diff --git a/handlers/album.go b/handlers/album.go
index 8aa05d2..a48a7f7 100644
--- a/handlers/album.go
+++ b/handlers/album.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ func album(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		id := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", artist, albumName)
 
 		if a, err := getCache[data.Album](id); err == nil {
-			views.AlbumPage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.AlbumPage(a), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func album(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ func album(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-			views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -46,14 +45,14 @@ func album(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
 		cf := doc.Find(".cloudflare_content").Length()
 		if cf > 0 {
 			l.Error("cloudflare got in the way")
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func album(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 
-		views.AlbumPage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.AlbumPage(a), l)
 
 		if err = setCache(id, a); err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/handlers/annotations.go b/handlers/annotations.go
index 137bab3..47ddbae 100644
--- a/handlers/annotations.go
+++ b/handlers/annotations.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func annotations(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func annotations(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-			views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func annotations(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error("Error paring genius api response: %s", err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func annotations(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error("could not unmarshal json: %s\n", err)
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/handlers/article.go b/handlers/article.go
index 08b5e22..11b8dda 100644
--- a/handlers/article.go
+++ b/handlers/article.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ func article(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		articleSlug := mux.Vars(r)["article"]
 
 		if a, err := getCache[data.Article](articleSlug); err == nil {
-			views.ArticlePage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ArticlePage(a), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func article(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ func article(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-			views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -43,14 +42,14 @@ func article(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
 		cf := doc.Find(".cloudflare_content").Length()
 		if cf > 0 {
 			l.Error("cloudflare got in the way")
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func article(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 
-		views.ArticlePage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ArticlePage(a), l)
 
 		if err = setCache(articleSlug, a); err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/handlers/artist.go b/handlers/artist.go
index 4406133..113a65e 100644
--- a/handlers/artist.go
+++ b/handlers/artist.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func artist(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		id := fmt.Sprintf("artist:%s", artistName)
 
 		if a, err := getCache[data.Artist](id); err == nil {
-			views.ArtistPage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ArtistPage(a), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func artist(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ func artist(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-			views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -45,14 +44,14 @@ func artist(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
 		cf := doc.Find(".cloudflare_content").Length()
 		if cf > 0 {
 			l.Error("cloudflare got in the way")
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func artist(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 
-		views.ArtistPage(a).Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ArtistPage(a), l)
 
 		if err = setCache(id, a); err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/handlers/handler.go b/handlers/handler.go
index 62e0f57..367741e 100644
--- a/handlers/handler.go
+++ b/handlers/handler.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/a-h/templ"
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func New(logger *utils.Logger, staticFiles static) *mux.Router {
 
 	r.NotFoundHandler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-		views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), logger)
 	})
 
 	return r
diff --git a/handlers/lyrics.go b/handlers/lyrics.go
index 8322d58..65906b3 100644
--- a/handlers/lyrics.go
+++ b/handlers/lyrics.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ func lyrics(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if s, err := getCache[data.Song](id); err == nil {
-			views.LyricsPage(s).Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.LyricsPage(s), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func lyrics(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func lyrics(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-			views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(404, "page not found"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -48,14 +47,14 @@ func lyrics(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
 		cf := doc.Find(".cloudflare_content").Length()
 		if cf > 0 {
 			l.Error("cloudflare got in the way")
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cloudflare is detected"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -64,7 +63,8 @@ func lyrics(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 		}
 
-		views.LyricsPage(s).Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.LyricsPage(s), l)
+
 		if err = setCache(id, s); err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/handlers/proxy.go b/handlers/proxy.go
index b85ff82..6eae13c 100644
--- a/handlers/proxy.go
+++ b/handlers/proxy.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ func imageProxy(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		if !isValidExt(ext) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-			views.ErrorPage(400, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(400, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -46,13 +45,13 @@ func imageProxy(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
 		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/handlers/search.go b/handlers/search.go
index c662b04..84dc494 100644
--- a/handlers/search.go
+++ b/handlers/search.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ func search(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "cannot reach Genius servers"), l)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -33,12 +32,12 @@ func search(l *utils.Logger) http.HandlerFunc {
 		if err = d.Decode(&sRes); err != nil {
 			l.Error(err.Error())
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong").Render(context.Background(), w)
+			utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.ErrorPage(500, "something went wrong"), l)
 		}
 
 		results := data.SearchResults{Query: query, Sections: sRes.Response.Sections}
 
-		views.SearchPage(results).Render(context.Background(), w)
+		utils.RenderTemplate(w, views.SearchPage(results), l)
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/utils/template.go b/utils/template.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c8bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/a-h/templ"
+)
+
+func RenderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, t templ.Component, l *Logger) {
+	if err := t.Render(context.Background(), w); err != nil {
+		l.Error("unable to render template %s", err)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		_, err := w.Write([]byte{})
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Error(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+}