diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 3e46ca88..ab34b9bb 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func CanPerformStartTLS(address string, config *Config) (connected bool, certifi
 	}
 	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, config.Timeout)
 	if err != nil {
-	    return
+		return
 	}
 	smtpClient, err := smtp.NewClient(conn, hostAndPort[0])
 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,24 +63,16 @@ func CanPerformStartTLS(address string, config *Config) (connected bool, certifi
 
 // CanPerformTLS checks whether a connection can be established to an address using the TLS protocol
 func CanPerformTLS(address string, config *Config) (connected bool, certificate *x509.Certificate, err error) {
-	conn, err := tls.DialWithDialer(&net.Dialer{Timeout: config.Timeout}, "tcp", address, nil)
+	connection, err := tls.DialWithDialer(&net.Dialer{Timeout: config.Timeout}, "tcp", address, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-	    return
+		return
 	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-
-	verifiedChains := conn.ConnectionState().VerifiedChains
-	if len(verifiedChains) == 0 {
-	    return
+	defer connection.Close()
+	verifiedChains := connection.ConnectionState().VerifiedChains
+	if len(verifiedChains) == 0 || len(verifiedChains[0]) == 0 {
+		return
 	}
-
-	chain := verifiedChains[0] // VerifiedChains[0] == PeerCertificates[0]
-	if len(chain) == 0 {
-	    return
-	}
-
-	certificate = chain[0]
-	return true, certificate, nil
+	return true, verifiedChains[0][0], nil
 }
 
 // Ping checks if an address can be pinged and returns the round-trip time if the address can be pinged
diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 5bbb4d99..76191e63 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -92,53 +92,53 @@ func TestCanPerformStartTLS(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCanPerformTLS(t *testing.T) {
-       type args struct {
-               address  string
-               insecure bool
-       }
-       tests := []struct {
-               name          string
-               args          args
-               wantConnected bool
-               wantErr       bool
-       }{
-               {
-                       name: "invalid address",
-                       args: args{
-                               address: "test",
-                       },
-                       wantConnected: false,
-                       wantErr:       true,
-               },
-               {
-                       name: "error dial",
-                       args: args{
-                               address: "test:1234",
-                       },
-                       wantConnected: false,
-                       wantErr:       true,
-               },
-               {
-                       name: "valid tls",
-                       args: args{
-                               address: "smtp.gmail.com:465",
-                       },
-                       wantConnected: true,
-                       wantErr:       false,
-               },
-       }
-       for _, tt := range tests {
-               t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-                       connected, _, err := CanPerformTLS(tt.args.address, &Config{Insecure: tt.args.insecure, Timeout: 5 * time.Second})
-                       if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-                               t.Errorf("CanPerformTLS() err=%v, wantErr=%v", err, tt.wantErr)
-                               return
-                       }
-                       if connected != tt.wantConnected {
-                               t.Errorf("CanPerformTLS() connected=%v, wantConnected=%v", connected, tt.wantConnected)
-                       }
-               })
-       }
+	type args struct {
+		address  string
+		insecure bool
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		args          args
+		wantConnected bool
+		wantErr       bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "invalid address",
+			args: args{
+				address: "test",
+			},
+			wantConnected: false,
+			wantErr:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "error dial",
+			args: args{
+				address: "test:1234",
+			},
+			wantConnected: false,
+			wantErr:       true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid tls",
+			args: args{
+				address: "smtp.gmail.com:465",
+			},
+			wantConnected: true,
+			wantErr:       false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			connected, _, err := CanPerformTLS(tt.args.address, &Config{Insecure: tt.args.insecure, Timeout: 5 * time.Second})
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("CanPerformTLS() err=%v, wantErr=%v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if connected != tt.wantConnected {
+				t.Errorf("CanPerformTLS() connected=%v, wantConnected=%v", connected, tt.wantConnected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestCanCreateTCPConnection(t *testing.T) {