diff --git a/handlers/handlers.go b/handlers/handlers.go
index 2a41f18..a40fa7a 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -74,28 +74,28 @@ func (t PasteState) String() string {
 }
 
 func indexGetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	Render(w, r, "index", nil)
+	render(w, r, "index", nil)
 }
 
 func indexPostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err := r.ParseMultipartForm(50 * 1000 * 1000); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
-		RenderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
+		renderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Determine what kind of post this is, currently only `shorten=...`
 	if len(r.PostForm) == 0 {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "empty body in POST request\n")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "empty body in POST request\n")
 		return
 	}
 	shorten_values, prs := r.PostForm["shorten"]
 	if !prs {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "no 'shorten' param given\n")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "no 'shorten' param given\n")
 		return
 	}
 	if len(shorten_values) != 1 {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "only one 'shorten' param is allowed per request\n")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "only one 'shorten' param is allowed per request\n")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ func pasteGetHandlerInner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, noRedirect, sh
 		return err
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
-		RenderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
+		renderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
 		return
 	}
 	if storedPaste == nil {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusNotFound, "url key not found in the database")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusNotFound, "url key not found in the database")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func pasteGetHandlerInner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, noRedirect, sh
 			"Paste":   storedPaste,
 			"IsOwner": isOwner,
 		}
-		Render(w, r, "pasteMeta", data)
+		render(w, r, "pasteMeta", data)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ func pasteGetHandlerInner(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, noRedirect, sh
 			urlParse, err := url.Parse(rawurl)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error: invalid URL ('%v') in database for key '%v': %v\n", rawurl, storedPaste.Key, err)
-				RenderInternalServerError(w, r, "invalid url in database")
+				renderInternalServerError(w, r, "invalid url in database")
 				return
 			}
 			http.Redirect(w, r, urlParse.String(), http.StatusSeeOther)
 		}
 		w.Write(storedPaste.Content)
 	case StateDeleted:
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusGone, "key has been deleted")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusGone, "key has been deleted")
 	default:
 		log.Printf("error: invalid storedPaste.State (%v) for key '%v'\n", storedPaste.State, storedPaste.Key)
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("internal server error: invalid storedPaste.State (%v\n)", storedPaste.State)
-		RenderInternalServerError(w, r, msg)
+		renderInternalServerError(w, r, msg)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,15 +174,15 @@ func shortenPostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userURL, err := url.ParseRequestURI(rawurl)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("invalid url (%v): %v", err, rawurl)
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, msg)
 		return
 	}
 	if userURL.Scheme == "" {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid url (unspecified scheme)")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid url (unspecified scheme)")
 		return
 	}
 	if userURL.Host == "" {
-		RenderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid url (unspecified host)")
+		renderError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, "invalid url (unspecified host)")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func shortenPostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return err
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
-		RenderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
+		renderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func shortenPostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.Wrap(err, "parsing url")
 		log.Printf("error: %v\n", err)
-		RenderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
+		renderInternalServerError(w, r, err)
 		return
 	}
 	var base64OwnerToken = make([]byte, 24)
diff --git a/handlers/views.go b/handlers/views.go
index 0ca6f90..fe080a7 100644
--- a/handlers/views.go
+++ b/handlers/views.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Plain text templates
-var TextBaseTemplate *text.Template = text.Must(text.New("").Parse(string(MustAsset("templates/txt/base.txt.tmpl"))))
-var HTMLBaseTemplate *html.Template = html.Must(html.New("").Parse(string(MustAsset("templates/html/base.html.tmpl"))))
+var textBaseTemplate *text.Template = text.Must(text.New("").Parse(string(MustAsset("templates/txt/base.txt.tmpl"))))
+var htmlBaseTemplate *html.Template = html.Must(html.New("").Parse(string(MustAsset("templates/html/base.html.tmpl"))))
 
