3 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/build.go b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
index 729951a31..1f9e7ea9e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/build.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/build.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func buildFlagsWrapperToOptions(c *cobra.Command, contextDir string, flags *buil
 		}
 	}
 
-	cleanTmpFile := false
+	var cleanTmpFile bool
 	flags.Authfile, cleanTmpFile = buildahUtil.MirrorToTempFileIfPathIsDescriptor(flags.Authfile)
 	if cleanTmpFile {
 		defer os.Remove(flags.Authfile)
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func buildFlagsWrapperToOptions(c *cobra.Command, contextDir string, flags *buil
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	format := ""
+	var format string
 	flags.Format = strings.ToLower(flags.Format)
 	switch {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(flags.Format, buildahDefine.OCI):
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/scp.go b/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
index d07a5d99d..152275c68 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/scp.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func scp(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (finalErr error) {
 	}
 	locations := []*entities.ImageScpOptions{}
 	cliConnections := []string{}
-	flipConnections := false
+	var flipConnections bool
 	for _, arg := range args {
 		loc, connect, err := parseImageSCPArg(arg)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func loadToRemote(localFile string, tag string, url *urlP.URL, iden string) (str
 		errOut := strconv.Itoa(int(n)) + " Bytes copied before error"
 		return " ", errors.Wrapf(err, errOut)
 	}
-	run := ""
+	var run string
 	if tag != "" {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(define.ErrInvalidArg, "Renaming of an image is currently not supported")
 	}
@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ func saveToRemote(image, localFile string, tag string, uri *urlP.URL, iden strin
 	run := podman + " image save " + image + " --format=oci-archive --output=" + remoteFile // run ssh image load of the file copied via scp. Files are reverse in this case...
 	_, err = connection.ExecRemoteCommand(dial, run)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 	n, err := scpD.CopyFrom(dial, remoteFile, localFile)
-	connection.ExecRemoteCommand(dial, "rm "+remoteFile)
+	if _, conErr := connection.ExecRemoteCommand(dial, "rm "+remoteFile); conErr != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error removing file on endpoint: %v", conErr)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		errOut := strconv.Itoa(int(n)) + " Bytes copied before error"
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, errOut)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/images/search.go b/cmd/podman/images/search.go
index 292a1d060..aa11cf254 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/images/search.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/images/search.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func searchFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 
 // imageSearch implements the command for searching images.
 func imageSearch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	searchTerm := ""
+	var searchTerm string
 	switch len(args) {
 	case 1:
 		searchTerm = args[0]