diff --git a/.github/install-hooks.sh b/.github/install-hooks.sh
index 8aa34be..2bad37c 100755
--- a/.github/install-hooks.sh
+++ b/.github/install-hooks.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ SCRIPT_PATH="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")"
 
 cp "${GOASSETS_PATH}/hooks/commit-msg.sh" "${SCRIPT_PATH}/../.git/hooks/commit-msg"
 cp "${GOASSETS_PATH}/hooks/pre-commit.sh" "${SCRIPT_PATH}/../.git/hooks/pre-commit"
-cp "${GOASSETS_PATH}/hooks/pre-push.sh" "${SCRIPT_PATH}/../.git/hooks/pre-push"
diff --git a/transport_go_test.go b/transport_go_test.go
index 588b265..2a4c6b7 100644
--- a/transport_go_test.go
+++ b/transport_go_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ func TestTransport_E2E(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		testData := bytes.Repeat([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%04d", i)), repeat)
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(buf[:], uint16(i)) //nolint:gosec
-		testData = append(testData, buf[0], buf[1])
+		assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(testData), 2)
+		testData = append(testData, buf[0], buf[1]) //nolint:gosec
 
 		_, _ = clientTx.Write(testData) // writing to a buffer never fails (hi golint)