diff --git a/cmd/ingestor/db.go b/cmd/ingestor/db.go
index 449a286..3a86f1b 100644
--- a/cmd/ingestor/db.go
+++ b/cmd/ingestor/db.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func applySchema(db *sql.DB) error {
 	// Create/rebuild packets_v view (v3 schema: observer_idx → observers.rowid)
 	// The Go server reads this view; without it fresh installs get "no such table: packets_v".
 	db.Exec(`DROP VIEW IF EXISTS packets_v`)
-	_, err = db.Exec(`
+	_, vErr := db.Exec(`
 		CREATE VIEW packets_v AS
 			SELECT o.id, t.raw_hex,
 				   datetime(o.timestamp, 'unixepoch') AS timestamp,
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ func applySchema(db *sql.DB) error {
 			JOIN transmissions t ON t.id = o.transmission_id
 			LEFT JOIN observers obs ON obs.rowid = o.observer_idx
 	`)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("packets_v view: %w", err)
+	if vErr != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("packets_v view: %w", vErr)
 	}
 
 	// One-time migration: recalculate advert_count to count unique transmissions only