diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 0c156f5..a351c04 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -96,15 +96,8 @@ func NewJob() Job {
 	ramMb := aurora.NewResource()
 	diskMb := aurora.NewResource()
 
-	resources := make(map[ResourceType]*aurora.Resource)
-	resources[CPU] = numCpus
-	resources[RAM] = ramMb
-	resources[DISK] = diskMb
-
-	taskConfig.Resources = make(map[*aurora.Resource]bool)
-	taskConfig.Resources[numCpus] = true
-	taskConfig.Resources[ramMb] = true
-	taskConfig.Resources[diskMb] = true
+	resources := map[ResourceType]*aurora.Resource{CPU: numCpus, RAM: ramMb, DISK: diskMb}
+	taskConfig.Resources = map[*aurora.Resource]bool{numCpus: true, ramMb: true, diskMb: true}
 
 	numCpus.NumCpus = new(float64)
 	ramMb.RamMb = new(int64)
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@ func (j *AuroraJob) Disk(disk int64) Job {
 }
 
 func (j *AuroraJob) GPU(gpus int64) Job {
-	if _,ok := j.resources[GPU]; !ok {
+	if _, ok := j.resources[GPU]; !ok {
 		numGPUs := &aurora.Resource{NumGpus: new(int64)}
 		j.resources[GPU] = numGPUs
 		j.TaskConfig().Resources[numGPUs] = true
diff --git a/realis_e2e_test.go b/realis_e2e_test.go
index dcd8e3c..777f1ef 100644
--- a/realis_e2e_test.go
+++ b/realis_e2e_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/paypal/gorealis/response"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 var r realis.Realis
@@ -338,10 +339,9 @@ pulseLoop:
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
 
-
 			fmt.Println("sending PulseJobUpdate....")
 			resp, err = r.PulseJobUpdate(result.GetKey())
-			assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+			require.NotNil(t, resp, "received a nil response from Aurora")
 			assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 			respDetail, err := r.JobUpdateDetails(updateQ)
@@ -372,14 +372,13 @@ pulseLoop:
 			_, err := r.AbortJobUpdate(*updateDetails[0].GetUpdate().GetSummary().GetKey(), "")
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			_, err = r.KillJob(job.JobKey())
-			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.FailNow(t, "timed out during pulse update test")
+			require.NoError(t, err, "timed out during pulse update test")
 		}
 	}
 
 	resp, err = r.KillJob(job.JobKey())
-    assert.NoError(t, err)
-    assert.Equal(t, aurora.ResponseCode_OK, resp.ResponseCode)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, aurora.ResponseCode_OK, resp.ResponseCode)
 }
 
 // Test configuring an executor that doesn't exist for CreateJob API