diff --git a/helperfuncs.go b/helperfuncs.go
index fdf1b843a1f37c689ee33e776bad15e2db374f8f..e9d561e5d9757361d2fbaaf6681647004dc4b339 100644
--- a/helperfuncs.go
+++ b/helperfuncs.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v3"
 )
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func (m model) create(name string, url string) string {
 		return txn.Set([]byte(name), []byte(url))
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		return fmt.Sprint(err)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprint("URL mapped to ", name, "\n")
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func (m model) delete(name string) string {
 		return txn.Delete([]byte(name))
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
+		return fmt.Sprint(err)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprint("\"", name, "\" has been deleted")