diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b5c60c5..8ad5de9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-//go:generate go get -u github.com/valyala/quicktemplate/qtc
 //go:generate qtc -dir=views
 //go:generate qtc -dir=tree
 // Command mycorrhiza is a program that runs a mycorrhiza wiki.
diff --git a/user/net.go b/user/net.go
index 2748f93..7506f89 100644
--- a/user/net.go
+++ b/user/net.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/cfg"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/cfg"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 )
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ func Register(username, password string) error {
 		return errors.New("Username " + username + " is taken already.")
 	case !util.IsPossibleUsername(username):
 		log.Println("Illegal username:", username)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Illegal username \"%s\".", username)
 	}
 	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/web/auth.go b/web/auth.go
index 51a0c89..33308d0 100644
--- a/web/auth.go
+++ b/web/auth.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package web
 
 import (
-	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/cfg"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/cfg"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/user"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/util"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/views"
@@ -46,7 +48,19 @@ func handlerRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 			err      = user.Register(username, password)
 		)
 		if err != nil {
-			io.WriteString(w, err.Error())
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", mime.TypeByExtension(".html"))
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+			fmt.Fprint(
+				w,
+				views.BaseHTML(
+					"Register",
+					fmt.Sprintf(
+						`<main class="main-width"><p>%s</p><p><a href="/register">Try again<a></p></main>`,
+						err.Error(),
+					),
+					user.FromRequest(rq),
+				),
+			)
 		} else {
 			user.LoginDataHTTP(w, rq, username, password)
 			http.Redirect(w, rq, "/"+rq.URL.RawQuery, http.StatusSeeOther)