diff --git a/internal/handlers/home.go b/internal/handlers/home.go
index 1d5daaf..b88d79d 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/home.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/home.go
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ func (server *Server) home(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func renderHome(w http.ResponseWriter, data any) {
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/home.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/home.html.tmpl")
 }
diff --git a/internal/handlers/render.go b/internal/handlers/render.go
index 39c8b1b..34da643 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/render.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/render.go
@@ -6,7 +6,24 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-func render(w http.ResponseWriter, data any, tmpls ...string) {
+// func render(w http.ResponseWriter, data any, tmpls ...string) {
+// 	t, err := template.ParseFiles(tmpls...)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		log.Printf("template parse: %v", err)
+// 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+// 		return
+// 	}
+
+// 	err = t.Execute(w, data)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		log.Printf("template execute: %v", err)
+// 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+// 		return
+// 	}
+// }
+
+func renderLayout(w http.ResponseWriter, data any, tmpls ...string) {
+	tmpls = append(tmpls, "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
 	t, err := template.ParseFiles(tmpls...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("template parse: %v", err)
diff --git a/internal/handlers/user.go b/internal/handlers/user.go
index 3cc44c9..9060066 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/user.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/user.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func (server *Server) registerView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func renderRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, data any) {
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/user/register.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/user/register.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 // type userResponse struct {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (server *Server) loginView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func renderLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, data any) {
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/user/login.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/user/login.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 // type loginUserResponse struct {
diff --git a/internal/handlers/video.go b/internal/handlers/video.go
index b5cf4a2..387838f 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/video.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/video.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (server *Server) play(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err == nil {
 		data.Authorize = *auth
 	}
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/video/play.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/video/play.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 /*
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (server *Server) videosView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/me/videos.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/me/videos.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 func (server *Server) createVideoView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (server *Server) createVideoView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func renderCreateVideo(w http.ResponseWriter, data any) {
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/video/edit.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/video/edit.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 type videoCreateResp struct {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (server *Server) transferView(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err == nil {
 		data.Authorize = *u
 	}
-	render(w, data, "web/templates/video/transfer.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/header.html.tmpl", "web/templates/base/footer.html.tmpl")
+	renderLayout(w, data, "web/templates/video/transfer.html.tmpl")
 }
 
 func (server *Server) transfer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {