@@ -502,10 +502,9 @@ func init() {

 	// Obtain the daemon platform so that it can be used by tests to make

 	// intelligent decisions about how to configure themselves, and validate

 	// that the target platform is valid.

-	res, b, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/version", nil, "application/json")

-	defer b.Close()

-	if err != nil || res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {

-		panic("Init failed to get version: " + err.Error() + " " + string(res.StatusCode))

+	res, _, err := sockRequestRaw("GET", "/version", nil, "application/json")

+	if err != nil || res == nil || (res != nil && res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK) {

+		panic(fmt.Errorf("Init failed to get version: %v. Res=%v", err.Error(), res))

 	}

 	svrHeader, _ := httputils.ParseServerHeader(res.Header.Get("Server"))

 	daemonPlatform = svrHeader.OS