diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0530259..f0e0092 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jinzhu/copier"
 )
 
-func loadClients() {
+func loadClients() error {
 	var clts []ChirpClient
 
 	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile("./clients.json")
 	logOnError(err, "loadClients : ReadFile(./clients.json)")
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &clts)
 	logOnError(err, "loadClients : Unmarshal(./clients.json)")
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 
 	muxClients.Lock()
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func loadClients() {
 	}
 	muxClients.Unlock()
 
-	return
+	return nil
 
 }