diff --git a/src/frontend/apiserver/backend/control_host_test.go b/src/frontend/apiserver/backend/control_host_test.go
index 5bc6e4db..814a8b4f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apiserver/backend/control_host_test.go
+++ b/src/frontend/apiserver/backend/control_host_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !cgo
+
 package backend
 
 import (
@@ -18,8 +20,5 @@ func TestControlHost_StubReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 // signature matches: func ControlHost(hostname string, action int) error.
 // If the signature changes this test will not compile.
 func TestControlHost_SignatureCompiles(t *testing.T) {
-	var fn func(string, int) error = ControlHost
-	if fn == nil {
-		t.Fatal("ControlHost must not be nil")
-	}
+	var _ func(string, int) error = ControlHost
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/apiserver/controllers/hosts.go b/src/frontend/apiserver/controllers/hosts.go
index 6bd98691..81729590 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apiserver/controllers/hosts.go
+++ b/src/frontend/apiserver/controllers/hosts.go
@@ -407,12 +407,15 @@ func (h *HostHandler) ControlHost(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		ReturnError(ctx, common.ERROR_CODE, err.Error(), nil)
 		return
 	}
-	var actionType int
-	if baseAction == "close" {
-		actionType = models.HOST_CLOSE
+	hostActionMap := map[string]int{
+		"open":  models.HOST_OPEN,
+		"close": models.HOST_CLOSE,
 	}
-	if baseAction == "open" {
-		actionType = models.HOST_OPEN
+	actionType, exists := hostActionMap[baseAction]
+	if !exists {
+		logger.Error("Unsupported action type", zap.String("baseAction", baseAction))
+		ReturnError(ctx, common.INVALID_PARAMS_CODE, "Unsupported action type: "+baseAction, nil)
+		return
 	}
 
 	successHosts := []map[string]interface{}{}