diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index c89e189..68d1f62 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ archives:
       {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64{{- else if eq .Arch "arm64" }}aarch64{{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}_{{ .Version }}
     format_overrides:
     - goos: windows
-      formats: ['zip']
+      format: zip
 
 dockers:
 - image_templates:
diff --git a/internal/admin/admin.go b/internal/admin/admin.go
index d590995..715c5e1 100644
--- a/internal/admin/admin.go
+++ b/internal/admin/admin.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
-	"embed"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
 )
 
-//go:embed templates/*.html
-var templateFS embed.FS
-
 const (
 	// Session store key
 	sessionKey = "butterrobot-session"
+
+	// Template directory
+	templateDir = "./internal/admin/templates"
 )
 
 // FlashMessage represents a flash message
@@ -63,17 +63,9 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, database *db.Database) *Admin {
 		"contains": strings.Contains,
 	}
 
-	// Read base template from embedded filesystem
-	baseContent, err := templateFS.ReadFile("templates/_base.html")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	// Create a custom template with functions
-	baseTemplate, err := template.New("_base.html").Funcs(funcMap).Parse(string(baseContent))
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	baseTemplate := template.New("_base.html").Funcs(funcMap)
+	baseTemplate = template.Must(baseTemplate.ParseFiles(filepath.Join(templateDir, "_base.html")))
 
 	// Parse and register all templates
 	templateFiles := []string{
@@ -86,24 +78,11 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, database *db.Database) *Admin {
 	}
 
 	for _, tf := range templateFiles {
-		// Read template content from embedded filesystem
-		content, err := templateFS.ReadFile("templates/" + tf)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		
 		// Create a clone of the base template
-		t, err := baseTemplate.Clone()
+		t, err := template.Must(baseTemplate.Clone()).ParseFiles(filepath.Join(templateDir, tf))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		
-		// Parse the template content
-		t, err = t.Parse(string(content))
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		
 		templates[tf] = t
 	}