So before test format the files in that directory with: go fmt then go test -v go test -cover go test -coverprofile=coverage.out go tool cover -func=coverage.out go tool cover -html=coverage.out NICE! AND I HAVE 100% Coverage and all tests pass! Good read: http://jeffknupp.com/blog/2014/08/19/go-is-fun-familiar-and-fast/ Now thoughts for the next bit of the application - or at least requirements https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/get/statuses/user_timeline https://github.com/dafang/anaconda/blob/master/timeline.go https://code.google.com/p/go-wiki/wiki/CodeReviewComments go get code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/goimports go get code.google.com/p/go.tools/cmd/gofmt Code Review Comments Format Files Go Gofmt Goimports Golang