diff --git a/proc.go b/proc.go
index 441cb0d..00dcc73 100644
--- a/proc.go
+++ b/proc.go
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func GetProcessPIDs(name string) ([]int, error) {
-	var pids []int
-
+// GetProcessPIDs returns a list of PIDs found for a process.
+func GetProcessPIDs(name string) (pids []int, err error) {
 	dir, err := os.ReadDir("/proc/")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err