diff --git a/go/pserver/cclient/cclient.go b/go/pserver/cclient/cclient.go
index 6a76ec920e54cb4b7502ea1e7145eec87f547a5e..e753b461bc724109b6d285f8a8aa90f78a7cfd78 100644
--- a/go/pserver/cclient/cclient.go
+++ b/go/pserver/cclient/cclient.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } paddle_parameter, paddle_gradient;
 
 typedef int paddle_pserver_client;
+#define PSERVER_ERROR -1
+#define PSERVER_OK 0
 */
 import "C"
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func paddle_begin_init_params(client C.paddle_pserver_client) C.int {
 	if selected := c.BeginInitParams(); selected {
 		return 1
 	}
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 //export paddle_init_param
@@ -133,13 +135,13 @@ func paddle_init_param(client C.paddle_pserver_client, param C.paddle_parameter,
 	if err != nil {
 		if err.Error() == pserver.AlreadyInitialized {
 			log.Printf("parameter %s already initialized, treat paddle_init_param as sucessful.\n", name)
-			return 0
+			return C.PSERVER_OK
 		}
 		log.Println(err)
-		return -1
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 //export paddle_finish_init_params
@@ -149,14 +151,14 @@ func paddle_finish_init_params(client C.paddle_pserver_client) C.int {
 	if err != nil {
 		if err.Error() == pserver.AlreadyInitialized {
 			log.Println("parameters already initialized, treat paddle_finish_init_params as sucessful.")
-			return 0
+			return C.PSERVER_OK
 		}
 
 		log.Println(err)
-		return -1
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 //export paddle_send_grads
@@ -174,10 +176,10 @@ func paddle_send_grads(client C.paddle_pserver_client, grads *C.paddle_gradient,
 	err := c.SendGrads(gs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
-		return -1
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 //export paddle_get_params
@@ -191,42 +193,26 @@ func paddle_get_params(client C.paddle_pserver_client, dst **C.paddle_parameter,
 	ps, err := c.GetParams(ns)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
-		return -1
-	}
-
-	names := func() (string, string) {
-		retNames := ""
-		for _, p := range ps {
-			if retNames == "" {
-				retNames = p.Name
-			} else {
-				retNames = ", " + p.Name
-			}
-		}
-
-		requestedNames := ""
-		for _, n := range ns {
-			if requestedNames == "" {
-				requestedNames = n
-			} else {
-				requestedNames = ", " + n
-			}
-		}
-
-		return requestedNames, retNames
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
 	if len(ps) != len(ns) {
-		requestedNames, retNames := names()
-		log.Printf("pserver returned wrong number of parameters. Requested: %s, returned: %s.\n", retNames, requestedNames)
-		return -1
+		pn := make([]string, len(ps))
+		for i, p := range ps {
+			pn[i] = p.Name
+		}
+		log.Printf("pserver returned wrong number of parameters. Requested: %s, returned: %s.\n", strings.Join(pn, ", "), strings.Join(ns, ", "))
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
 	for i := range ps {
 		if ns[i] != ps[i].Name {
-			requestedNames, retNames := names()
-			log.Printf("pserver returned wrong parameters, or not in requested order. Requested: %s, returned: %s.\n", retNames, requestedNames)
-			return -1
+			pn := make([]string, len(ps))
+			for i, p := range ps {
+				pn[i] = p.Name
+			}
+			log.Printf("pserver returned wrong parameters, or not in requested order. Requested: %s, returned: %s.\n", strings.Join(pn, ", "), strings.Join(ns, ", "))
+			return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -236,12 +222,12 @@ func paddle_get_params(client C.paddle_pserver_client, dst **C.paddle_parameter,
 
 		if unsafe.Pointer(param) == nullPtr {
 			log.Println("must pre-allocate parameter.")
-			return -1
+			return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 		} else {
 			if unsafe.Pointer(param.content) != nullPtr {
 				if int(param.content_len) != len(p.Content) {
 					log.Printf("the pre-allocated content len does not match parameter content len. Pre-allocated len: %d, returned len: %d", param.content_len, len(p.Content))
-					return -1
+					return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -251,7 +237,7 @@ func paddle_get_params(client C.paddle_pserver_client, dst **C.paddle_parameter,
 		param.element_type = C.paddle_element_type(p.ElementType)
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 //export paddle_save_model
@@ -261,10 +247,10 @@ func paddle_save_model(client C.paddle_pserver_client, path *C.char) C.int {
 	err := c.Save(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
-		return -1
+		return C.PSERVER_ERROR
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return C.PSERVER_OK
 }
 
 func main() {} // Required but ignored