[bug] panic no more

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/motd/fetch.go b/pkg/motd/fetch.go
index fd76d7c..2262152 100644
--- a/pkg/motd/fetch.go
+++ b/pkg/motd/fetch.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func FetchLatest() []Message {
 func fetchURL(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return []byte(""), err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	return ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
diff --git a/pkg/motd/motd.go b/pkg/motd/motd.go
index 4dead55..c2d2994 100644
--- a/pkg/motd/motd.go
+++ b/pkg/motd/motd.go
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ const ExampleFile = "motd-example.json"
 func ParseFile(f string) (Messages, error) {
 	jsonFile, err := os.Open(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return Messages{}, err
 	}
 	defer jsonFile.Close()
 	byteVal, err := ioutil.ReadAll(jsonFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return Messages{}, err
 	}
 	return getFromJSON(byteVal)
 }