diff --git a/src/wasapi/device.rs b/src/wasapi/device.rs
index 2cac6aa..a70b591 100644
--- a/src/wasapi/device.rs
+++ b/src/wasapi/device.rs
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ impl Device {
         // Retrieve the `IAudioClient`.
         let lock = match self.ensure_future_audio_client() {
             Ok(lock) => lock,
-            Err(e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(AUDCLNT_E_DEVICE_INVALIDATED) => {
+            Err(ref e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(AUDCLNT_E_DEVICE_INVALIDATED) => {
                 return Err(SupportedFormatsError::DeviceNotAvailable)
             }
             Err(e) => {
@@ -748,11 +748,11 @@ impl Devices {
             // can fail if the parameter is null, which should never happen
             check_result_backend_specific((*collection).GetCount(&mut count))?;
 
-            Devices {
+            Ok(Devices {
                 collection: collection,
                 total_count: count,
                 next_item: 0,
-            }
+            })
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/wasapi/mod.rs b/src/wasapi/mod.rs
index 7fe9de8..6fb462b 100644
--- a/src/wasapi/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wasapi/mod.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ fn check_result(result: HRESULT) -> Result<(), IoError> {
 
 fn check_result_backend_specific(result: HRESULT) -> Result<(), BackendSpecificError> {
     match check_result(result) {
-        Ok(()) => Ok(())
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
         Err(err) => {
             let description = format!("{}", err);
-            return BackendSpecificError { description }
+            return Err(BackendSpecificError { description });
         }
     }
 }