diff --git a/cmd/serve/api.go b/cmd/serve/api.go
index d79cca3..516748c 100644
--- a/cmd/serve/api.go
+++ b/cmd/serve/api.go
@@ -45,22 +45,14 @@ func (h handler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-func writeError[T any](t T, err error) func(w http.ResponseWriter) (T, bool) {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter) (T, bool) {
-		if err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		}
-		return t, err == nil
-	}
+func writeJSONerror(w http.ResponseWriter, err string, status int) {
+	writeJSON(w, struct{ Status, Reason string }{Status: "error", Reason: err}, status)
 }
 
-func writeNoBody(w http.ResponseWriter, status int) {
-	w.WriteHeader(status)
-}
 func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, b any, status int) {
 	bytes, err := json.Marshal(b)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		writeJSONerror(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
@@ -102,15 +94,13 @@ func (router *AdminRouter) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func badMethod(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	writeJSON(w,
-		struct{ Error string }{Error: "method not supported"},
-		http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+	writeJSONerror(w, "method not supported", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 }
 
 func getBooks(l Library, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	books, err := l.GetAllBooks(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		writeJSONerror(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, books, http.StatusOK)
@@ -118,77 +108,70 @@ func getBooks(l Library, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func addBook(l Library, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Body == nil {
-		http.Error(w, "no body provided", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "no body provided", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	defer r.Body.Close()
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error reading body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error reading body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	book := &media.Book{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, book)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	err = l.AddBook(r.Context(), book)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	writeNoBody(w, http.StatusAccepted)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
 }
 
 func deleteBook(l Library, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Body == nil {
-		http.Error(w, "no body provided", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "no body provided", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	defer r.Body.Close()
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error reading body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error reading body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	book := &media.Book{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, book)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 	err = l.DeleteBook(r.Context(), book)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error parsing body", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		writeJSONerror(w, "error deleting book", http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	writeNoBody(w, http.StatusAccepted)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
 }
 
 func getRecords(l RecordCollection, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	records, err := l.GetAllRecords(r.Context())
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		writeJSONerror(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, records, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func getWhoAmI(ts *tailscale.LocalClient, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	whois, ok := writeError(ts.WhoIs(r.Context(), r.RemoteAddr))(w)
-	if !ok {
+	whois, err := ts.WhoIs(r.Context(), r.RemoteAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSONerror(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	writeJSON(w, struct {
-		Username      string `json:"Username"`
-		DisplayName   string `json:"DisplayName"`
-		ProfilePicURL string `json:"ProfilePicURL"`
-	}{
-		Username:      whois.UserProfile.LoginName,
-		DisplayName:   whois.UserProfile.DisplayName,
-		ProfilePicURL: whois.UserProfile.ProfilePicURL,
-	}, http.StatusOK)
+	writeJSON(w, whois.UserProfile, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
 func static(f fs.FS) http.Handler {