diff --git a/examples/document.rs b/examples/document.rs
index df745a6..a001e3a 100644
--- a/examples/document.rs
+++ b/examples/document.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             )
         )
         .blank_line()
-        .link("https://github.com/Alch-Emi/kochab", Some("GitHub"))
+        .link("https://github.com/Alch-Emi/kochab", Some("GitLab".to_string()))
         .blank_line()
         .heading(2, "Usage")
         .blank_line()
diff --git a/examples/ratelimiting.rs b/examples/ratelimiting.rs
index a43777d..0ee0934 100644
--- a/examples/ratelimiting.rs
+++ b/examples/ratelimiting.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ async fn handle_request(request: Request) -> Result<Response> {
 
     document = document
         .blank_line()
-        .link("/limit", Some("Go to rate limited page"))
-        .link("/", Some("Go to a page that's not rate limited"));
+        .link("/limit", Some("Go to rate limited page".to_string()))
+        .link("/", Some("Go to a page that's not rate limited".to_string()));
 
     Ok(document.into())
 }
diff --git a/examples/user_management.rs b/examples/user_management.rs
index 4fc8283..c36a741 100644
--- a/examples/user_management.rs
+++ b/examples/user_management.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ async fn handle_main(_req: Request, user: RegisteredUser<String>) -> Result<Resp
         .text("Your personal secret string:")
         .text(user.as_ref())
         .blank_line()
-        .link("/update", Some("Change your string"))
-        .link("/account", Some("Update your account"))
+        .link("/update", Some("Change your string".to_string()))
+        .link("/account", Some("Update your account".to_string()))
         .into();
     Ok(response)
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async fn handle_update(_request: Request, mut user: RegisteredUser<String>, inpu
     let response = Gemtext::new()
         .text("String updated!")
         .blank_line()
-        .link("/", Some("Back"))
+        .link("/", Some("Back".to_string()))
         .into();
     Ok(response)
 
diff --git a/src/types/body.rs b/src/types/body.rs
index 92da96e..1a12d44 100644
--- a/src/types/body.rs
+++ b/src/types/body.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl From<Vec<gemtext::Node>> for Body {
 #[cfg(feature = "gemtext")]
 impl From<Gemtext> for Body {
     fn from(document: Gemtext) -> Self {
-        document.build().into()
+        document.normalize().build().into()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/user_management/routes.rs b/src/user_management/routes.rs
index 0f087a6..2f289ca 100644
--- a/src/user_management/routes.rs
+++ b/src/user_management/routes.rs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ fn render_settings_menu<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned>(
         .blank_line()
         .text(&format!("Welcome {}!", user.username()))
         .blank_line()
-        .link(get_redirect(&user).as_str(), Some("Back to the app"))
+        .link(get_redirect(&user).as_str(), Some("Back to the app".to_string()))
         .blank_line();
 
     #[cfg(feature = "user_management_advanced")] {
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ fn render_settings_menu<UserData: Serialize + DeserializeOwned>(
                     } else {
                         "Set password"
                     }
+                    .to_string()
                 )
             );
     }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index c4bc913..a18a0e2 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async fn serve_dir_listing<P: AsRef<Path>, B: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, virtual_path
                        .blank_line();
 
     if virtual_path.get(0).map(<_>::as_ref) != Some(Path::new("")) {
-        document = document.link("..", Some("📁 ../"));
+        document = document.link("..", Some("📁 ../".to_string()));
     }
 
     while let Some(entry) = dir.next_entry().await.expect("Failed to list directory") {