diff --git a/linux/payload/PlocMpsocHandler.cpp b/linux/payload/PlocMpsocHandler.cpp
index 61b82f7f..1e904cd0 100644
--- a/linux/payload/PlocMpsocHandler.cpp
+++ b/linux/payload/PlocMpsocHandler.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMPSoCHandler::buildCommandFromCommand(DeviceCommandId_t device
       break;
     }
     case (mpsoc::TC_GET_HK_REPORT): {
-      sif::debug << "getting HK report" << std::endl;
       result = prepareTcGetHkReport();
       break;
     }
@@ -581,9 +580,8 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocMPSoCHandler::prepareTcDownlinkPwrOff() {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PlocMPSoCHandler::prepareTcGetHkReport() {
-  ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
   mpsoc::TcGetHkReport tcGetHkReport(spParams, sequenceCount);
-  result = tcGetHkReport.buildPacket();
+  ReturnValue_t result = tcGetHkReport.buildPacket();
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   }