diff --git a/server/handler.go b/server/handler.go
index 1031716..1aaf476 100644
--- a/server/handler.go
+++ b/server/handler.go
@@ -144,19 +144,19 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain []byte,
 				log.Debug().Msg("missing branch")
 				html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
 				return
-			} else {
-				log.Debug().Msg("raw domain preparations, now trying with default branch")
-				tryBranch(targetRepo, "", pathElements[2:],
-					giteaRoot+"/"+targetOwner+"/"+targetRepo+"/src/branch/%b/%p",
-				)
-				log.Debug().Msg("tryBranch, now trying upstream")
-				tryUpstream(ctx, mainDomainSuffix, trimmedHost,
-					targetOptions, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath,
-					giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken,
-					canonicalDomainCache, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache)
-				return
 			}
 
+			log.Debug().Msg("raw domain preparations, now trying with default branch")
+			tryBranch(targetRepo, "", pathElements[2:],
+				giteaRoot+"/"+targetOwner+"/"+targetRepo+"/src/branch/%b/%p",
+			)
+			log.Debug().Msg("tryBranch, now trying upstream")
+			tryUpstream(ctx, mainDomainSuffix, trimmedHost,
+				targetOptions, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath,
+				giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken,
+				canonicalDomainCache, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache)
+			return
+
 		} else if bytes.HasSuffix(trimmedHost, mainDomainSuffix) {
 			// Serve pages from subdomains of MainDomainSuffix
 			log.Debug().Msg("main domain suffix")
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain []byte,
 			targetPath = strings.Trim(strings.Join(pathElements[1:], "/"), "/")
 
 			if targetOwner == "www" {
-				// www.codeberg.page redirects to codeberg.page
+				// www.codeberg.page redirects to codeberg.page // TODO: rm hardcoded - use cname?
 				ctx.Redirect("https://"+string(mainDomainSuffix[1:])+string(ctx.Path()), fasthttp.StatusPermanentRedirect)
 				return
 			}
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain []byte,
 					if targetOwner != "" {
 						ctx.Redirect("https://"+canonicalDomain+string(ctx.RequestURI()), fasthttp.StatusTemporaryRedirect)
 						return
-					} else {
-						html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
-						return
 					}
+
+					html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
+					return
 				}
 
 				log.Debug().Msg("tryBranch, now trying upstream")
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ func Handler(mainDomainSuffix, rawDomain []byte,
 					giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken,
 					canonicalDomainCache, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache)
 				return
-			} else {
-				html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
-				return
 			}
+
+			html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
+			return
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/try.go b/server/try.go
index 0636ffc..7223dfa 100644
--- a/server/try.go
+++ b/server/try.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func tryUpstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx,
 
 	giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken string,
 	canonicalDomainCache, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache cache.SetGetKey) {
+
 	// check if a canonical domain exists on a request on MainDomain
 	if bytes.HasSuffix(trimmedHost, mainDomainSuffix) {
 		canonicalDomain, _ := upstream.CheckCanonicalDomain(targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, "", string(mainDomainSuffix), giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, canonicalDomainCache)
@@ -33,8 +34,13 @@ func tryUpstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx,
 		}
 	}
 
+	targetOptions.TargetOwner = targetOwner
+	targetOptions.TargetRepo = targetRepo
+	targetOptions.TargetBranch = targetBranch
+	targetOptions.TargetPath = targetPath
+
 	// Try to request the file from the Gitea API
-	if !targetOptions.Upstream(ctx, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
+	if !targetOptions.Upstream(ctx, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
 		html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, ctx.Response.StatusCode())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/upstream/upstream.go b/server/upstream/upstream.go
index 2338ef2..925183a 100644
--- a/server/upstream/upstream.go
+++ b/server/upstream/upstream.go
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ var upstreamIndexPages = []string{
 
 // Options provides various options for the upstream request.
 type Options struct {
-	DefaultMimeType    string
+	TargetOwner,
+	TargetRepo,
+	TargetBranch,
+	TargetPath,
+
+	DefaultMimeType string
 	ForbiddenMimeTypes map[string]struct{}
 	TryIndexPages      bool
 	BranchTimestamp    time.Time
@@ -41,26 +46,26 @@ var client = fasthttp.Client{
 }
 
