diff --git a/initialization/initialization_test.go b/initialization/initialization_test.go
index 0b5690220..765742d27 100644
--- a/initialization/initialization_test.go
+++ b/initialization/initialization_test.go
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func TestInitialize_Migrate_Metadata(t *testing.T) {
 	// store in old metadata format
 	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(opts.DataDir, MetadataFileName))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer f.Close()
 	require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(f).Encode(old))
+	require.NoError(t, f.Close())
 
 	// just creating a new initializer should update the metadata
 	init, err = NewInitializer(
diff --git a/initialization/migrate_metadata.go b/initialization/migrate_metadata.go
index db6907952..4f789dffa 100644
--- a/initialization/migrate_metadata.go
+++ b/initialization/migrate_metadata.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func migrateV0(dir string, logger *zap.Logger) (err error) {
 
 	tmp, err := os.Create(fmt.Sprintf("%s.tmp", filename))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create temporary file %s: %w", tmp.Name(), err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("create temporary file: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer tmp.Close()
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func migrateV0(dir string, logger *zap.Logger) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if err := atomic.ReplaceFile(tmp.Name(), filename); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("save file from %s, %s: %w", tmp.Name(), filename, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("atomic replace: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/initialization/migrate_metadata_test.go b/initialization/migrate_metadata_test.go
index 8d41d25e1..da284702f 100644
--- a/initialization/migrate_metadata_test.go
+++ b/initialization/migrate_metadata_test.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func Test_Migrate_Adds_NonceValue(t *testing.T) {
 	path := t.TempDir()
 	f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(path, MetadataFileName))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer f.Close()
 	require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(f).Encode(old))
+	require.NoError(t, f.Close())
 
 	log := zaptest.NewLogger(t)
 	require.NoError(t, MigratePoST(path, log))