diff --git a/go/storage/cdb_map.go b/go/storage/cdb_map.go
index 14437c45b..d09a87e2a 100644
--- a/go/storage/cdb_map.go
+++ b/go/storage/cdb_map.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (m cdbMap) Visit(visit func(NeedleValue) error) (err error) {
 func ConvertIndexToCdb(cdbName string, index *os.File) error {
 	idx, err := LoadNeedleMap(index)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error loading needle map %s: %s", index, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error loading needle map %s: %s", index.Name(), err)
 	}
 	defer idx.Close()
 	return DumpNeedleMapToCdb(cdbName, idx)
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ func DumpNeedleMapToCdb(cdbName string, nm *NeedleMap) error {
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		closer()
-		return fmt.Errorf("error walking index %s: %s", nm, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error walking index %v: %s", nm, err)
 	}
 	// store fileBytes
 	data, e := json.Marshal(nm.mapMetric)
 	if e != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling metric %s: %s", nm.mapMetric, e)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling metric %v: %s", nm.mapMetric, e)
 	}
 	if err = adder(cdb.Element{Key: []byte{'M'}, Data: data}); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/go/storage/cdb_map_test.go b/go/storage/cdb_map_test.go
index 6fe2a12f0..f6a7d42ad 100644
--- a/go/storage/cdb_map_test.go
+++ b/go/storage/cdb_map_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func BenchmarkCdbMap9List(t *testing.B) {
 	t.Logf("opening %s", indexFile)
 	idx, err := LoadNeedleMap(indexFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("cannot load %s: %s", indexFile, err)
+		t.Fatalf("cannot load %s: %s", indexFile.Name(), err)
 	}
 	defer idx.Close()
 	b := getMemStats()
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func BenchmarkCdbMap9List(t *testing.B) {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("%d. %s", i, nv)
 		}
 		if nv2, ok := m.Get(uint64(nv.Key)); !ok || nv2 == nil {
-			t.Errorf("%s in index, not in cdb", nv.Key)
+			t.Errorf("%d in index, not in cdb", nv.Key)
 		} else if nv2.Key != nv.Key {
 			t.Errorf("requested key %d from cdb, got %d", nv.Key, nv2.Key)
 		} else if nv2.Offset != nv.Offset {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func BenchmarkCdbMap9List(t *testing.B) {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if nv2, ok := m.Get(uint64(nv.Key)); !ok || nv2 == nil {
-			t.Errorf("%s in cdb, not in index", nv.Key)
+			t.Errorf("%d in cdb, not in index", nv.Key)
 		} else if nv2.Key != nv.Key {
 			t.Errorf("requested key %d from index, got %d", nv.Key, nv2.Key)
 		} else if nv2.Offset != nv.Offset {
diff --git a/go/storage/needle_map.go b/go/storage/needle_map.go
index 9c77fcf73..33d3d1747 100644
--- a/go/storage/needle_map.go
+++ b/go/storage/needle_map.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (nm *NeedleMap) Delete(key uint64) error {
 		if e := nm.indexFile.Truncate(offset); e != nil {
 			plus = "\ncouldn't truncate index file: " + e.Error()
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("error writing to indexfile %s: %s%s", nm.indexFile, err, plus)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error writing to indexfile %s: %s%s", nm.indexFile.Name(), err, plus)
 	}
 	nm.DeletionCounter++
 	return nil
diff --git a/go/storage/store.go b/go/storage/store.go
index a4263dcac..8c6663a08 100644
--- a/go/storage/store.go
+++ b/go/storage/store.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (s *Store) findFreeLocation() (ret *DiskLocation) {
 }
 func (s *Store) addVolume(vid VolumeId, collection string, replicaPlacement *ReplicaPlacement) error {
 	if s.findVolume(vid) != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Volume Id %s already exists!", vid)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Volume Id %d already exists!", vid)
 	}
 	if location := s.findFreeLocation(); location != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infoln("In dir", location.Directory, "adds volume =", vid, ", collection =", collection, ", replicaPlacement =", replicaPlacement)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (s *Store) CheckCompactVolume(volumeIdString string, garbageThresholdString
 		glog.V(3).Infoln(vid, "garbage level is", v.garbageLevel())
 		return nil, garbageThreshold < v.garbageLevel()
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %s is not found during check compact!", vid), false
+	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %d is not found during check compact!", vid), false
 }
 func (s *Store) CompactVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 	vid, err := NewVolumeId(volumeIdString)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (s *Store) CompactVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 	if v := s.findVolume(vid); v != nil {
 		return v.Compact()
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %s is not found during compact!", vid)
+	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %d is not found during compact!", vid)
 }
 func (s *Store) CommitCompactVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 	vid, err := NewVolumeId(volumeIdString)
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (s *Store) CommitCompactVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 	if v := s.findVolume(vid); v != nil {
 		return v.commitCompact()
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %s is not found during commit compact!", vid)
+	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %d is not found during commit compact!", vid)
 }
 func (s *Store) FreezeVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 	vid, err := NewVolumeId(volumeIdString)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (s *Store) FreezeVolume(volumeIdString string) error {
 		}
 		return v.freeze()
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %s is not found during freeze!", vid)
+	return fmt.Errorf("volume id %d is not found during freeze!", vid)
 }
 func (l *DiskLocation) loadExistingVolumes() {
 	if dirs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(l.Directory); err == nil {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (s *Store) Close() {
 func (s *Store) Write(i VolumeId, n *Needle) (size uint32, err error) {
 	if v := s.findVolume(i); v != nil {
 		if v.readOnly {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("Volume %s is read only!", i)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Volume %d is read only!", i)
 			return
 		} else {
 			if MaxPossibleVolumeSize >= v.ContentSize()+uint64(size) {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (s *Store) Write(i VolumeId, n *Needle) (size uint32, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	glog.V(0).Infoln("volume", i, "not found!")
-	err = fmt.Errorf("Volume %s not found!", i)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("Volume %d not found!", i)
 	return
 }
 func (s *Store) Delete(i VolumeId, n *Needle) (uint32, error) {
diff --git a/go/storage/volume.go b/go/storage/volume.go
index f0006f5cc..9ec112c57 100644
--- a/go/storage/volume.go
+++ b/go/storage/volume.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (v *Volume) isFileUnchanged(n *Needle) bool {
 