 // Upstream requests a file from the Gitea API at GiteaRoot and writes it to the request context.
-func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken string, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache cache.SetGetKey) (final bool) {
-	log := log.With().Strs("upstream", []string{targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath}).Logger()
+func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken string, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache cache.SetGetKey) (final bool) {
+	log := log.With().Strs("upstream", []string{o.TargetOwner, o.TargetRepo, o.TargetBranch, o.TargetPath}).Logger()
 
 	if o.ForbiddenMimeTypes == nil {
 		o.ForbiddenMimeTypes = map[string]struct{}{}
 	}
 
 	// Check if the branch exists and when it was modified
-	if o.BranchTimestamp == (time.Time{}) {
-		branch := GetBranchTimestamp(targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache)
+	if o.BranchTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		branch := GetBranchTimestamp(o.TargetOwner, o.TargetRepo, o.TargetBranch, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache)
 
 		if branch == nil {
 			html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusFailedDependency)
 			return true
 		}
-		targetBranch = branch.Branch
+		o.TargetBranch = branch.Branch
 		o.BranchTimestamp = branch.Timestamp
 	}
 
-	if targetOwner == "" || targetRepo == "" || targetBranch == "" {
+	if o.TargetOwner == "" || o.TargetRepo == "" || o.TargetBranch == "" {
 		html.ReturnErrorPage(ctx, fasthttp.StatusBadRequest)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, targetOwner, targetRepo, ta
 	log.Debug().Msg("preparations")
 
 	// Make a GET request to the upstream URL
-	uri := targetOwner + "/" + targetRepo + "/raw/" + targetBranch + "/" + targetPath
+	uri := o.TargetOwner + "/" + o.TargetRepo + "/raw/" + o.TargetBranch + "/" + o.TargetPath
 	var req *fasthttp.Request
 	var res *fasthttp.Response
 	var cachedResponse fileResponse
@@ -99,7 +104,8 @@ func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, targetOwner, targetRepo, ta
 			optionsForIndexPages.TryIndexPages = false
 			optionsForIndexPages.appendTrailingSlash = true
 			for _, indexPage := range upstreamIndexPages {
-				if optionsForIndexPages.Upstream(ctx, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, strings.TrimSuffix(targetPath, "/")+"/"+indexPage, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
+				optionsForIndexPages.TargetPath = strings.TrimSuffix(o.TargetPath, "/") + "/" + indexPage
+				if optionsForIndexPages.Upstream(ctx, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
 					_ = fileResponseCache.Set(uri+"?timestamp="+strconv.FormatInt(o.BranchTimestamp.Unix(), 10), fileResponse{
 						exists: false,
 					}, fileCacheTimeout)
@@ -109,7 +115,8 @@ func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, targetOwner, targetRepo, ta
 			// compatibility fix for GitHub Pages (/example → /example.html)
 			optionsForIndexPages.appendTrailingSlash = false
 			optionsForIndexPages.redirectIfExists = string(ctx.Request.URI().Path()) + ".html"
-			if optionsForIndexPages.Upstream(ctx, targetOwner, targetRepo, targetBranch, targetPath+".html", giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
+			optionsForIndexPages.TargetPath = o.TargetPath + ".html"
+			if optionsForIndexPages.Upstream(ctx, giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken, branchTimestampCache, fileResponseCache) {
 				_ = fileResponseCache.Set(uri+"?timestamp="+strconv.FormatInt(o.BranchTimestamp.Unix(), 10), fileResponse{
 					exists: false,
 				}, fileCacheTimeout)
@@ -148,7 +155,7 @@ func (o *Options) Upstream(ctx *fasthttp.RequestCtx, targetOwner, targetRepo, ta
 	log.Debug().Msg("error handling")
 
 	// Set the MIME type
-	mimeType := mime.TypeByExtension(path.Ext(targetPath))
+	mimeType := mime.TypeByExtension(path.Ext(o.TargetPath))
 	mimeTypeSplit := strings.SplitN(mimeType, ";", 2)
 	if _, ok := o.ForbiddenMimeTypes[mimeTypeSplit[0]]; ok || mimeType == "" {
 		if o.DefaultMimeType != "" {
diff --git a/server/utils/utils_test.go b/server/utils/utils_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc0632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestTrimHostPort(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "aa", TrimHostPort([]byte("aa")))
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "", TrimHostPort([]byte(":")))
+	assert.EqualValues(t, "example.com", TrimHostPort([]byte("example.com:80")))
+}