diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f2dfdac..3c0756b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ fn handle_connection(mut stream: TcpStream) {
 
     println!("Request: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&buffer[..]));
 
-    let (headers, response) = if buffer.starts_with(get) {
+    let mut respond = |headers, response| {
+        stream.write(headers).unwrap();
+        stream.write(response).unwrap();
+        stream.flush().unwrap();
+    };
 
-        let bytes = fs::read("public/index.html").unwrap();
-        ("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n".as_bytes(), bytes[..])
+    if buffer.starts_with(get) {
+
+        let bytes = fs::read_to_string("public/index.html").unwrap();
+        respond("HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n".as_bytes(), bytes.as_bytes())
 
     } else {
 
-        ("HTTP/1.1 404 NOT FOUND\r\n\r\n".as_bytes(), "Couldn't find {}".as_bytes())
+        respond("HTTP/1.1 404 NOT FOUND\r\n\r\n".as_bytes(), "Couldn't find {}".as_bytes())
 
-    };
-
-    stream.write(headers).unwrap();
-    stream.write(response).unwrap();
-    stream.flush().unwrap();
+    }
 }