diff --git a/v5/marshaling.go b/v5/marshaling.go
index 108e135..6cc65cf 100644
--- a/v5/marshaling.go
+++ b/v5/marshaling.go
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@ package v5
 import "encoding/json"
 
 func (t Tag) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	name, err := json.Marshal(t.Name)
-
-	return name, err
+	return json.Marshal(t.Name)
 }
diff --git a/v5/marshaling_test.go b/v5/marshaling_test.go
index ed75766..199b22a 100644
--- a/v5/marshaling_test.go
+++ b/v5/marshaling_test.go
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ func TestTag_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		{"second", "#ffa654", false},
 	}
 	names := []byte(`["first","second"]`)
-	str, _ := json.Marshal(tags)
+	str, err := json.Marshal(tags)
 
-	eq := reflect.DeepEqual(str, names)
-	if eq != true {
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%v", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(str, names) {
 		t.Errorf("Marshaled: %#v\nExpected: %#v\n", str, names)
 	}
 }