diff --git a/simple.cabal b/simple.cabal
--- a/simple.cabal
+++ b/simple.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                simple
-version:             0.7.0
+version:             0.7.0.1
 synopsis: A minimalist web framework for the WAI server interface
 description:
 
diff --git a/src/Web/Simple/Static.hs b/src/Web/Simple/Static.hs
--- a/src/Web/Simple/Static.hs
+++ b/src/Web/Simple/Static.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
   req <- request
   let fp = foldl (</>) baseDir (map T.unpack $ pathInfo req)
   exists <- liftIO $ doesFileExist fp
-  when exists $
+  when exists $ do
+    liftIO $ do
+      modTime <- getModificationTime fp
+      print modTime
     respond $ responseFile status200
       [(hContentType, defaultMimeLookup $ T.pack $ takeFileName fp)]
       fp Nothing
diff --git a/src/Web/Simple/Templates.hs b/src/Web/Simple/Templates.hs
--- a/src/Web/Simple/Templates.hs
+++ b/src/Web/Simple/Templates.hs
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@
     fm <- functionMap
     dir <- viewDirectory
     tmpl <- getTemplate (dir </> fp)
-    let pageContent =
-          L.fromChunks . (:[]) . encodeUtf8 $
-            renderTemplate tmpl fm $ toJSON val
+    let pageContent = renderTemplate tmpl fm $ toJSON val
     let mime = defaultMimeLookup $ T.pack $ takeFileName fp
     respond $ ok mime $ L.fromChunks . (:[]) . encodeUtf8 $
       renderTemplate layout fm $ object ["yield" .= pageContent, "page" .= val]