diff --git a/tools/tui/download_with_progress.go b/tools/tui/download_with_progress.go
index 359bd739d..2e41befca 100644
--- a/tools/tui/download_with_progress.go
+++ b/tools/tui/download_with_progress.go
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ func DownloadFileWithProgress(destpath, url string, kill_if_signaled bool) (err
 		return lp.OnWakeup()
 	}
 
-	lp.AddTimer(rd.spinner.interval, true, on_timer_tick)
+	if _, err = lp.AddTimer(rd.spinner.interval, true, on_timer_tick); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	err = lp.Run()
 	dl_data.mutex.Lock()
 	if dl_data.temp_file_path != "" && !dl_data.download_finished {
diff --git a/tools/tui/graphics/collection.go b/tools/tui/graphics/collection.go
index ed6284108..ce2e66759 100644
--- a/tools/tui/graphics/collection.go
+++ b/tools/tui/graphics/collection.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (self *temp_resource) remove() {
 		self.path = ""
 	}
 	if self.mmap != nil {
-		self.mmap.Unlink()
+		_ = self.mmap.Unlink()
 		self.mmap = nil
 	}
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (self *ImageCollection) ResizeForPageSize(width, height int) {
 func (self *ImageCollection) DeleteAllVisiblePlacements(lp *loop.Loop) {
 	g := self.new_graphics_command()
 	g.SetAction(GRT_action_delete).SetDelete(GRT_delete_visible)
-	g.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+	_ = g.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 }
 
 func (self *ImageCollection) PlaceImageSubRect(lp *loop.Loop, key string, page_size Size, left, top, width, height int) {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (self *ImageCollection) PlaceImageSubRect(lp *loop.Loop, key string, page_s
 	gc := self.new_graphics_command()
 	gc.SetAction(GRT_action_display).SetLeftEdge(uint64(left)).SetTopEdge(uint64(top)).SetWidth(uint64(width)).SetHeight(uint64(height))
 	gc.SetImageId(r.image_id).SetPlacementId(1).SetCursorMovement(GRT_cursor_static)
-	gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+	_ = gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 }
 
 func (self *ImageCollection) Initialize(lp *loop.Loop) {
@@ -193,15 +193,16 @@ func (self *ImageCollection) Initialize(lp *loop.Loop) {
 			g1 := self.new_graphics_command()
 			g1.SetTransmission(t).SetAction(GRT_action_query).SetImageId(self.image_id_counter).SetDataWidth(1).SetDataHeight(1).SetFormat(
 				GRT_format_rgb).SetDataSize(uint64(len(payload)))
-			g1.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(payload))
+			_ = g1.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(payload))
 			return self.image_id_counter
 		}
 		tf, err := images.CreateTempInRAM()
 		if err == nil {
-			tf.Write([]byte{1, 2, 3})
+			if _, err = tf.Write([]byte{1, 2, 3}); err == nil {
+				self.detection_file_id = g(GRT_transmission_tempfile, tf.Name())
+				self.temp_file_map[self.detection_file_id] = &temp_resource{path: tf.Name()}
+			}
 			tf.Close()
-			self.detection_file_id = g(GRT_transmission_tempfile, tf.Name())
-			self.temp_file_map[self.detection_file_id] = &temp_resource{path: tf.Name()}
 		}
 		sf, err := shm.CreateTemp("icat-", 3)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ func (self *ImageCollection) Finalize(lp *loop.Loop) {
 			if r.image_id > 0 {
 				g := self.new_graphics_command()
 				g.SetAction(GRT_action_delete).SetDelete(GRT_free_by_id).SetImageId(r.image_id)
-				g.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+				_ = g.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 			}
 		}
 		img.renderings = nil
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ func transmit_by_escape_code(lp *loop.Loop, image_id uint32, temp_file_map map[u
 	atomic := lp.IsAtomicUpdateActive()
 	lp.EndAtomicUpdate()
 	gc.SetTransmission(GRT_transmission_direct)
-	gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, frame.Data())
+	_ = gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, frame.Data())
 	if atomic {
 		lp.StartAtomicUpdate()
 	}
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ func transmit_by_shm(lp *loop.Loop, image_id uint32, temp_file_map map[uint32]*t
 	mmap.Close()
 	temp_file_map[image_id] = &temp_resource{mmap: mmap}
 	gc.SetTransmission(GRT_transmission_sharedmem)
-	gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(mmap.Name()))
+	_ = gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(mmap.Name()))
 }
 
 func transmit_by_file(lp *loop.Loop, image_id uint32, temp_file_map map[uint32]*temp_resource, frame *images.ImageFrame, gc *GraphicsCommand) {
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ func transmit_by_file(lp *loop.Loop, image_id uint32, temp_file_map map[uint32]*
 		return
 	}
 	gc.SetTransmission(GRT_transmission_tempfile)
-	gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(f.Name()))
+	_ = gc.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, utils.UnsafeStringToBytes(f.Name()))
 }
 
