diff --git a/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check.go b/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check.go
index 114b2148..37409908 100644
--- a/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check.go
+++ b/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check.go
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ func checkUpdates(url string, timeout time.Duration, toolName, version string) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	advices := []Advice{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &advices)
+	var advice []Advice
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &advice)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	for _, advice := range advices {
-		if advice.ToolName == PERCONA_TOOLKIT {
-			return advice.Advice, nil
+	for _, a := range advice {
+		if a.ToolName == PERCONA_TOOLKIT {
+			return a.Advice, nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check_test.go b/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check_test.go
index 0d449df0..357a0e74 100644
--- a/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check_test.go
+++ b/src/go/lib/versioncheck/version_check_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestCheckUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 		m := strings.Split(string(body), ";")
 
-		advices := []Advice{
+		advice := []Advice{
 			{
 				Hash:     m[0],
 				ToolName: m[1],
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestCheckUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 
-		buf, _ := json.Marshal(advices)
+		buf, _ := json.Marshal(advice)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		fmt.Fprint(w, string(buf))
 	}))