diff --git a/containerd-shim-v2/service.go b/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
index 8e9b9499ee..2ca40558ff 100644
--- a/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
+++ b/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ func (s *service) StartShim(ctx context.Context, id, containerdBinary, container
 
 	// make sure to wait after start
 	go cmd.Wait()
-	if err := cdshim.WritePidFile("shim.pid", cmd.Process.Pid); err != nil {
+	if err = cdshim.WritePidFile("shim.pid", cmd.Process.Pid); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if err := cdshim.WriteAddress("address", address); err != nil {
+	if err = cdshim.WriteAddress("address", address); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	return address, nil