diff --git a/src/static/css/style.css b/src/static/css/style.css
index 2fd7fe7..3419b86 100644
--- a/src/static/css/style.css
+++ b/src/static/css/style.css
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ html {
   font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
 }
 
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
 /* align title with button */
 header {
   display: flex;
@@ -33,7 +37,6 @@ span#login-form button {
 
 /* link stylised as text */
 span#login-form a {
-  color: inherit;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +81,3 @@ ul {
 li {
   padding-bottom: 1em;
 }
-
-li a {
-  color: inherit;
-}
diff --git a/src/templates/header.html b/src/templates/header.html
index c3d14a5..f263c4f 100644
--- a/src/templates/header.html
+++ b/src/templates/header.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <header>
   <h1>txtdiary{{ " of " + config.user.name if config.user.name else "" }}</h1>
 
-  {% if not (login_page or config.is_logged()) -%}
+  {% if not (login_page or config.is_logged()) %}
   <a href="/login">
     <svg width="30px" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
       <path
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index 3741eab..84eebb7 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@
       <p>{{ "".join(get_flashed_messages()) | safe }}</p>
 
       <h3>posts</h3>
+      {% if not posts %}
+      <p>no posts.</p>
+      {% else %}
       <ul>
         {% for p in posts: %}
         <li><a href="read/{{ p }}">{{ p }}.txt</a></li>
         {% endfor %}
       </ul>
+      {% endif %}
     </main>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/templates/post.html b/src/templates/post.html
index 162e718..22cc68b 100644
--- a/src/templates/post.html
+++ b/src/templates/post.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if config.is_logged() -%}
+{% if config.is_logged() %}
 <aside>
   <form action="/" method="post">
     <textarea name="p"></textarea>