diff --git a/eventqueue/eventqueue_test.go b/eventqueue/eventqueue_test.go
index e91f446..ede0971 100644
--- a/eventqueue/eventqueue_test.go
+++ b/eventqueue/eventqueue_test.go
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ func TestPullBlocksUntilAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Millisecond)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	_, err := q.Pull(ctx)
-	if err == nil {
+	if _, err := q.Pull(ctx); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Pull => expected timeout error, got nil")
 	}
 
diff --git a/widgets/linechart/axes/label.go b/widgets/linechart/axes/label.go
index 3fc28e4..cca6a1e 100644
--- a/widgets/linechart/axes/label.go
+++ b/widgets/linechart/axes/label.go
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ func rowLabel(scale *YScale, y int, labelWidth int) (*Label, error) {
 	}
 
 	ar := rowLabelArea(y, labelWidth)
-	pos, _ := align.Text(ar, v.Text(), align.HorizontalRight, align.VerticalMiddle)
+	pos, err := align.Text(ar, v.Text(), align.HorizontalRight, align.VerticalMiddle)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to align the label value: %v", err)
+	}
 	return &Label{
 		Value: v,
 		Pos:   pos,