diff --git a/client/message.go b/client/message.go
index 181b2632c4ed441ecc173eaad953f8b47f254d0f..c2e0d726a903c3874346650b972df3b79d7a6857 100644
--- a/client/message.go
+++ b/client/message.go
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ const (
 func (api *GoShimmerAPI) FindMessageById(base58EncodedIds []string) (*webapi_message.Response, error) {
 	res := &webapi_message.Response{}
 
-	err := api.do(
+	if err := api.do(
 		http.MethodPost,
 		routeFindById,
 		&webapi_message.Request{Ids: base58EncodedIds},
 		res,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
+	); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}