diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index b0995fe4..c907ce34 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ func TestParseConfigDumpOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := tmpfile.Write([]byte(serialized)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := tmpfile.WriteString(serialized); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/reader/readability/readability.go b/internal/reader/readability/readability.go
index f857cd71..ec127bca 100644
--- a/internal/reader/readability/readability.go
+++ b/internal/reader/readability/readability.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func getArticle(topCandidate *candidate, candidates candidateList) string {
 		}
 	})
 
-	output.Write([]byte("</div>"))
+	output.WriteString("</div>")
 	return output.String()
 }