diff --git a/internal/firewall/iptables.go b/internal/firewall/iptables.go
index 11b6ec2ac..1d224b45a 100644
--- a/internal/firewall/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/iptables.go
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ func (c *configurator) acceptEstablishedRelatedTraffic(ctx context.Context, remo
 
 func (c *configurator) acceptOutputTrafficToVPN(ctx context.Context,
 	defaultInterface string, connection models.OpenVPNConnection, remove bool) error {
-	if connection.IP == nil {
-		panic("PLEASE CREATE AN ISSUE with this log: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues")
-	}
 	return c.runIptablesInstruction(ctx,
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s OUTPUT -d %s -o %s -p %s -m %s --dport %d -j ACCEPT",
 			appendOrDelete(remove), connection.IP, defaultInterface, connection.Protocol, connection.Protocol, connection.Port))
diff --git a/internal/openvpn/loop.go b/internal/openvpn/loop.go
index 8158a0395..abdbd44a8 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/loop.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/loop.go
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ func (l *looper) Run(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			l.cancel()
 			return
 		}
-		if connection.IP == nil {
-			panic("PLEASE CREATE AN ISSUE with this log: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues")
-		}
 		lines := providerConf.BuildConf(connection, l.username, settings)
 
 		if err := writeOpenvpnConf(lines, l.openFile); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/provider/nordvpn.go b/internal/provider/nordvpn.go
index 0e6af211d..7affbc823 100644
--- a/internal/provider/nordvpn.go
+++ b/internal/provider/nordvpn.go
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ func (n *nordvpn) GetOpenVPNConnection(selection models.ServerSelection) (
 
 	connections := make([]models.OpenVPNConnection, len(servers))
 	for i := range servers {
-		connection := models.OpenVPNConnection{IP: servers[i].IP, Port: port, Protocol: selection.Protocol}
-		connections = append(connections, connection)
+		connections[i] = models.OpenVPNConnection{IP: servers[i].IP, Port: port, Protocol: selection.Protocol}
 	}
 
 	return pickRandomConnection(connections, n.randSource), nil
diff --git a/internal/provider/windscribe.go b/internal/provider/windscribe.go
index 1349a127f..e3e5605c9 100644
--- a/internal/provider/windscribe.go
+++ b/internal/provider/windscribe.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func (w *windscribe) GetOpenVPNConnection(selection models.ServerSelection) (con
 	}
 
 	connections := make([]models.OpenVPNConnection, len(servers))
-	for _, server := range servers {
-		connections = append(connections, models.OpenVPNConnection{IP: server.IP, Port: port, Protocol: selection.Protocol})
+	for i := range servers {
+		connections[i] = models.OpenVPNConnection{IP: servers[i].IP, Port: port, Protocol: selection.Protocol}
 	}
 
 	return pickRandomConnection(connections, w.randSource), nil