diff --git a/internal/git/git.go b/internal/git/git.go
index 6e7ac48..f9e42a1 100644
--- a/internal/git/git.go
+++ b/internal/git/git.go
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ func createTemplateFile(contributors []string, templateFilePath string) error {
 
 	defer templateFile.Close()
 
-	templateFile.WriteString("\n\n")
+	_, err = templateFile.WriteString("\n\n")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for _, contributor := range contributors {
 		_, err := templateFile.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s \n", CoAuthoredBy, contributor))
 		if err != nil {