diff --git a/cmd/admin/handlers-get.go b/cmd/admin/handlers-get.go
index 4e7ca6ad..3f90ce1b 100644
--- a/cmd/admin/handlers-get.go
+++ b/cmd/admin/handlers-get.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jmpsec/osctrl/pkg/carves"
@@ -1129,7 +1130,7 @@ func carvesDownloadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	// Prepare file to download
-	f, err := carvesmgr.Archive(carveSession, carvedFilesFolder)
+	result, err := carvesmgr.Archive(carveSession, carvedFilesFolder)
 	if err != nil {
 		incMetric(metricAdminErr)
 		log.Printf("error downloading carve - %v", err)
@@ -1142,15 +1143,15 @@ func carvesDownloadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Send response
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Description", "File Carve Download")
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename="+f["file"])
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename="+result.File)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Transfer-Encoding", "binary")
 	w.Header().Set("Connection", "Keep-Alive")
 	w.Header().Set("Expires", "0")
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0")
 	w.Header().Set("Pragma", "public")
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", f["size"])
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(result.Size, 10))
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	var fileReader io.Reader
-	fileReader, _ = os.Open(f["file"])
+	fileReader, _ = os.Open(result.File)
 	_, _ = io.Copy(w, fileReader)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/carves/carves.go b/pkg/carves/carves.go
index 6f73b0f2..1aaa94e9 100644
--- a/pkg/carves/carves.go
+++ b/pkg/carves/carves.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -70,6 +69,12 @@ type CarvedBlock struct {
 	Size        int
 }
 
+// CarveResult holds metadata related to a carve
+type CarveResult struct {
+	Size int64
+	File string
+}
+
 // Carves to handle file carves from nodes
 type Carves struct {
 	DB *gorm.DB
@@ -93,13 +98,9 @@ func CreateFileCarves(backend *gorm.DB) *Carves {
 // CreateCarve to create a new carved file for a node
 func (c *Carves) CreateCarve(carve CarvedFile) error {
 	if c.DB.NewRecord(carve) {
-		if err := c.DB.Create(&carve).Error; err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("db.NewRecord did not return true")
+		return c.DB.Create(&carve).Error // can be nil or err
 	}
-	return nil
+	return fmt.Errorf("db.NewRecord did not return true")
 }
 
 // CheckCarve to verify a session belong to a carve
@@ -114,13 +115,9 @@ func (c *Carves) CheckCarve(sessionid, requestid string) bool {
 // CreateBlock to create a new block for a carve
 func (c *Carves) CreateBlock(block CarvedBlock) error {
 	if c.DB.NewRecord(block) {
-		if err := c.DB.Create(&block).Error; err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("db.NewRecord did not return true")
+		return c.DB.Create(&block).Error // can be nil or err
 	}
-	return nil
+	return fmt.Errorf("db.NewRecord did not return true")
 }
 
 // Delete to delete a carve by id
@@ -255,25 +252,24 @@ func (c *Carves) Completed(sessionid string) bool {
 }
 
 // Archive to convert finalize a completed carve and create a file ready to download
-func (c *Carves) Archive(sessionid, path string) (map[string]string, error) {
-	res := make(map[string]string)
+func (c *Carves) Archive(sessionid, path string) (*CarveResult, error) {
+	res := &CarveResult{
+		File: path,
+	}
 	// Make sure last character is a slash
-	finalFile := path
 	if path[len(path)-1:] != "/" {
-		finalFile += "/"
+		res.File += "/"
 	}
-	finalFile += sessionid + ".tar"
+	res.File += sessionid + ".tar"
 	// If file already exists, no need to re-generate it from blocks
-	_f, err := os.Stat(finalFile)
+	_f, err := os.Stat(res.File)
 	if err == nil {
-		res["file"] = finalFile
-		res["size"] = strconv.FormatInt(_f.Size(), 10)
+		res.Size = _f.Size()
 		return res, nil
 	}
-	_f, err = os.Stat(finalFile + ".zst")
+	_f, err = os.Stat(res.File + ".zst")
 	if err == nil {
-		res["file"] = finalFile
-		res["size"] = strconv.FormatInt(_f.Size(), 10)
+		res.Size = _f.Size()
 		return res, nil
 	}
 	// Get all blocks
@@ -286,14 +282,13 @@ func (c *Carves) Archive(sessionid, path string) (map[string]string, error) {
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("Compression check - %v", err)
 	}
 	if zstd {
-		finalFile += ".zst"
+		res.File += ".zst"
 	}
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(finalFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(res.File, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return res, fmt.Errorf("File creation - %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	bytesWritten := 0
 	// Iterate through blocks and write decoded content to file
 	for _, b := range blocks {
 		toFile, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(b.Data)
@@ -303,9 +298,7 @@ func (c *Carves) Archive(sessionid, path string) (map[string]string, error) {
 		if _, err := f.Write(toFile); err != nil {
 			return res, fmt.Errorf("Writing to file - %v", err)
 		}
-		bytesWritten += len(toFile)
+		res.Size += int64(len(toFile))
 	}
-	res["file"] = finalFile
-	res["size"] = strconv.Itoa(bytesWritten)
 	return res, nil
 }