diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef25472..3ebe7bb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module git.jakstys.lt/motiejus/undocker
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.20
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 65d3ef1..b48ed1b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -59,10 +60,7 @@ func (c *command) execute(infile string, outfile string) (_err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		err := rd.Close()
-		if _err == nil {
-			_err = err
-		}
+		_err = errors.Join(_err, rd.Close())
 	}()
 
 	var out io.Writer
@@ -74,11 +72,10 @@ func (c *command) execute(infile string, outfile string) (_err error) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create: %w", err)
 		}
 		defer func() {
-			err := outf.Close()
 			if _err != nil {
-				os.Remove(outfile)
+				_err = errors.Join(_err, os.Remove(outfile))
 			} else {
-				_err = err
+				_err = errors.Join(_err, outf.Close())
 			}
 		}()
 		out = outf
diff --git a/rootfs/rootfs.go b/rootfs/rootfs.go
index 5de314b..015ba32 100644
--- a/rootfs/rootfs.go
+++ b/rootfs/rootfs.go
@@ -144,11 +144,7 @@ func Flatten(rd io.ReadSeeker, w io.Writer) (_err error) {
 
 	tw := tar.NewWriter(w)
 	defer func() {
-		// Avoiding use of multierr: if error is present, return
-		// that. Otherwise return whatever `Close` returns.
-		if err := tw.Close(); err != nil && _err == nil {
-			_err = err
-		}
+		_err = errors.Join(_err, tw.Close())
 	}()
 	// iterate through all layers, all files, and write files.
 	for i, no := range layers {