncer.go
+++ b/swarm/network/syncer.go
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ type syncer struct {
 	quit            chan bool       // signal to quit loops
 
 	// DB related fields
-	dbAccess *DbAccess            // access to dbStore
-	db       *storage.LDBDatabase // delivery msg db
+	dbAccess *DbAccess // access to dbStore
 
 	// native fields
 	queues     [priorities]*syncDb                   // in-memory cache / queues for sync reqs
diff --git a/swarm/storage/chunker.go b/swarm/storage/chunker.go
index d55875369..563793e98 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/chunker.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/chunker.go
@@ -156,14 +156,12 @@ func (self *TreeChunker) Split(data io.Reader, size int64, chunkC chan *Chunk, s
 		close(errC)
 	}()
 
-	select {
-	case err := <-errC:
-		if err != nil {
-			close(quitC)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		//TODO: add a timeout
+	//TODO: add a timeout
+	if err := <-errC; err != nil {
+		close(quitC)
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return key, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go b/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
index 40f870246..426074e59 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/chunker_test.go
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ type chunkerTester struct {
 	t      test
 }
 
-func (self *chunkerTester) checkChunks(t *testing.T, want int) {
-	l := len(self.chunks)
-	if l != want {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v chunks, got %v", want, l)
-	}
-}
-
 func (self *chunkerTester) Split(chunker Splitter, data io.Reader, size int64, chunkC chan *Chunk, swg *sync.WaitGroup, expectedError error) (key Key) {
 	// reset
 	self.chunks = make(map[string]*Chunk)
@@ -209,20 +202,6 @@ func TestRandomBrokenData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func readAll(reader LazySectionReader, result []byte) {
-	size := int64(len(result))
-
-	var end int64
-	for pos := int64(0); pos < size; pos += 1000 {
-		if pos+1000 > size {
-			end = size
-		} else {
-			end = pos + 1000
-		}
-		reader.ReadAt(result[pos:end], pos)
-	}
-}
-
 func benchReadAll(reader LazySectionReader) {
 	size, _ := reader.Size(nil)
 	output := make([]byte, 1000)
diff --git a/swarm/storage/dbstore.go b/swarm/storage/dbstore.go
index 076113084..cbeddb8cb 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/dbstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/dbstore.go
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@ func (s *DbStore) setCapacity(c uint64) {
 	s.capacity = c
 
 	if s.entryCnt > c {
-		var ratio float32
-		ratio = float32(1.01) - float32(c)/float32(s.entryCnt)
+		ratio := float32(1.01) - float32(c)/float32(s.entryCnt)
 		if ratio < gcArrayFreeRatio {
 			ratio = gcArrayFreeRatio
 		}
@@ -528,10 +527,6 @@ func (s *DbStore) setCapacity(c uint64) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *DbStore) getEntryCnt() uint64 {
-	return s.entryCnt
-}
-
 func (s *DbStore) Close() {
 	s.db.Close()
 }
diff --git a/swarm/storage/dpa.go b/swarm/storage/dpa.go
index e16e4aacb..44a2669f1 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/dpa.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/dpa.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ type DPA struct {
 
 	lock    sync.Mutex
 	running bool
-	wg      *sync.WaitGroup
 	quitC   chan bool
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +238,4 @@ func (self *dpaChunkStore) Put(entry *Chunk) {
 }
 
 // Close chunk store
-func (self *dpaChunkStore) Close() {
-	return
-}
+func (self *dpaChunkStore) Close() {}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/localstore.go b/swarm/storage/localstore.go
index 14827e361..58f59d0a2 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/localstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/localstore.go
@@ -74,6 +74,4 @@ func (self *LocalStore) Get(key Key) (chunk *Chunk, err error) {
 }
 
 // Close local store
-func (self *LocalStore) Close() {
-	return
-}
+func (self *LocalStore) Close() {}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/memstore.go b/swarm/storage/memstore.go
index f96792c6e..155dd0088 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/memstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/memstore.go
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ func (s *MemStore) setCapacity(c uint) {
 	s.capacity = c
 }
 
-func (s *MemStore) getEntryCnt() uint {
-	return s.entryCnt
-}
-
 // entry (not its copy) is going to be in MemStore
 func (s *MemStore) Put(entry *Chunk) {
 	if s.capacity == 0 {
@@ -206,8 +202,6 @@ func (s *MemStore) Put(entry *Chunk) {
 	node.lastDBaccess = s.dbAccessCnt
 	node.updateAccess(s.accessCnt)
 	s.entryCnt++
-
-	return
 }
 
 func (s *MemStore) Get(hash Key) (chunk *Chunk, err error) {
@@ -323,6 +317,4 @@ func (s *MemStore) removeOldest() {
 }
 
 // Close memstore
-func (s *MemStore) Close() {
-	return
-}
+func (s *MemStore) Close() {}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/netstore.go b/swarm/storage/netstore.go
index 7c0436c3f..746dd85f6 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/netstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/netstore.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ type NetStore struct {
 	hashfunc   Hasher
 	localStore *LocalStore
 	cloud      CloudStore
-	lock       sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // backend engine for cloud store
@@ -134,6 +132,4 @@ func (self *NetStore) Get(key Key) (*Chunk, error) {
 }
 
 // Close netstore
-func (self *NetStore) Close() {
-	return
-}
+func (self *NetStore) Close() {}
diff --git a/swarm/storage/pyramid.go b/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
index 79e1927b9..74e00a497 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/pyramid.go
@@ -178,10 +178,9 @@ func (self *PyramidChunker) processor(pend, swg *sync.WaitGroup, tasks chan *Tas
 				if swg != nil {
 					swg.Add(1)
 				}
-				select {
-				case chunkC <- &Chunk{Key: hash, SData: data, wg: swg}:
-					// case <- self.quitC
-				}
+
+				chunkC <- &Chunk{Key: hash, SData: data, wg: swg}
+				// TODO: consider selecting on self.quitC to avoid blocking forever on shutdown
 			}
 			if depth+1 < len(results.Levels) {
 				delete(results.Levels[depth+1], task.Index/(pow/self.branches))
diff --git a/swarm/swarm.go b/swarm/swarm.go
index 830490843..9db15325a 100644
--- a/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ func NewSwarm(ctx *node.ServiceContext, backend chequebook.Backend, ensClient *e
 	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Set up swarm network with Kademlia hive"))
 
 	// setup cloud storage backend
-	cloud := network.NewForwarder(self.hive)
+	self.cloud = network.NewForwarder(self.hive)
 	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("-> set swarm forwarder as cloud storage backend"))
-	// setup cloud storage internal access layer
 
-	self.storage = storage.NewNetStore(hash, self.lstore, cloud, config.StoreParams)
+	// setup cloud storage internal access layer
+	self.storage = storage.NewNetStore(hash, self.lstore, self.cloud, config.StoreParams)
 	log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("-> swarm net store shared access layer to Swarm Chunk Store"))
 
 	// set up Depo (storage handler = cloud storage access layer for incoming remote requests)