diff --git a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/endpoints/endpoints.go.tmpl b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/endpoints/endpoints.go.tmpl
index d61d065..06d6207 100644
--- a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/endpoints/endpoints.go.tmpl
+++ b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/endpoints/endpoints.go.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-kit/kit/endpoint"
 )
 
+var _ = endpoint.Chain
 var _ = fmt.Errorf
+var _ = context.Background
 
 type StreamEndpoint func(server interface{}, req interface{}) (err error)
 
diff --git a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/grpc/grpc.go.tmpl b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/grpc/grpc.go.tmpl
index 4116453..2883cc0 100644
--- a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/grpc/grpc.go.tmpl
+++ b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/grpc/grpc.go.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 var _ = fmt.Errorf
 
 func MakeGRPCServer(ctx context.Context, endpoints endpoints.Endpoints) pb.{{.File.Package | title}}ServiceServer {
-	options := []grpctransport.ServerOption{}
+     	var options []grpctransport.ServerOption
+        _ = options
 	return &grpcServer{
 		{{range .Service.Method}}
 			{{if or (.ClientStreaming) (.ServerStreaming)}}
diff --git a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/http/http.go.tmpl b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/http/http.go.tmpl
index fd541b1..0759a19 100644
--- a/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/http/http.go.tmpl
+++ b/examples/go-kit/templates/{{.File.Package}}/gen/transports/http/http.go.tmpl
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ import (
         endpoints "{{cat .GoPWD "/" .DestinationDir | nospace | clean}}/endpoints"
 )
 
+var _ = log.Printf
+var _ = gokit_endpoint.Chain
+var _ = httptransport.NewClient
+
+
 {{range .Service.Method}}
 	{{if and (not .ServerStreaming) (not .ClientStreaming)}}
 		func Make{{.Name}}Handler(ctx context.Context, svc pb.{{$file.Package | title}}ServiceServer, endpoint gokit_endpoint.Endpoint) *httptransport.Server {