diff --git a/libnetwork/ipvs/ipvs_test.go b/libnetwork/ipvs/ipvs_test.go
index adb8157afb..50b5c532e9 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipvs/ipvs_test.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipvs/ipvs_test.go
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ func lookupFwMethod(fwMethod uint32) string {
 }
 
 func checkDestination(t *testing.T, i *Handle, s *Service, d *Destination, checkPresent bool) {
-	dstFound := false
+	var dstFound bool
 
 	dstArray, err := i.GetDestinations(s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, dst := range dstArray {
-		if dst.Address.String() == d.Address.String() && dst.Port == d.Port && lookupFwMethod(dst.ConnectionFlags) == lookupFwMethod(d.ConnectionFlags) {
+		if dst.Address.Equal(d.Address) && dst.Port == d.Port && lookupFwMethod(dst.ConnectionFlags) == lookupFwMethod(d.ConnectionFlags) {
 			dstFound = true
 			break
 		}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func checkService(t *testing.T, i *Handle, s *Service, checkPresent bool) {
 	svcArray, err := i.GetServices()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	svcFound := false
+	var svcFound bool
 
 	for _, svc := range svcArray {
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipvs/netlink.go b/libnetwork/ipvs/netlink.go
index 08dba32521..5450679c3b 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipvs/netlink.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipvs/netlink.go
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ done:
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for _, m := range msgs {
-
 			if m.Header.Seq != req.Seq {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ done:
 			if m.Header.Type == syscall.NLMSG_DONE {
 				break done
 			}
-
 			if m.Header.Type == syscall.NLMSG_ERROR {
 				error := int32(native.Uint32(m.Data[0:4]))
 				if error == 0 {
@@ -396,7 +394,7 @@ func (i *Handle) doGetServicesCmd(svc *Service) ([]*Service, error) {
 	for _, msg := range msgs {
 		srv, err := i.parseService(msg)
 		if err != nil {
-			return res, err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		res = append(res, srv)
 	}