 func (self *ImageCollection) transmit_rendering(lp *loop.Loop, r *rendering) {
@@ -411,17 +412,17 @@ func (self *ImageCollection) transmit_rendering(lp *loop.Loop, r *rendering) {
 				c.SetTargetFrame(uint64(frame.Number))
 				c.SetGap(int32(frame.Delay_ms))
 				c.SetNumberOfLoops(1)
-				c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+				_ = c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 			case 1:
 				c := frame_control_cmd
 				c.SetAnimationControl(2) // set animation to loading mode
-				c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+				_ = c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	if is_animated {
 		c := frame_control_cmd
 		c.SetAnimationControl(3) // set animation to normal mode
-		c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
+		_ = c.WriteWithPayloadToLoop(lp, nil)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tools/tui/graphics/command.go b/tools/tui/graphics/command.go
index 24a700ab5..c93cb4f31 100644
--- a/tools/tui/graphics/command.go
+++ b/tools/tui/graphics/command.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func compress_with_zlib(data []byte) []byte {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	b.Grow(len(data) + 128)
 	w := zlib.NewWriter(&b)
-	w.Write(data)
+	_, _ = w.Write(data)
 	w.Close()
 	return b.Bytes()
 }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func compress_with_zlib(data []byte) []byte {
 func (self *GraphicsCommand) AsAPC(payload []byte) string {
 	buf := strings.Builder{}
 	buf.Grow(1024)
-	self.WriteWithPayloadTo(&buf, payload)
+	_ = self.WriteWithPayloadTo(&buf, payload)
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func GraphicsCommandFromAPCPayload(raw []byte) *GraphicsCommand {
 	var gc GraphicsCommand
 
 	add_key := func(pos int) {
-		gc.SetString(current_key, utils.UnsafeBytesToString(raw[value_start_at:pos]))
+		_ = gc.SetString(current_key, utils.UnsafeBytesToString(raw[value_start_at:pos]))
 	}
 
 	for pos, ch := range raw {
diff --git a/tools/tui/graphics/command_test.go b/tools/tui/graphics/command_test.go
index 759a37a67..b8e1f1c1d 100644
--- a/tools/tui/graphics/command_test.go
+++ b/tools/tui/graphics/command_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ func TestGraphicsCommandSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 			b.Write(decoded)
 			r, _ := zlib.NewReader(&b)
 			o := bytes.Buffer{}
-			io.Copy(&o, r)
+			if _, err = io.Copy(&o, r); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
 			r.Close()
 			decoded = o.Bytes()
 		}
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ func TestGraphicsCommandSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test_chunked_payload([]byte("abcd"))
 	data := make([]byte, 8111)
-	rand.Read(data)
+	_, _ = rand.Read(data)
 	test_chunked_payload(data)
 	test_chunked_payload([]byte(strings.Repeat("a", 8007)))
 
diff --git a/tools/tui/run.go b/tools/tui/run.go
index a8ab57761..b9d00208a 100644
--- a/tools/tui/run.go
+++ b/tools/tui/run.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func read_relevant_kitty_opts(path string) KittyOpts {
 		return nil
 	}
 	cp := config.ConfigParser{LineHandler: handle_line}
-	cp.ParseFiles(path)
+	_ = cp.ParseFiles(path)
 	if ans.Shell == "" {
 		ans.Shell = kitty.KittyConfigDefaults.Shell
 	}
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ func get_shell_name(argv0 string) (ans string) {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(ans), ".exe") {
 		ans = ans[:len(ans)-4]
 	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(ans, "-") {
-		ans = ans[1:]
-	}
-	return
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(ans, "-")
 }
 
 func rc_modification_allowed(ksi string) bool {
@@ -194,16 +191,19 @@ func RunCommandRestoringTerminalToSaneStateAfter(cmd []string) {
 	if err == nil {
 		var state_before unix.Termios
 		if term.Tcgetattr(&state_before) == nil {
-			term.WriteString(loop.SAVE_PRIVATE_MODE_VALUES)
+			if _, err = term.WriteString(loop.SAVE_PRIVATE_MODE_VALUES); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "failed to write to controlling terminal with error:", err)
+				return
+			}
 			defer func() {
-				term.WriteString(strings.Join([]string{
+				_, _ = term.WriteString(strings.Join([]string{
 					loop.RESTORE_PRIVATE_MODE_VALUES,
 					"\x1b[=u",                      // reset kitty keyboard protocol to legacy
 					"\x1b[1 q",                     // blinking block cursor
 					loop.DECTCEM.EscapeCodeToSet(), // cursor visible
 					"\x1b]112\a",                   // reset cursor color
 				}, ""))
-				term.Tcsetattr(tty.TCSANOW, &state_before)
+				_ = term.Tcsetattr(tty.TCSANOW, &state_before)
 				term.Close()
 			}()
 		} else {