diff --git a/internal/server/handle_auth.go b/internal/server/handle_auth.go
index 5b81e7e..c21baa1 100644
--- a/internal/server/handle_auth.go
+++ b/internal/server/handle_auth.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo-contrib/session"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+
 	"github.com/rjNemo/rentease/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/rjNemo/rentease/internal/view"
 )
@@ -34,14 +35,13 @@ func handleLogin(as *auth.Service) echo.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		if !as.Authenticate(c.FormValue("email"), c.FormValue("password")) {
-			return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, routeLogin)
+			return hxRedirect(c, http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, routeLogin)
 		}
 
 		sess.Values["foo"] = "bar"
 		if err := sess.Save(c.Request(), c.Response()); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		c.Response().Header().Add("HX-Redirect", "/bookings")
-		return c.NoContent(200)
+		return hxRedirect(c, http.StatusOK, "/bookings")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/helper.go b/internal/server/helper.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe9be48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/helper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/a-h/templ"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+func renderTempl(c echo.Context, status int, t templ.Component) error {
+	c.Response().Writer.WriteHeader(status)
+
+	err := t.Render(context.Background(), c.Response().Writer)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to render response template %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func hxRedirect(c echo.Context, statusCode int, url string) error {
+	c.Response().Header().Add("HX-Redirect", url)
+	return c.NoContent(statusCode)
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 5d82e56..33fa7a4 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/a-h/templ"
 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
 	sentryecho "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/echo"
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
@@ -123,18 +121,6 @@ func (s Server) Start() {
 	}
 }
 
-func renderTempl(c echo.Context, status int, t templ.Component) error {
-	c.Response().Writer.WriteHeader(status)
-
-	err := t.Render(context.Background(), c.Response().Writer)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("failed to render response template %s", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func NewRouter(fs embed.FS, debug bool, secret string, origins []string) *echo.Echo {
 	e := echo.New()
 	// config
diff --git a/internal/view/login.templ b/internal/view/login.templ
index fedb33a..fcb352c 100644
--- a/internal/view/login.templ
+++ b/internal/view/login.templ
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ templ Login() {
 					<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="john@email.com" aria-label="email" autocomplete="email" autofocus required=""/>
 					<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="p4Ssw0rD" aria-label="password" autocomplete="password" required=""/>
 					<button type="submit">Log in</button>
+					<small> Registration is disabled. Please ask an admin to activate it. </small>
 				</form>
 			</article>
 		</section>