diff --git a/pkg/ueps/packet.go b/pkg/ueps/packet.go
index ed2256f..91b11c5 100644
--- a/pkg/ueps/packet.go
+++ b/pkg/ueps/packet.go
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func (p *PacketBuilder) MarshalAndSign(sharedSecret []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	
 	// Threat Score is uint16, needs binary packing
-	tsBuf := make([]byte, 2)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(tsBuf, p.Header.ThreatScore)
-	if err := writeTLV(buf, TagThreatScore, tsBuf); err != nil {
+	threatScoreBytes := make([]byte, 2)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(threatScoreBytes, p.Header.ThreatScore)
+	if err := writeTLV(buf, TagThreatScore, threatScoreBytes); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}