diff --git a/device/alsa/alsa.go b/device/alsa/alsa.go
index 9c10e021..be2117a4 100644
--- a/device/alsa/alsa.go
+++ b/device/alsa/alsa.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func (d *ALSA) Setup(c config.Config) error {
 		errs = append(errs, errInvalidCodec)
 		c.InputCodec = defaultCodec
 	}
-	if errs != nil {
-		return errs
-	}
 	d.Config = Config{
 		SampleRate: c.SampleRate,
 		Channels:   c.Channels,
@@ -183,6 +180,9 @@ func (d *ALSA) Setup(c config.Config) error {
 	d.mode = paused
 	go d.input()
 
+	if errs != nil {
+		return errs
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/device/alsa/alsa_test.go b/device/alsa/alsa_test.go
index 8124e131..6c2b5a77 100644
--- a/device/alsa/alsa_test.go
+++ b/device/alsa/alsa_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ package alsa
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ func TestDevice(t *testing.T) {
 	err := ai.Setup(c)
 	// Log any config errors, otherwise if there was an error opening a device, skip
 	// this test since not all testing environments will have recording devices.
-	var e *device.MultiError
-	if err != nil && errors.As(err, &e) {
+	if _, ok := err.(device.MultiError); err != nil && ok {
 		t.Logf("errors from configuring device: %s", err.Error())
 	} else if err != nil {
 		t.Skip(err)
diff --git a/revid/audio_linux.go b/revid/audio_linux.go
index caac84e1..f7455b5e 100644
--- a/revid/audio_linux.go
+++ b/revid/audio_linux.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ NAME
 
 AUTHORS
   Alan Noble <alan@ausocean.org>
+  Trek Hopton <trek@ausocean.org>
 
 LICENSE
   revid is Copyright (C) 2019 the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean)
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ LICENSE
 package revid
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ func (r *Revid) setupAudio() error {
 	// Configure ALSA device.
 	r.cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Debug, "configuring input device")
 	err := d.Setup(r.cfg)
-	var e *device.MultiError
-	if err != nil && errors.As(err, &e) {
+	if _, ok := err.(device.MultiError); err != nil && ok {
 		r.cfg.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, "errors from configuring input device", "errors", err)
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err