diff --git a/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go b/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
index 44a3b0c..6c3de7a 100644
--- a/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/cpufreqCpuinfoMetric.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCpuInfoCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	const cpuInfoFile = "/proc/cpuinfo"
 	file, err := os.Open(cpuInfoFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to open file '%s': %v", cpuInfoFile, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open file '%s': %v", cpuInfoFile, err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCpuInfoCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 			topology.coreID = coreID
 			topology.coreID_int, err = strconv.ParseInt(coreID, 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert coreID '%s' to int64: %v", coreID, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert coreID '%s' to int64: %v", coreID, err)
 			}
 
 			// Physical package ID
 			topology.physicalPackageID = physicalPackageID
 			topology.physicalPackageID_int, err = strconv.ParseInt(physicalPackageID, 10, 64)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert physicalPackageID '%s' to int64: %v", physicalPackageID, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert physicalPackageID '%s' to int64: %v", physicalPackageID, err)
 			}
 
 			// increase maximun socket / package ID, when required
diff --git a/collectors/cpufreqMetric.go b/collectors/cpufreqMetric.go
index 5146baa..0bf6d4c 100644
--- a/collectors/cpufreqMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/cpufreqMetric.go
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	globPattern := filepath.Join(baseDir, "cpu[0-9]*")
 	cpuDirs, err := filepath.Glob(globPattern)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to glob files with pattern '%s': %v", globPattern, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to glob files with pattern '%s': %v", globPattern, err)
 	}
 	if cpuDirs == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to find any files with pattern '%s'", globPattern)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to find any files with pattern '%s'", globPattern)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize CPU topology
@@ -82,38 +82,38 @@ func (m *CPUFreqCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		processor := strings.TrimPrefix(cpuDir, "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu")
 		processor_int, err := strconv.ParseInt(processor, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert cpuID '%s' to int64: %v", processor, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert cpuID '%s' to int64: %v", processor, err)
 		}
 
 		// Read package ID
 		physicalPackageIDFile := filepath.Join(cpuDir, "topology", "physical_package_id")
 		line, err := ioutil.ReadFile(physicalPackageIDFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read physical package ID from file '%s': %v", physicalPackageIDFile, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read physical package ID from file '%s': %v", physicalPackageIDFile, err)
 		}
 		physicalPackageID := strings.TrimSpace(string(line))
 		physicalPackageID_int, err := strconv.ParseInt(physicalPackageID, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert packageID '%s' to int64: %v", physicalPackageID, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert packageID '%s' to int64: %v", physicalPackageID, err)
 		}
 
 		// Read core ID
 		coreIDFile := filepath.Join(cpuDir, "topology", "core_id")
 		line, err = ioutil.ReadFile(coreIDFile)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read core ID from file '%s': %v", coreIDFile, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read core ID from file '%s': %v", coreIDFile, err)
 		}
 		coreID := strings.TrimSpace(string(line))
 		coreID_int, err := strconv.ParseInt(coreID, 10, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to convert coreID '%s' to int64: %v", coreID, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to convert coreID '%s' to int64: %v", coreID, err)
 		}
 
 		// Check access to current frequency file
 		scalingCurFreqFile := filepath.Join(cpuDir, "cpufreq", "scaling_cur_freq")
 		err = unix.Access(scalingCurFreqFile, unix.R_OK)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to access file '%s': %v", scalingCurFreqFile, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to access file '%s': %v", scalingCurFreqFile, err)
 		}
 
 		t := &m.topology[processor_int]
diff --git a/collectors/cpustatMetric.go b/collectors/cpustatMetric.go
index 28ae002..556aad4 100644
--- a/collectors/cpustatMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/cpustatMetric.go
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ type CpustatCollectorConfig struct {
 
 type CpustatCollector struct {
 	metricCollector
-	config          CpustatCollectorConfig
-	matches         map[string]int
-	cputags         map[string]map[string]string
-	nodetags        map[string]string
-	num_cpus_metric lp.CCMetric
+	config   CpustatCollectorConfig
+	matches  map[string]int
+	cputags  map[string]map[string]string
+	nodetags map[string]string
 }
 
 func (m *CpustatCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
diff --git a/collectors/customCmdMetric.go b/collectors/customCmdMetric.go
index e978c49..ec2109b 100644
--- a/collectors/customCmdMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/customCmdMetric.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (m *CustomCmdCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if len(m.files) == 0 && len(m.commands) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("No metrics to collect")
+		return errors.New("no metrics to collect")
 	}
 	m.handler = influx.NewMetricHandler()
 	m.parser = influx.NewParser(m.handler)
diff --git a/collectors/ipmiMetric.go b/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
index e59f407..16b08ef 100644
--- a/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/ipmiMetric.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (m *IpmiCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		m.ipmisensors = p
 	}
 	if len(m.ipmitool) == 0 && len(m.ipmisensors) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("No IPMI reader found")
+		return errors.New("no IPMI reader found")
 	}
 	m.init = true
 	return nil
diff --git a/collectors/metricCollector.go b/collectors/metricCollector.go
index 747772f..7c04e90 100644
--- a/collectors/metricCollector.go
+++ b/collectors/metricCollector.go
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ func RemoveFromStringList(s []string, r string) ([]string, error) {
 			return append(s[:i], s[i+1:]...), nil
 		}
 	}
-	return s, fmt.Errorf("No such string in list")
+	return s, fmt.Errorf("no such string in list")
 }
diff --git a/collectors/tempMetric.go b/collectors/tempMetric.go
index bbc5100..7ba8eb1 100644
--- a/collectors/tempMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/tempMetric.go
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ func (m *TempCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 	globPattern := filepath.Join("/sys/class/hwmon", "*", "temp*_input")
 	inputFiles, err := filepath.Glob(globPattern)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to glob files with pattern '%s': %v", globPattern, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to glob files with pattern '%s': %v", globPattern, err)
 	}
 	if inputFiles == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to find any files with pattern '%s'", globPattern)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to find any files with pattern '%s'", globPattern)
 	}
 
 	// Get sensor name for each temperature sensor file
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (m *TempCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 
 	// Empty sensors map
 	if len(m.sensors) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("No temperature sensors found")
+		return fmt.Errorf("no temperature sensors found")
 	}
 
 	// Finished initialization
diff --git a/collectors/topprocsMetric.go b/collectors/topprocsMetric.go
index dd6bff3..408c3cc 100644
--- a/collectors/topprocsMetric.go
+++ b/collectors/topprocsMetric.go
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ func (m *TopProcsCollector) Init(config json.RawMessage) error {
 		m.config.Num_procs = int(DEFAULT_NUM_PROCS)
 	}
 	if m.config.Num_procs <= 0 || m.config.Num_procs > MAX_NUM_PROCS {
-		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("num_procs option must be set in 'topprocs' config (range: 1-%d)", MAX_NUM_PROCS))
+		return fmt.Errorf("num_procs option must be set in 'topprocs' config (range: 1-%d)", MAX_NUM_PROCS)
 	}
 	m.setup()
 	command := exec.Command("ps", "-Ao", "comm", "--sort=-pcpu")
 	command.Wait()
 	_, err = command.Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("Failed to execute command")
+		return errors.New("failed to execute command")
 	}
 	m.init = true
 	return nil