diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index f24e17c38e..7fa046c48b 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Fataler interface {
 // Go is a basic promise implementation: it wraps calls a function in a goroutine,
 // and returns a channel which will later return the function's return value.
 func Go(f func() error) chan error {
-	ch := make(chan error)
+	ch := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		ch <- f()
 	}()