diff --git a/snippets/go.json b/snippets/go.json
index 5f1fb609..02209ae0 100644
--- a/snippets/go.json
+++ b/snippets/go.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     },
     "if err != nil": {
         "prefix": "ir",
-        "body": "if err != nil {\n\t${1:return ${2:nil, }${3:err}}\n}",
+        "body": "if err != nil {\n\treturn ${1:nil}, ${2:err}\n}",
         "description": "Snippet for if err != nil"
     },
     "fmt.Println": {