diff --git a/filter/filter_test.go b/filter/filter_test.go
index faaf3a60..a25eb19a 100644
--- a/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/filter/filter_test.go
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ func BenchmarkBasic(b *testing.B) {
 	cfg := config.Config{Logger: logger.New(logger.Debug, &bytes.Buffer{}, true)}
 	err := cfg.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config struct is bad: %v#", err)
+		b.Fatalf("config struct is bad: %v#", err)
 	}
 
-	buffer := &dumbWriteCloser{}
-	f := NewBasic(buffer, cfg)
-	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
+	f := NewBasic(&dumbWriteCloser{}, cfg)
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		for _, x := range testPackets {
 			_, err := f.Write(x)
@@ -57,18 +55,18 @@ func BenchmarkBasic(b *testing.B) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
 }
 
 func BenchmarkDifference(b *testing.B) {
 	cfg := config.Config{Logger: logger.New(logger.Debug, &bytes.Buffer{}, true)}
 	err := cfg.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config struct is bad: %v#", err)
+		b.Fatalf("config struct is bad: %v#", err)
 	}
 
-	buffer := &dumbWriteCloser{}
-	f := NewDiff(buffer, cfg)
-	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
+	f := NewDiff(&dumbWriteCloser{}, cfg)
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		for _, x := range testPackets {
 			_, err := f.Write(x)
@@ -77,18 +75,18 @@ func BenchmarkDifference(b *testing.B) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
 }
 
 func BenchmarkKNN(b *testing.B) {
 	cfg := config.Config{Logger: logger.New(logger.Debug, &bytes.Buffer{}, true), MotionDownscaling: downscale}
 	err := cfg.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config struct is bad: %v#", err)
+		b.Fatalf("config struct is bad: %v#", err)
 	}
 
-	buffer := &dumbWriteCloser{}
-	f := NewKNN(buffer, cfg)
-	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
+	f := NewKNN(&dumbWriteCloser{}, cfg)
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		for _, x := range testPackets {
 			_, err := f.Write(x)
@@ -97,18 +95,18 @@ func BenchmarkKNN(b *testing.B) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
 }
 
 func BenchmarkMOG(b *testing.B) {
 	cfg := config.Config{Logger: logger.New(logger.Debug, &bytes.Buffer{}, true), MotionDownscaling: downscale}
 	err := cfg.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("Config struct is bad: %v#", err)
+		b.Fatalf("config struct is bad: %v#", err)
 	}
 
-	buffer := &dumbWriteCloser{}
-	f := NewMOG(buffer, cfg)
-	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
+	f := NewMOG(&dumbWriteCloser{}, cfg)
 	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
 		for _, x := range testPackets {
 			_, err := f.Write(x)
@@ -117,4 +115,6 @@ func BenchmarkMOG(b *testing.B) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	b.Log("Frames: ", len(testPackets))
 }