diff --git a/pkg/commands/pull_request.go b/pkg/commands/pull_request.go
index 4eb030042..bd076d877 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/pull_request.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/pull_request.go
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ func getServices() []*Service {
 }
 
 // NewPullRequest creates new instance of PullRequest
-func NewPullRequest(gitCommand *GitCommand) (*PullRequest, error) {
+func NewPullRequest(gitCommand *GitCommand) *PullRequest {
 	return &PullRequest{
 		GitServices: getServices(),
 		GitCommand:  gitCommand,
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // Create opens link to new pull request in browser
diff --git a/pkg/commands/pull_request_test.go b/pkg/commands/pull_request_test.go
index 8173edc71..111845e6d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/pull_request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/pull_request_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestGetRepoInfoFromURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func TestCreatePullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 			gitCommand := newDummyGitCommand()
 			gitCommand.OSCommand.command = s.command
 			gitCommand.OSCommand.Config.GetUserConfig().Set("os.openCommand", "open {{filename}}")
-			dummyPullRequest, _ := NewPullRequest(gitCommand)
+			dummyPullRequest := NewPullRequest(gitCommand)
 			s.test(dummyPullRequest.Create(s.branch))
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
index b4ba151b5..11a4a0ebb 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleBranchPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleCreatePullRequestPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	branch := gui.getSelectedBranch(gui.getBranchesView(g))
-	pullRequest, _ := commands.NewPullRequest(gui.GitCommand)
+	pullRequest := commands.NewPullRequest(gui.GitCommand)
 
 	if err := pullRequest.Create(branch); err != nil {
 		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())