diff --git a/lib/labelmaker_web/constants.ex b/lib/labelmaker_web/constants.ex
index 6a2b955..bf27a2e 100644
--- a/lib/labelmaker_web/constants.ex
+++ b/lib/labelmaker_web/constants.ex
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 defmodule LabelmakerWeb.Constants do
   @defaults %{
-    "label" => "64 character maximum",
-    "font" => "Helvetica",
-    "color" => "black",
-    "size" => "24"
+    label: "64 character maximum",
+    font: "Helvetica",
+    color: "black",
+    size: "24"
   }
 
-  @permitted_keys Map.keys(@defaults)
+  @permitted_keys @defaults |> Map.keys() |> Enum.map(&Atom.to_string/1)
 
   @colors System.cmd("magick", ["-list", "color"])
           |> elem(0)
diff --git a/lib/labelmaker_web/controllers/label_controller.ex b/lib/labelmaker_web/controllers/label_controller.ex
index f112a4e..8991b66 100644
--- a/lib/labelmaker_web/controllers/label_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/labelmaker_web/controllers/label_controller.ex
@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
 defmodule LabelmakerWeb.LabelController do
   use LabelmakerWeb, :controller
-  alias LabelmakerWeb.Constants
+  alias LabelmakerWeb.Tools
 
   @label_dir Path.join(:code.priv_dir(:labelmaker), "static/labels")
   File.mkdir_p!(@label_dir)
 
   def show(conn, params) do
-    params =
-      params
-      |> Map.take(Constants.permitted_keys())
-      |> Enum.filter(fn {k, v} ->
-        case k do
-          "color" -> v in Constants.colors()
-          "font" -> v in Constants.fonts()
-          "label" -> String.length(v) <= Constants.max_label_length()
-          "size" -> v in Constants.sizes()
-          _ -> true
-        end
-      end)
-      |> Map.new()
-
-    options =
-      Constants.defaults()
-      |> Map.merge(params)
+    options = Tools.process_parameters(params)
 
     filename =
       options
@@ -47,15 +31,15 @@ defmodule LabelmakerWeb.LabelController do
       "-background",
       "none",
       "-fill",
-      options["color"],
+      options.color,
       "-pointsize",
-      options["size"],
+      options.size,
       "-font",
-      options["font"],
-      "label:#{options["label"]}",
+      options.font,
+      "label:#{options.label}",
       "-set",
       "comment",
-      inspect(options),
+      inspect(Jason.encode!(options)),
       filepath
     ]
 
diff --git a/lib/labelmaker_web/live/home.ex b/lib/labelmaker_web/live/home.ex
index 05b3cc5..b7672de 100644
--- a/lib/labelmaker_web/live/home.ex
+++ b/lib/labelmaker_web/live/home.ex
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
 defmodule LabelmakerWeb.Home do
   use LabelmakerWeb, :live_view
   alias LabelmakerWeb.Constants
+  alias LabelmakerWeb.Tools
 
   def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
-    {:ok,
-     assign(socket,
-       label: "",
-       font: "Helvetica",
-       color: "black",
-       size: "24"
-     )}
+    {
+      :ok,
+      assign(
+        socket,
+        Enum.to_list(Constants.defaults())
+      )
+    }
   end
 
   def handle_event("update_label", params, socket) do
-    {:noreply,
-     assign(socket,
-       label: params["label"] || "",
-       font: params["font"] || "Helvetica",
-       color: params["color"] || "black",
-       size: params["size"] || "24"
-     )}
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, Tools.process_parameters(params))}
   end
 
   def handle_event("make_label", params, socket) do
-    {:noreply, push_navigate(socket, to: ~p"/#{params["label"]}?#{Map.drop(params, ["label"])}")}
+    {:noreply, redirect(socket, to: ~p"/#{params["label"]}?#{Map.drop(params, ["label"])}")}
   end
 
   def render(assigns) do
diff --git a/lib/labelmaker_web/router.ex b/lib/labelmaker_web/router.ex
index 1602490..f5a6d25 100644
--- a/lib/labelmaker_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/labelmaker_web/router.ex
@@ -14,18 +14,11 @@ defmodule LabelmakerWeb.Router do
     plug :accepts, ["json"]
   end
 
-  # scope "/", LabelmakerWeb do
-  #   pipe_through :browser
-  #
-  #   get "/", PageController, :home
-  # end
-
   scope "/", LabelmakerWeb do
     pipe_through :browser
 
     live "/", Home
     get "/:label", LabelController, :show
-    # live "/:label", Label
   end
 
   # Other scopes may use custom stacks.
diff --git a/lib/labelmaker_web/tools.ex b/lib/labelmaker_web/tools.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf5a13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/labelmaker_web/tools.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+defmodule LabelmakerWeb.Tools do
+  alias LabelmakerWeb.Constants
+
+  def process_parameters(parameters) do
+    parameters =
+      parameters
+      |> Map.take(Constants.permitted_keys())
+      |> Map.new(fn {k, v} -> {String.to_atom(k), v} end)
+      |> Enum.filter(fn {k, v} ->
+        case k do
+          :color -> v in Constants.colors()
+          :font -> v in Constants.fonts()
+          :label -> String.length(v) <= Constants.max_label_length()
+          :size -> v in Constants.sizes()
+          _ -> true
+        end
+      end)
+      |> Map.new()
+
+    Map.merge(Constants.defaults(), parameters)
+  end
+end