diff --git a/pit.nimble b/pit.nimble
index 278c4c6..ac81e99 100644
--- a/pit.nimble
+++ b/pit.nimble
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ bin           = @["pit", "pit_api"]
 
 # Dependencies
 
-requires @[ "nim >= 0.18.0", "cliutils 0.5.0", "docopt 0.6.5", "jester 0.2.0",
-  "langutils >= 0.4.0", "timeutils 0.3.0", "uuids 0.1.9" ]
+requires @[ "nim >= 0.19.0", "cliutils 0.6.0", "docopt 0.6.8", "jester 0.4.1",
+  "langutils >= 0.4.0", "timeutils 0.3.0", "uuids 0.1.10" ]
diff --git a/src/pit_api.nim b/src/pit_api.nim
index dd6bc6e..a208333 100644
--- a/src/pit_api.nim
+++ b/src/pit_api.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Personal Issue Tracker API Interface
 ## ====================================
 
-import asyncdispatch, cliutils, docopt, jester, json, logging, sequtils, strutils
+import asyncdispatch, cliutils, docopt, jester, json, logging, options, sequtils, strutils
 import nre except toSeq
 
 import pitpkg/private/libpit
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ const TXT = "text/plain"
 
 proc raiseEx(reason: string): void = raise newException(Exception, reason)
 
+template halt(code: HttpCode,
+              headers: RawHeaders,
+              content: string): typed =
+  ## Immediately replies with the specified request. This means any further
+  ## code will not be executed after calling this template in the current
+  ## route.
+  bind TCActionSend, newHttpHeaders
+  result[0] = CallbackAction.TCActionSend
+  result[1] = code
+  result[2] = some(headers)
+  result[3] = content
+  result.matched = true
+  break allRoutes
+
 template checkAuth(cfg: PitApiCfg) =
   ## Check this request for authentication and authorization information.
   ## If the request is not authorized, this template sets up the 401 response
@@ -40,11 +54,10 @@ template checkAuth(cfg: PitApiCfg) =
 
   except:
     stderr.writeLine "Auth failed: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg()
-    response.data[0] = CallbackAction.TCActionSend
-    response.data[1] = Http401
-    response.data[2]["WWW-Authenticate"] = "Bearer"
-    response.data[2]["Content-Type"] = TXT
-    response.data[3] = getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+    halt(
+      Http401,
+      headers & @{"Content-Type": TXT},
+      getCurrentExceptionMsg())
 
 proc start*(cfg: PitApiCfg) =
 
diff --git a/src/pitpkg/version.nim b/src/pitpkg/version.nim
index 8fe58f3..9073d69 100644
--- a/src/pitpkg/version.nim
+++ b/src/pitpkg/version.nim
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const PIT_VERSION = "4.4.2"
+const PIT_VERSION* = "4.4.3"