 // Template collections
-var TextTemplates = make(map[string]*text.Template, 0)
-var HTMLTemplates = make(map[string]*html.Template, 0)
+var textTemplates = make(map[string]*text.Template, 0)
+var htmlTemplates = make(map[string]*html.Template, 0)
 
 // Used by resolveResponseContentType
 var acceptHeaderMediaRangeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*([^()<>@,;:\\"/\[\]?.=]+)/([^()<>@,;:\\"/\[\]?.=]+)\s*$`)
@@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ var acceptHeaderWeight = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*q=0(?:\.([0-9]{0,3}))|1(?:\.0{0
 func init() {
 	for _, tmplPath := range AssetNames() {
 		if mustMatch("templates/txt/*.txt.tmpl", tmplPath) {
-			base := text.Must(TextBaseTemplate.Clone())
+			base := text.Must(textBaseTemplate.Clone())
 			tmpl := text.Must(base.Parse(string(MustAsset(tmplPath))))
 			tmplName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(tmplPath), ".txt.tmpl")
-			TextTemplates[tmplName] = tmpl
+			textTemplates[tmplName] = tmpl
 			continue
 		}
 		if mustMatch("templates/html/*.html.tmpl", tmplPath) {
-			base := html.Must(HTMLBaseTemplate.Clone())
+			base := html.Must(htmlBaseTemplate.Clone())
 			tmpl := html.Must(base.Parse(string(MustAsset(tmplPath))))
 			tmplName := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(tmplPath), ".html.tmpl")
-			HTMLTemplates[tmplName] = tmpl
+			htmlTemplates[tmplName] = tmpl
 			continue
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Sanity check. Both maps should not be empty
-	if len(TextTemplates) == 0 || len(HTMLTemplates) == 0 {
+	if len(textTemplates) == 0 || len(htmlTemplates) == 0 {
 		panic("template loading failed")
 	}
 }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func parseFail(tmplName string, err error) {
 	panic(errors.Wrapf(err, "parsing of %v failed", tmplName))
 }
 
-func Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, tmplName string, data map[string]interface{}) {
+func render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, tmplName string, data map[string]interface{}) {
 	contentType, err := resolveResponseContentType(r, []string{"text/plain", "text/html"})
 	if err != nil {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotAcceptable)
@@ -82,25 +82,25 @@ func Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, tmplName string, data map[st
 	switch contentType {
 	case "text/plain":
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-		tmpl := TextTemplates[tmplName]
+		tmpl := textTemplates[tmplName]
 		if tmpl == nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in TextTemplates", tmplName)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in textTemplates", tmplName)
 			break
 		}
 		err = tmpl.Execute(w, data)
 	case "text/html":
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
-		tmpl := HTMLTemplates[tmplName]
+		tmpl := htmlTemplates[tmplName]
 		if tmpl == nil {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in HTMLTemplates", tmplName)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in htmlTemplates", tmplName)
 			break
 		}
 
 		// Construct a (lazy) plain-text view for inclusion in <pre>
 		pre := func() string {
-			tmpl := TextTemplates[tmplName]
+			tmpl := textTemplates[tmplName]
 			if tmpl == nil {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in TextTemplates", tmplName))
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("'%v' not in textTemplates", tmplName))
 			}
 			var buf bytes.Buffer
 			if err := tmpl.Execute(&buf, data); err != nil {
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ func Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, tmplName string, data map[st
 	}
 }
 
-func RenderError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, msg string) {
+func renderError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int, msg string) {
 	w.WriteHeader(status)
-	Render(w, r, "error", map[string]interface{}{"Message": msg})
+	render(w, r, "error", map[string]interface{}{"Message": msg})
 }
 
-func RenderInternalServerError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err interface{}) {
+func renderInternalServerError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err interface{}) {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("internal server error: %v", err)
-	RenderError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, msg)
+	renderError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, msg)
 }
 
 // Merge the second data map into the first one, overwriting any key that is