diff --git a/goatherd.go b/goatherd.go
index e702293ef0db179b964117ed238934a052bc2f04..c1ba52d9c8a1766bb08121c2f0194407a15ce1da 100644
--- a/goatherd.go
+++ b/goatherd.go
@@ -173,12 +173,14 @@ func transaction_failed(err error) bool {
 // Retrieve secret and count for given username and try to find a match within
 // the lookahead range. Update count in DB if match is found. All within a
 // transaction, retrying if it fails.
-func check_offer(db *sql.DB, remote net.Addr, name string, offer string) (ok bool, err error) {
+func check_offer(db *sql.DB, remote string, name string, offer string) (bool, error) {
     for {
         debugf("[%v] begin transaction", remote)
         tx, err := db.Begin()
         err_panic(err)
 
+        ok := false
+
         debugf("[%v] looking up data for %v", remote, name)
         hotp, err := get_otp(tx, name)
         if transaction_failed(err) {
@@ -207,8 +209,6 @@ func check_offer(db *sql.DB, remote net.Addr, name string, offer string) (ok boo
             }
         }
 
-        ok = false
-
 commit:
         debugf("[%v] commiting", remote)
         err = tx.Commit()