diff --git a/src/routes/help.rs b/src/routes/help.rs
index 44ad13e..490532f 100644
--- a/src/routes/help.rs
+++ b/src/routes/help.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{Error, get, web, HttpResponse};
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
-use serde_json::json;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
-#[get("/help")]
-pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> HttpResponse {
-	let data = json!({});
-	let body = hb.render("help", &data).unwrap();
+use crate::render_error;
 
-	HttpResponse::Ok().body(body)
+#[get("/help")]
+pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+	Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(render_error!(hb, hb.render("help", &Value::Null))))
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/index.rs b/src/routes/index.rs
index 8421512..7c3fab6 100644
--- a/src/routes/index.rs
+++ b/src/routes/index.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{get, web, Error, HttpResponse};
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
-use serde_json::json;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
-#[get("/")]
-pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> HttpResponse {
-	let data = json!({
-		"name": "rewot"
-	});
-	let body = hb.render("index", &data).unwrap();
+use crate::render_error;
 
-	HttpResponse::Ok().body(body)
+#[get("/")]
+pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+	Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(render_error!(hb, hb.render("index", &Value::Null))))
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/replay.rs b/src/routes/replay.rs
index 59d20be..a781f30 100644
--- a/src/routes/replay.rs
+++ b/src/routes/replay.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use handlebars::Handlebars;
 use log::info;
 use serde_json::json;
 
-use crate::Result;
+use crate::{render_error, Result};
 
 /// load up and play the replay
 #[get("/+{id}")]
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ pub async fn get(id: Path<String>, hb: Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> Result<HttpRespo
 	let mut path = PathBuf::from("replays");
 	let id: String = id.into_inner();
 	path.push(&id);
-	let file: File = File::open(&path)?;
+
+	let file: File = render_error!(hb, File::open(&path));
 	let mut buffer = BufReader::new(file);
 	let mut file_contents = String::new();
-	buffer.read_to_string(&mut file_contents)?;
+	render_error!(hb, buffer.read_to_string(&mut file_contents));
 	info!("read to buffer");
 
 	let data = json!({
 		"replayid": id,
 	});
-	let body = hb.render("replay", &data).unwrap();
+	let body = render_error!(hb, hb.render("replay", &data));
 
 	Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(body))
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/submit/submit_get.rs b/src/routes/submit/submit_get.rs
index bdb545b..7bc6619 100644
--- a/src/routes/submit/submit_get.rs
+++ b/src/routes/submit/submit_get.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{Error, get, web, HttpResponse};
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
-use serde_json::json;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
-#[get("/submit")]
-pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> HttpResponse {
-	let data = json!({
-		"name": "rewot"
-	});
-	let body = hb.render("submit", &data).unwrap();
+use crate::render_error;
 
-	HttpResponse::Ok().body(body)
+#[get("/submit")]
+pub async fn get(hb: web::Data<Handlebars<'_>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+	Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(render_error!(hb, hb.render("submit", &Value::Null))))
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/submit/submit_post.rs b/src/routes/submit/submit_post.rs
index 24de817..81e8eb9 100644
--- a/src/routes/submit/submit_post.rs
+++ b/src/routes/submit/submit_post.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use actix_multipart::Multipart;
 use actix_web::{post, web, Error, HttpResponse};
 
 use handlebars::Handlebars;
-use serde_json::{json, to_string_pretty};
+use serde_json::to_string_pretty;
 
 use crate::render_error;
 use crate::WotLog;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub async fn post(
 	render_error!(hb, wotlog.parse_log());
 	render_error!(hb, wotlog.save());
 
-	let body = format!("{}", render_error!(hb, to_string_pretty(&wotlog.json)));
+	let body = render_error!(hb, to_string_pretty(&wotlog.json));
 
 	Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(body))
 }