diff --git a/lang/funcs/core/core_test.go b/lang/funcs/core/core_test.go
index 9f482b25..43067304 100644
--- a/lang/funcs/core/core_test.go
+++ b/lang/funcs/core/core_test.go
@@ -143,29 +143,31 @@ func TestPureFuncExec0(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, expect) {
-				// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
-				diff := pretty.Compare(result, expect)
-				if diff != "" { // bonus
-					t.Errorf("test #%d: result did not match expected", index)
-					// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-					t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(result))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(expect))
-
-					// more details, for tricky cases:
-					diffable := &pretty.Config{
-						Diffable:          true,
-						IncludeUnexported: true,
-						//PrintStringers: false,
-						//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
-						//SkipZeroFields: false,
-					}
-					t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(result))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(expect))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-					return
-				}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(result, expect) {
+				return
 			}
+
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
+			diff := pretty.Compare(result, expect)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: result did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(result))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(expect))
+
+			// more details, for tricky cases:
+			diffable := &pretty.Config{
+				Diffable:          true,
+				IncludeUnexported: true,
+				//PrintStringers: false,
+				//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
+				//SkipZeroFields: false,
+			}
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(result))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(expect))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lang/interfaces/metadata_test.go b/lang/interfaces/metadata_test.go
index 6c0c5da9..ff2a8dc4 100644
--- a/lang/interfaces/metadata_test.go
+++ b/lang/interfaces/metadata_test.go
@@ -145,31 +145,33 @@ func TestMetadataParse0(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if metadata != nil {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(meta, metadata) {
-					// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
-					diff := pretty.Compare(meta, metadata)
-					if diff != "" { // bonus
-						t.Errorf("test #%d: metadata did not match expected", index)
-						// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-						t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(meta))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(metadata))
-
-						// more details, for tricky cases:
-						diffable := &pretty.Config{
-							Diffable:          true,
-							IncludeUnexported: true,
-							//PrintStringers: false,
-							//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
-							//SkipZeroFields: false,
-						}
-						t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(meta))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(metadata))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-						return
-					}
-				}
+			if metadata == nil {
+				return
 			}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(meta, metadata) {
+				return
+			}
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
+			diff := pretty.Compare(meta, metadata)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: metadata did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(meta))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(metadata))
+
+			// more details, for tricky cases:
+			diffable := &pretty.Config{
+				Diffable:          true,
+				IncludeUnexported: true,
+				//PrintStringers: false,
+				//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
+				//SkipZeroFields: false,
+			}
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(meta))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(metadata))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lang/interpolate_test.go b/lang/interpolate_test.go
index b0b88b80..4a3398fe 100644
--- a/lang/interpolate_test.go
+++ b/lang/interpolate_test.go
@@ -185,18 +185,19 @@ func TestInterpolate0(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
-				// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
-				diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
-				if diff != "" { // bonus
-					t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
-					// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-					t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-					return
-				}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
+				return
 			}
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
+			diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -421,18 +422,19 @@ func TestInterpolateBasicStmt(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
-				// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
-				diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
-				if diff != "" { // bonus
-					t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
-					// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-					t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-					return
-				}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
+				return
 			}
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
+			diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -742,18 +744,19 @@ func TestInterpolateBasicExpr(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
-				// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
-				diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
-				if diff != "" { // bonus
-					t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
-					// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-					t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
-					t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-					return
-				}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(iast, exp) {
+				return
 			}
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the logf exists
+			diff := pretty.Compare(iast, exp)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(iast))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lang/lexparse_test.go b/lang/lexparse_test.go
index 0ab41f08..1adaa511 100644
--- a/lang/lexparse_test.go
+++ b/lang/lexparse_test.go
@@ -2108,32 +2108,34 @@ func TestLexParse0(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if exp != nil {
-				if !reflect.DeepEqual(ast, exp) {
-					// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
-
-					// more details, for tricky cases:
-					diffable := &pretty.Config{
-						Diffable:          true,
-						IncludeUnexported: false,
-						//PrintStringers: false, // always false!
-						//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
-						SkipZeroFields: true,
-					}
-					diff := diffable.Compare(exp, ast)
-					if diff != "" { // bonus
-						t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
-						// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
-						t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(ast))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
-
-						t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(ast))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(exp))
-						t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
-						return
-					}
-				}
+			if exp == nil {
+				return
 			}
+			if reflect.DeepEqual(ast, exp) {
+				return
+			}
+			// double check because DeepEqual is different since the func exists
+
+			// more details, for tricky cases:
+			diffable := &pretty.Config{
+				Diffable:          true,
+				IncludeUnexported: false,
+				//PrintStringers: false, // always false!
+				//PrintTextMarshalers: false,
+				SkipZeroFields: true,
+			}
+			diff := diffable.Compare(exp, ast)
+			if diff == "" { // bonus
+				return
+			}
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: AST did not match expected", index)
+			// TODO: consider making our own recursive print function
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, spew.Sdump(ast))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, spew.Sdump(exp))
+
+			t.Logf("test #%d:   actual: \n\n%s\n", index, diffable.Sprint(ast))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: expected: \n\n%s", index, diffable.Sprint(exp))
+			t.Logf("test #%d: diff:\n%s", index, diff)
 		})
 	}
 }