diff --git a/cmd/config/path.go b/cmd/config/path.go
index fedbb69..0f79627 100644
--- a/cmd/config/path.go
+++ b/cmd/config/path.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func init() {
 func userHomeDir() string {
 	usr, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Fatal("Could not get user home directory: %s\n", err)
+		logrus.Fatalf("Could not get user home directory: %s\n", err)
 	}
 	return usr.HomeDir
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index b8a9dcb..6f87f7b 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ scfproxy is a tool that implements multiple proxies based on cloud functions and
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		if !fileutil.PathExists(config.ProviderConfigPath) {
 			f, err := os.Create(config.ProviderConfigPath)
-			defer f.Close()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			defer f.Close()
 			if _, err := f.Write([]byte(config.ProviderConfigContent)); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}