diff --git a/pkg/healthcheck/commit.go b/pkg/healthcheck/commit.go
index 855bb16..ada9e5a 100644
--- a/pkg/healthcheck/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/healthcheck/commit.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func NonAsciiMsg(root string) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if len(nonAsciiMsgs) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Non-ASCII characters in commit messages:\n" + strings.Join(nonAsciiMsgs, "\n"))
+		return fmt.Errorf("Non-ASCII characters in commit messages:\n%s", strings.Join(nonAsciiMsgs, "\n"))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go b/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
index a07cbad..1a46c70 100644
--- a/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
+++ b/pkg/healthcheck/forbidden.go
@@ -77,16 +77,14 @@ func ForbiddenCheck(rootDir string, regexList []string, localList string, repo s
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting forbiddens: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var message string
-
 	if len(forbids) > 0 {
-		message = "The following forbidden files were found: " +
-			strings.Join(forbids, ", ") +
-			"\n\nTo fix it, first make a backup of your repository and then run the following commands:\nfor i in " +
-			strings.Join(forbids, " ") +
-			fmt.Sprint("; do git filter-repo --force --invert-paths --path \"$i\"; done\ngit remote add origin ",
-				repo, "\ngit push --set-upstream origin ", droneBranch, " --force")
-		return fmt.Errorf(message)
+		return fmt.Errorf("The following forbidden files were found: %s\n\nTo fix it, first make a backup of your repository and then run the following commands:\nfor i in %s%s",
+			strings.Join(forbids, ", "),
+			strings.Join(forbids, " "),
+			fmt.Sprint(
+				"; do git filter-repo --force --invert-paths --path \"$i\"; done\ngit remote add origin ",
+				repo, "\ngit push --set-upstream origin ",
+				droneBranch, " --force"))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/healthcheck/nonascii.go b/pkg/healthcheck/nonascii.go
index ca152fb..0204c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/healthcheck/nonascii.go
+++ b/pkg/healthcheck/nonascii.go
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ func NonAsciiFiles(root string, localList string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting non-ascii: %w", err)
 	}
 	if len(nonAscii) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Non-ASCII characters found in the following files:\n" + strings.Join(nonAscii, "\n"))
+		return fmt.Errorf("Non-ASCII characters found in the following files:\n%s",
+			strings.Join(nonAscii, "\n"))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/healthcheck/verify.go b/pkg/healthcheck/verify.go
index debc531..659777f 100644
--- a/pkg/healthcheck/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/healthcheck/verify.go
@@ -29,47 +29,31 @@ func getChecksum(filePath string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // checkFileChecksum checks if a single file's checksum matches the expected value
-func checkFileChecksum(rootDir, fileName, expectedChecksum string) (bool, string) {
+func checkFileChecksum(rootDir, fileName, expectedChecksum string) error {
 	filePath := filepath.Join(rootDir, strings.TrimSpace(fileName))
 	actualChecksum, err := getChecksum(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Sprintf("Error reading file %s: %v", filePath, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading file %s: %v", filePath, err)
 	}
-
-	if actualChecksum == expectedChecksum {
-		return true, ""
-	} else {
-		return false, fmt.Sprintf("Checksum for %s failed. Expected %s, but got %s. Please revert your changes or contact the teaching team if you have a valid reason for adjusting them.", filePath, expectedChecksum, actualChecksum)
+	if actualChecksum != expectedChecksum {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Checksum for %s failed. Expected %s, but got %s. Please revert your changes or contact the teaching team if you have a valid reason for adjusting them.", filePath, expectedChecksum, actualChecksum)
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func VerifyFiles(rootDir string, checkFileNameList string, checkFileSumList string) error {
 	if len(checkFileNameList) == 0 {
 		return nil
-		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	fileNames := strings.Split(checkFileNameList, ",")
 	checkSums := strings.Split(checkFileSumList, ",")
-
-	allPassed := true
-	var errorMessages []string
-
 	// Check each file's checksum
 	for i, fileName := range fileNames {
 		expectedChecksum := strings.TrimSpace(checkSums[i])
-		passed, message := checkFileChecksum(rootDir, fileName, expectedChecksum)
-		if message != "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf(message)
+		err := checkFileChecksum(rootDir, fileName, expectedChecksum)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		if !passed {
-			allPassed = false
-			errorMessages = append(errorMessages, message)
-		}
-	}
-	if allPassed {
-		return nil
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Some checksums failed. Please review the errors below:")
 	}
 	return nil
 }