diff --git a/iris.go b/iris.go
index 53082a66..34c6d873 100644
--- a/iris.go
+++ b/iris.go
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ func (api *muxAPI) StaticEmbedded(requestPath string, vdir string, assetFn func(
 	}
 	if len(names) == 0 {
 		// we don't start the server yet, so:
-		panic("iris.StaticEmbedded: Unable to locate any embedded files located to the (virutal) directory: " + vdir)
+		panic("iris.StaticEmbedded: Unable to locate any embedded files located to the (virtual) directory: " + vdir)
 	}
 
 	modtime := time.Now()
diff --git a/iris/get.go b/iris/get.go
index 00ddfc34..5088aca0 100644
--- a/iris/get.go
+++ b/iris/get.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ var (
 	// the available projects/examples to build & run using this command line tool
 	projects = map[string]project{
 		// the project type, passed on the get command : project.gopath & project.mainfile
-		"basic":  project{remote: toslash(commonRepo, "basic", "backend")},
-		"static": project{remote: toslash(commonRepo, "static", "backend")},
-		"mongo":  project{remote: toslash(commonRepo, "mongo", "backend")},
+		"basic":  {remote: toslash(commonRepo, "basic", "backend")},
+		"static": {remote: toslash(commonRepo, "static", "backend")},
+		"mongo":  {remote: toslash(commonRepo, "mongo", "backend")},
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index 00ccf283..2b5cf373 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (t *templateEngines) render(isFile bool, ctx *Context, filenameOrSource str
 			if len(options) > 0 {
 				options[0]["layout"] = ctxLayout
 			} else {
-				options = []map[string]interface{}{map[string]interface{}{"layout": ctxLayout}}
+				options = []map[string]interface{}{{"layout": ctxLayout}}
 			}
 		}
 	}