diff --git a/cmd/lavender/serve.go b/cmd/lavender/serve.go
index a1c6db7..8ae7075 100644
--- a/cmd/lavender/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/lavender/serve.go
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ func normalLoad(startUp server.Conf, wd string) {
 		log.Fatal("[Lavender] Failed to load or create MJWT signer:", err)
 	}
 
-	err = pages.LoadPages(wd)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := pages.LoadPages(wd); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("[Lavender] Failed to load page templates:", err)
 	}