diff --git a/report/localfile.go b/report/localfile.go
index 668c21be..94fb9373 100644
--- a/report/localfile.go
+++ b/report/localfile.go
@@ -98,17 +98,12 @@ func (w LocalFileWriter) Write(rs ...models.ScanResult) (err error) {
 		}
 
 		if c.Conf.FormatCsvList {
-			var p string
+			p := path + "_short.csv"
 			if c.Conf.Diff {
 				p = path + "_short_diff.csv"
-			} else {
-				p = path + "_short.csv"
 			}
-
-			err := formatCsvList(r, p)
-
-			if err == "" {
-				return xerrors.Errorf("Failed to write CSV. path: %s", p)
+			if err := formatCsvList(r, p); err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("Failed to write CSV: %s, %w", p, err)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/report/util.go b/report/util.go
index 408ef7ea..a76844c7 100644
--- a/report/util.go
+++ b/report/util.go
@@ -383,9 +383,8 @@ No CVE-IDs are found in updatable packages.
 	return
 }
 
-func formatCsvList(r models.ScanResult, path string) string {
+func formatCsvList(r models.ScanResult, path string) error {
 	data := [][]string{{"CVE-ID", "CVSS", "Attack", "PoC", "CERT", "Fixed", "NVD"}}
-
 	for _, vinfo := range r.ScannedCves.ToSortedSlice() {
 		max := vinfo.MaxCvssScore().Value.Score
 
@@ -404,28 +403,23 @@ func formatCsvList(r models.ScanResult, path string) string {
 		data = append(data, []string{
 			vinfo.CveID,
 			fmt.Sprintf("%4.1f", max),
-			fmt.Sprintf("%s", vinfo.AttackVector()),
+			vinfo.AttackVector(),
 			exploits,
 			vinfo.AlertDict.FormatSource(),
-			fmt.Sprintf("%s", vinfo.PatchStatus(r.Packages)),
+			vinfo.PatchStatus(r.Packages),
 			link,
 		})
-
 	}
+
 	file, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create file: %s", err)
+		return xerrors.Errorf("Failed to create a file: %s, err: %w", path, err)
 	}
-
 	defer file.Close()
-
-	writer := csv.NewWriter(file)
-	err = writer.WriteAll(data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("Cannot write to file: %s", err)
+	if err := csv.NewWriter(file).WriteAll(data); err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("Failed to write to file: %s, err: %w", path, err)
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", data)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func cweURL(cweID string) string {