diff --git a/backend/services/storage/gzip.go b/backend/services/storage/gzip.go
index f3e96394a..0e662efaa 100644
--- a/backend/services/storage/gzip.go
+++ b/backend/services/storage/gzip.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-func gzipFile(file io.ReadSeeker) io.Reader {
+func gzipFile(file io.Reader) io.Reader {
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
 	go func() {
 		gw, _ := gzip.NewWriterLevel(writer, gzip.BestSpeed)
diff --git a/backend/services/storage/main.go b/backend/services/storage/main.go
index 47691ad36..9afc7d819 100644
--- a/backend/services/storage/main.go
+++ b/backend/services/storage/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
-	"ioutill"
+	//"io/ioutil"
 
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func main() {
 			log.Printf("File read error: %f", err)
 			return
 		}
-		startReader = bytes.NewBuffer(startBytes)
+		startReader := bytes.NewBuffer(startBytes)
 		if err := storage.Upload(gzipFile(startReader), key+"-s", "application/octet-stream", true); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Storage: start upload failed.  %v\n", err)
 		}