diff --git a/XDCxlending/lendingstate/lendingitem_test.go b/XDCxlending/lendingstate/lendingitem_test.go
index 692dff1c2f..2fcd615012 100644
--- a/XDCxlending/lendingstate/lendingitem_test.go
+++ b/XDCxlending/lendingstate/lendingitem_test.go
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ func Test_CreateOrder(t *testing.T) {
 
 func sendOrder(nonce uint64) {
 	rpcClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP("http://localhost:8501")
-	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("rpc.DialHTTP failed", "err", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 	item := &LendingOrderMsg{
 		AccountNonce:    nonce,
diff --git a/core/lending_pool_test.go b/core/lending_pool_test.go
index 5a0dab8e35..76c50b4ca6 100644
--- a/core/lending_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/lending_pool_test.go
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ type LendingMsg struct {
 
 func getLendingNonce(userAddress common.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	rpcClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP("http://127.0.0.1:8501")
-	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	var result interface{}
 	err = rpcClient.Call(&result, "XDCx_getLendingOrderCount", userAddress)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/order_pool_test.go b/core/order_pool_test.go
index c12c167d1c..87cbfdad1b 100644
--- a/core/order_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/order_pool_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ var (
 
 func getNonce(t *testing.T, userAddress common.Address) (uint64, error) {
 	rpcClient, err := rpc.DialHTTP("http://127.0.0.1:8501")
-	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
+	defer rpcClient.Close()
 	var result interface{}
 	err = rpcClient.Call(&result, "XDCx_getOrderCount", userAddress)
 	if err != nil {