diff --git a/cmd/backend/rss.go b/cmd/backend/rss.go
index c33ad8d..c6bac3f 100644
--- a/cmd/backend/rss.go
+++ b/cmd/backend/rss.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func GenerateRSS(c *Config, db *DB) (*string, error) {
 		}
 
 		item := &rss.Item{
-			Author:      fmt.Sprint(user.FirstName, " ", user.LastName),
+			Author:      user.FirstName + " " + user.LastName,
 			Categories:  tagNames,
 			Description: articleDescription,
 			Guid:        string(article.ID),
diff --git a/cmd/calls/pdf.go b/cmd/calls/pdf.go
index c0213eb..5de6a20 100644
--- a/cmd/calls/pdf.go
+++ b/cmd/calls/pdf.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package calls
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -43,6 +42,6 @@ func ServePDF(c *b.Config) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		http.ServeFile(w, r, fmt.Sprint(c.PDFDir, "/", r.PathValue("id")))
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, c.PDFDir+"/"+r.PathValue("id"))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/articles.go b/cmd/frontend/articles.go
index e7dcf5c..7ae74b4 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/articles.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/articles.go
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ func UploadArticleImage(c *b.Config, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		url := fmt.Sprint(c.Domain, "/image/serve/", filename)
+		url := c.Domain + "/image/serve/" + filename
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(url)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/issues.go b/cmd/frontend/issues.go
index f7ad2df..a870380 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/issues.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/issues.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func PublishLatestIssue(c *b.Config, db *b.DB, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFun
 
 		article := &b.Article{
 			Title:         title,
-			EncURL:        fmt.Sprint(c.Domain, "/image/serve/", imgFileName),
+			EncURL:        c.Domain + "/image/serve/" + imgFileName,
 			EncLength:     int(imgInfo.Size()),
 			EncType:       mime.TypeByExtension(filepath.Ext(imgAbsName)),
 			Published:     true,
diff --git a/cmd/frontend/pdf.go b/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
index 3e5e005..6a4e5e4 100644
--- a/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
+++ b/cmd/frontend/pdf.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func UploadPDF(c *b.Config, s *b.CookieStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		filename := fmt.Sprint(uuid.New(), ".pdf")
-		absFilepath, err := filepath.Abs(fmt.Sprint(c.PDFDir, "/", filename))
+		absFilepath, err := filepath.Abs(c.PDFDir + "/" + filename)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)