diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
index 3ca289a..388336e 100644
--- a/findNext.go
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func setCurrentRepo(check *gitpb.Repo, s string, note string) bool {
 
 func testGoDepsCheckOk(godeps *gitpb.GoDeps, verbose bool) error {
 	if godeps == nil {
-		return nil
+		return errors.New("testGoDepsCheckOk() godeps == nil")
 	}
 	all := godeps.SortByGoPath()
 	for all.Scan() {