diff --git a/cmd/statusd/main.go b/cmd/statusd/main.go
index 50feceb43..addec1824 100644
--- a/cmd/statusd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/statusd/main.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Examples:
 
 Options:
 `
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, usage) // nolint: gas
+	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, usage) // nolint: gas
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
diff --git a/geth/common/utils.go b/geth/common/utils.go
index b81bd3455..fd4be38f6 100644
--- a/geth/common/utils.go
+++ b/geth/common/utils.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
-	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"time"
 
@@ -94,17 +93,6 @@ func PanicAfter(waitSeconds time.Duration, abort chan struct{}, desc string) {
 	}()
 }
 
-// NameOf returns name of caller, at runtime
-func NameOf(f interface{}) string {
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(f)
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Func {
-		if rf := runtime.FuncForPC(v.Pointer()); rf != nil {
-			return rf.Name()
-		}
-	}
-	return v.String()
-}
-
 // MessageIDFromContext returns message id from context (if exists)
 func MessageIDFromContext(ctx context.Context) string {
 	if ctx == nil {
@@ -143,7 +131,7 @@ func Fatalf(reason interface{}, args ...interface{}) {
 	// find out whether error or string has been passed as a reason
 	r := reflect.ValueOf(reason)
 	if r.Kind() == reflect.String {
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Fatal Failure: "+reason.(string)+"\n", args) //nolint: gas
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Fatal Failure: %v\n%v\n", reason.(string), args) //nolint: gas
 	} else {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Fatal Failure: %v\n", reason.(error)) //nolint: gas
 	}
diff --git a/geth/node/utils.go b/geth/node/utils.go
index ec4b2db67..aadc4e388 100644
--- a/geth/node/utils.go
+++ b/geth/node/utils.go
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ import (
 // HaltOnPanic recovers from panic, logs issue, sends upward notification, and exits
 func HaltOnPanic() {
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("%v: %v", ErrNodeRunFailure, r)
+		strErr := fmt.Sprintf("%v: %v", ErrNodeRunFailure, r)
 
 		// send signal up to native app
 		signal.Send(signal.Envelope{
 			Type: signal.EventNodeCrashed,
 			Event: signal.NodeCrashEvent{
-				Error: err.Error(),
+				Error: strErr,
 			},
 		})
 
-		common.Fatalf(err) // os.exit(1) is called internally
+		common.Fatalf(ErrNodeRunFailure, r) // os.exit(1) is called internally
 	}
 }