 func (v *Volume) Destroy() (err error) {
 	if v.readOnly {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile.Name())
 		return
 	}
 	v.Close()
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (v *Volume) Destroy() (err error) {
 func (v *Volume) write(n *Needle) (size uint32, err error) {
 	glog.V(4).Infof("writing needle %s", NewFileIdFromNeedle(v.Id, n).String())
 	if v.readOnly {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile.Name())
 		return
 	}
 	v.accessLock.Lock()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (v *Volume) write(n *Needle) (size uint32, err error) {
 
 	if size, err = n.Append(v.dataFile, v.Version()); err != nil {
 		if e := v.dataFile.Truncate(offset); e != nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%s\ncannot truncate %s: %s", err, v.dataFile, e.Error())
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%s\ncannot truncate %s: %s", err, v.dataFile.Name(), e.Error())
 		}
 		return
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (v *Volume) write(n *Needle) (size uint32, err error) {
 func (v *Volume) delete(n *Needle) (uint32, error) {
 	glog.V(4).Infof("delete needle %s", NewFileIdFromNeedle(v.Id, n).String())
 	if v.readOnly {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("%s is read-only", v.dataFile.Name())
 	}
 	v.accessLock.Lock()
 	defer v.accessLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/go/topology/volume_layout.go b/go/topology/volume_layout.go
index bd95cc796..538acb54c 100644
--- a/go/topology/volume_layout.go
+++ b/go/topology/volume_layout.go
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ func (vl *VolumeLayout) PickForWrite(count int, option *VolumeGrowOption) (*stor
 		}
 		return &vid, count, locationList, nil
 	}
-	return nil, 0, nil, errors.New("Strangely This Should Never Have Happened!")
 }
 
 func (vl *VolumeLayout) GetActiveVolumeCount(option *VolumeGrowOption) int {
diff --git a/go/util/constants.go b/go/util/constants.go
index a666ff5d5..ab57af0c9 100644
--- a/go/util/constants.go
+++ b/go/util/constants.go
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package util
 import ()
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "0.54 beta"
+	VERSION = "0.54"
 )
diff --git a/go/weed/export.go b/go/weed/export.go
index ef14e19c0..dae6053c7 100644
--- a/go/weed/export.go
+++ b/go/weed/export.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func runExport(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 
 	nm, err := storage.LoadNeedleMap(indexFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Fatalf("cannot load needle map from %s: %s", indexFile, err)
+		glog.Fatalf("cannot load needle map from %s: %s", indexFile.Name(), err)
 	}
 
 	var version storage.Version
diff --git a/go/weed/server.go b/go/weed/server.go
index 61e42fb36..dde896c09 100644
--- a/go/weed/server.go
+++ b/go/weed/server.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		if max, e := strconv.Atoi(maxString); e == nil {
 			maxCounts = append(maxCounts, max)
 		} else {
-			glog.Fatalf("The max specified in -max not a valid number %s", max)
+			glog.Fatalf("The max specified in -max not a valid number %s", maxString)
 		}
 	}
 	if len(folders) != len(maxCounts) {
diff --git a/go/weed/shell.go b/go/weed/shell.go
index 885a0fa71..6a3331284 100644
--- a/go/weed/shell.go
+++ b/go/weed/shell.go
@@ -57,5 +57,4 @@ func runShell(command *Command, args []string) bool {
 		cmd = readLine()
 		execCmd(cmd)
 	}
-	return true
 }
diff --git a/go/weed/volume.go b/go/weed/volume.go
index 3c6cf05a5..a43a396b2 100644
--- a/go/weed/volume.go
+++ b/go/weed/volume.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func runVolume(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		if max, e := strconv.Atoi(maxString); e == nil {
 			maxCounts = append(maxCounts, max)
 		} else {
-			glog.Fatalf("The max specified in -max not a valid number %s", max)
+			glog.Fatalf("The max specified in -max not a valid number %s", maxString)
 		}
 	}
 	if len(folders) != len(maxCounts) {