diff --git a/pkg/runfileconfig/run_file_config_parser.go b/pkg/runfileconfig/run_file_config_parser.go
index 207bfd2fa..7d536a8bb 100644
--- a/pkg/runfileconfig/run_file_config_parser.go
+++ b/pkg/runfileconfig/run_file_config_parser.go
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ func (a *RunFileConfig) resolvePathToAbsAndValidate(baseDir string, paths ...*st
 			return err
 		}
 		absPath := utils.GetAbsPath(baseDir, *path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		
 		*path = absPath
 		if err = utils.ValidateFilePath(*path); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/standalone/publish.go b/pkg/standalone/publish.go
index 30ae646fe..17ba8a3b0 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/publish.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/publish.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (s *Standalone) Publish(publishAppID, pubsubName, topic string, payload []b
 
 	// Detect publishing with CloudEvents envelope.
 	var cloudEvent map[string]interface{}
-	if json.Unmarshal(payload, &cloudEvent); err == nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(payload, &cloudEvent); err == nil {
 		_, hasID := cloudEvent["id"]
 		_, hasSource := cloudEvent["source"]
 		_, hasSpecVersion := cloudEvent["specversion"]