diff --git a/backend/pkgs/logger/struct_logger.go b/backend/pkgs/logger/struct_logger.go
index 2007ebb..2ebd3b6 100644
--- a/backend/pkgs/logger/struct_logger.go
+++ b/backend/pkgs/logger/struct_logger.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 type Level int8
 
+var (
+	IncludeTrace = false
+)
+
 const (
 	LevelDebug Level = iota
 	LevelInfo
@@ -88,8 +92,12 @@ func (l *Logger) print(level Level, message string, properties map[string]string
 	}
 
 	// Include a stack trace for entries at the ERROR and FATAL levels.
+	dumpTrace := false
 	if level >= LevelError {
-		aux.Trace = string(debug.Stack())
+		dumpTrace = true
+		if IncludeTrace {
+			aux.Trace = string(debug.Stack())
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Declare a line variable for holding the actual log entry text.
@@ -109,8 +117,11 @@ func (l *Logger) print(level Level, message string, properties map[string]string
 	l.mu.Lock()
 	defer l.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// Write the log entry followed by a newline.
-	return l.out.Write(append(line, '\n'))
+	n, err := l.out.Write(line)
+	if dumpTrace {
+		l.out.Write(debug.Stack())
+	}
+	return n, err
 }
 
 // We also implement a Write() method on our Logger type so that it satisfies the
diff --git a/backend/pkgs/server/constants.go b/backend/pkgs/server/constants.go
index 1d07ef5..e083a57 100644
--- a/backend/pkgs/server/constants.go
+++ b/backend/pkgs/server/constants.go
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package server
 
 const (
-	ContentType = "Content-Type"
-	ContentJSON = "application/json"
-	ContentXML  = "application/xml"
+	ContentType           = "Content-Type"
+	ContentJSON           = "application/json"
+	ContentXML            = "application/xml"
+	ContentFormUrlEncoded = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
 )
diff --git a/backend/pkgs/server/response.go b/backend/pkgs/server/response.go
index d4d008f..61cebf6 100644
--- a/backend/pkgs/server/response.go
+++ b/backend/pkgs/server/response.go
@@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ import (
 
 // Respond converts a Go value to JSON and sends it to the client.
 // Adapted from https://github.com/ardanlabs/service/tree/master/foundation/web
-func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, data interface{}) error {
-	// If there is nothing to marshal then set status code and return.
+func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, data interface{}) {
 	if statusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
 		w.WriteHeader(statusCode)
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Convert the response value to JSON.
 	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(data)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	// Set the content type and headers once we know marshaling has succeeded.
@@ -29,10 +28,8 @@ func Respond(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, data interface{}) error {
 
 	// Send the result back to the client.
 	if _, err := w.Write(jsonData); err != nil {
-		return err
+		panic(err)
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // ResponseError is a helper function that sends a JSON response of an error message
@@ -42,9 +39,9 @@ func RespondError(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, err error) {
 	eb.Respond(w, statusCode)
 }
 
-// RespondInternalServerError is a wrapper around RespondError that sends a 500 internal server error. Useful for
+// RespondServerError is a wrapper around RespondError that sends a 500 internal server error. Useful for
 // Sending generic errors when everything went wrong.
-func RespondInternalServerError(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+func RespondServerError(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	RespondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.New("internal server error"))
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/pkgs/server/response_test.go b/backend/pkgs/server/response_test.go
index 2e98365..a6446d3 100644
--- a/backend/pkgs/server/response_test.go
+++ b/backend/pkgs/server/response_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func Test_RespondError(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_RespondInternalServerError(t *testing.T) {
 	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
 
-	RespondInternalServerError(recorder)
+	RespondServerError(recorder)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, recorder.Code)
 	assert.JSONEq(t, recorder.Body.String(), `{"details":["internal server error"], "message":"Internal Server Error", "error":true}`)