diff --git a/collector/iis.go b/collector/iis.go
index 5a8ad337..6cc961c6 100644
--- a/collector/iis.go
+++ b/collector/iis.go
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ func getIISVersion() simple_version {
 		log.Warn("Couldn't open registry to determine IIS version:", err)
 		return simple_version{}
 	}
-	defer k.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		err = k.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to close registry key: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	major, _, err := k.GetIntegerValue("MajorVersion")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/mssql.go b/collector/mssql.go
index 22cb8733..b322f7d7 100644
--- a/collector/mssql.go
+++ b/collector/mssql.go
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ func getMSSQLInstances() mssqlInstancesType {
 		log.Warn("Couldn't open registry to determine SQL instances:", err)
 		return sqlDefaultInstance
 	}
-	defer k.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		err = k.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Failed to close registry key: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
 	instanceNames, err := k.ReadValueNames(0)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/process.go b/collector/process.go
index 0a5c6f13..5204ecd5 100644
--- a/collector/process.go
+++ b/collector/process.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (c *ProcessCollector) collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) (*prometheus.Des
 	var dst_wp []WorkerProcess
 	q_wp := queryAll(&dst_wp)
 	if err := wmi.QueryNamespace(q_wp, &dst_wp, "root\\WebAdministration"); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed querying worker processes: %s", err)
+		log.Debugf("Could not query WebAdministration namespace for IIS worker processes: %v. Skipping", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, process := range dst {
diff --git a/collector/textfile.go b/collector/textfile.go
index f5a61dc7..b0a1cb73 100644
--- a/collector/textfile.go
+++ b/collector/textfile.go
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ fileLoop:
 			continue
 		}
 		parsedFamilies, err := parser.TextToMetricFamilies(r)
-		file.Close()
+		closeErr := file.Close()
+		if closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("Error closing file: %v", err)
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("Error parsing %q: %v", path, err)
 			error = 1.0
diff --git a/exporter.go b/exporter.go
index ddf8bbeb..8c9cbeab 100644
--- a/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -222,7 +221,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	stopCh := make(chan bool)
 	if !isInteractive {
-		go svc.Run(serviceName, &wmiExporterService{stopCh: stopCh})
+		go func() {
+			err = svc.Run(serviceName, &wmiExporterService{stopCh: stopCh})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Failed to start service: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	collectors, err := loadCollectors(*enabledCollectors)
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ func main() {
 
 func healthCheck(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	io.WriteString(w, `{"status":"ok"}`)
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, `{"status":"ok"}`)
 }
 
 func keys(m map[string]collector.Collector) []string {