diff --git a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/online.go b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/online.go
index 1d1a74535..d27a261f4 100644
--- a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/online.go
+++ b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/online.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ func fetchOpenAIModels(baseURL, apiKey string) ([]modelEntry, error) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 512))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("read error response: %w", err)
+		body, readErr := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 512))
+		if readErr != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("read error response: %w", readErr)
 		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
 	}