diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 652a7e3..235a40a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: go
+sudo: false
 
 go:
-    - 1.2
-    - 1.3
-    - 1.4
+  - 1.2
+  - 1.3
+  - 1.4
diff --git a/queue.go b/queue.go
index f6126ba..1b3e168 100644
--- a/queue.go
+++ b/queue.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 // New constructs and returns a new Queue.
 func New() *Queue {
-	return &Queue{buf: make([]interface{}, minQueueLen)}
+	return &Queue{
+		buf: make([]interface{}, minQueueLen),
+	}
 }
 
 // Length returns the number of elements currently stored in the queue.
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@
 	return q.count
 }
 
+// resizes the queue to fit exactly twice its current contents
+// this can result in shrinking if the queue is less than half-full
 func (q *Queue) resize() {
 	newBuf := make([]interface{}, q.count*2)
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@
 // Get returns the element at index i in the queue. If the index is
 // invalid, the call will panic.
 func (q *Queue) Get(i int) interface{} {
-	if i >= q.count || i < 0 {
+	if i < 0 || i >= q.count {
 		panic("queue: Get() called with index out of range")
 	}
 	return q.buf[(q.head+i)%len(q.buf)]
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@
 	q.buf[q.head] = nil
 	q.head = (q.head + 1) % len(q.buf)
 	q.count--
-	if len(q.buf) > minQueueLen && q.count*4 <= len(q.buf) {
+	if len(q.buf) > minQueueLen && q.count*4 == len(q.buf) {
 		q.resize()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/queue_test.go b/queue_test.go
index ccab3ee..f2765c1 100644
--- a/queue_test.go
+++ b/queue_test.go
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r == nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s: didn't panic as expected", name)
-		} else {
-			t.Logf("%s: got panic as expected: %v", name, r)
 		}
 	}()