diff --git a/src/micro.go b/src/micro.go
index 58131625..5e915bc0 100644
--- a/src/micro.go
+++ b/src/micro.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func LoadInput() (string, []byte, error) {
 		// Option 1
 		filename = os.Args[1]
 		// Check that the file exists
-		if _, err := os.Stat(filename); err == nil {
+		if _, e := os.Stat(filename); e == nil {
 			input, err = ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 		}
 	} else if !isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
diff --git a/src/view.go b/src/view.go
index c59132bb..10704595 100644
--- a/src/view.go
+++ b/src/view.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type View struct {
 	// mouse release events
 	mouseReleased bool
 
-	// Syntax higlighting matches
+	// Syntax highlighting matches
 	matches SyntaxMatches
 	// The matches from the last frame
 	lastMatches SyntaxMatches
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (v *View) HandleEvent(event tcell.Event) {
 				v.mouseReleased = true
 			}
 			// We don't want to relocate because otherwise the view will be relocated
-			// everytime the user moves the cursor
+			// every time the user moves the cursor
 			relocate = false
 		case tcell.WheelUp:
 			// Scroll up two lines
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 			screen.SetContent(x+tabchars, lineN, ' ', nil, selectStyle)
 		}
 
-		x = 0
 		charNum++
 	}