diff --git a/server/handler.go b/server/handler.go
index 43fc24a..1c92647 100644
--- a/server/handler.go
+++ b/server/handler.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain string,
 		trimmedHost := utils.TrimHostPort(req.Host)
 
 		// Add HSTS for RawDomain and MainDomainSuffix
-		if hsts := GetHSTSHeader(trimmedHost, mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain); hsts != "" {
+		if hsts := getHSTSHeader(trimmedHost, mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain); hsts != "" {
 			ctx.RespWriter.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", hsts)
 		}
 
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain string,
 
 		// tryBranch checks if a branch exists and populates the target variables. If canonicalLink is non-empty, it will
 		// also disallow search indexing and add a Link header to the canonical URL.
+		// TODO: move into external func to not alert vars indirectly
 		tryBranch := func(log zerolog.Logger, repo, branch string, _path []string, canonicalLink string) bool {
 			if repo == "" {
 				log.Debug().Msg("tryBranch: repo == ''")
diff --git a/server/helpers.go b/server/helpers.go
index 221bf6e..7c898cd 100644
--- a/server/helpers.go
+++ b/server/helpers.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// GetHSTSHeader returns a HSTS header with includeSubdomains & preload for MainDomainSuffix and RawDomain, or an empty
+// getHSTSHeader returns a HSTS header with includeSubdomains & preload for MainDomainSuffix and RawDomain, or an empty
 // string for custom domains.
-func GetHSTSHeader(host, mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain string) string {
+func getHSTSHeader(host, mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain string) string {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(host, mainDomainSuffix) || strings.EqualFold(host, rawDomain) {
 		return "max-age=63072000; includeSubdomains; preload"
 	} else {
diff --git a/server/upstream/helper.go b/server/upstream/helper.go
index 82393a4..7be783d 100644
--- a/server/upstream/helper.go
+++ b/server/upstream/helper.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func GetBranchTimestamp(giteaClient *gitea.Client, owner, repo, branch string) *
 			log.Err(err).Msg("Could't fetch default branch from repository")
 			return nil
 		}
-		log.Debug().Msgf("found default branch: %s", defaultBranch)
+		log.Debug().Msgf("Succesfully fetched default branch '%s' from Gitea", defaultBranch)
 		branch = defaultBranch
 	}