diff --git a/web/html/html.go b/web/html/html.go
index b398041..31aa7a6 100644
--- a/web/html/html.go
+++ b/web/html/html.go
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ type LoginData struct {
 	Error string
 }
 
-func Login(writer io.Writer, data LoginData) error {
+func Login(writer io.Writer, data LoginData) {
 	err := login.Execute(writer, data)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("render error: %v", err)
+		log.Printf("error: failed to render login: %v", err)
 	}
-	return err
 }
diff --git a/web/login.go b/web/login.go
index 09bffcd..273cca4 100644
--- a/web/login.go
+++ b/web/login.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -63,9 +62,7 @@ func renderLoginWithErrorMessage(writer http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request,
 	}
 
 	data := html.LoginData{Error: message}
-	if err := html.Login(writer, data); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("render error: %v", err)
-	}
+	html.Login(writer, data)
 }
 
 func (env *Env) authed(handler http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {