diff --git a/worker/two_stage_rsync_provider.go b/worker/two_stage_rsync_provider.go
index 18965c9..56d672b 100644
--- a/worker/two_stage_rsync_provider.go
+++ b/worker/two_stage_rsync_provider.go
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@ func (p *twoStageRsyncProvider) Options(stage int) ([]string, error) {
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, errors.New("invalid stage 1 profile")
 		}
-		for _, exc := range stage1Profile {
-			options = append(options, exc)
-		}
+		options = append(options, stage1Profile...)
 
 	} else if stage == 2 {
 		options = append(options, p.stage2Options...)
diff --git a/worker/worker.go b/worker/worker.go
index c288b23..398a18b 100644
--- a/worker/worker.go
+++ b/worker/worker.go
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ func (w *Worker) runSchedule() {
 	schedInfo := w.schedule.GetJobs()
 	w.updateSchedInfo(schedInfo)
 
-	tick := time.Tick(5 * time.Second)
+	tick := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	defer tick.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case jobMsg := <-w.managerChan:
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ func (w *Worker) runSchedule() {
 			schedInfo = w.schedule.GetJobs()
 			w.updateSchedInfo(schedInfo)
 
-		case <-tick:
+		case <-tick.C:
 			// check schedule every 5 seconds
 			if job := w.schedule.Pop(); job != nil {
 				job.ctrlChan <- jobStart