diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/migrator.go b/backend/app/rest/api/migrator.go
index d519acae..32afb3b1 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/migrator.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/migrator.go
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ func (m *Migrator) importCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	go m.runImport(siteID, r.URL.Query().Get("provider"), tmpfile) // import runs in background and sets busy flag for site
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
-	R.RenderJSON(w, R.JSON{"status": "import request accepted"})
+	_ = R.EncodeJSON(w, http.StatusAccepted, R.JSON{"status": "import request accepted"})
 }
 
 // POST /import/form?secret=key&site=site-id&provider=disqus|remark|wordpress
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ func (m *Migrator) importFormCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	go m.runImport(siteID, r.URL.Query().Get("provider"), tmpfile) // import runs in background and sets busy flag for site
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
-	R.RenderJSON(w, R.JSON{"status": "import request accepted"})
+	_ = R.EncodeJSON(w, http.StatusAccepted, R.JSON{"status": "import request accepted"})
 }
 
 // GET /wait?site=site-id
@@ -115,8 +113,7 @@ func (m *Migrator) waitCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusGatewayTimeout)
-			R.RenderJSON(w, R.JSON{"status": "timeout expired", "site_id": siteID})
+			_ = R.EncodeJSON(w, http.StatusGatewayTimeout, R.JSON{"status": "timeout expired", "site_id": siteID})
 			return
 		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
 		}
@@ -210,8 +207,7 @@ func (m *Migrator) remapCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] convert request completed. site=%s, comments=%d", siteID, size)
 	}()
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
-	R.RenderJSON(w, R.JSON{"status": "convert request accepted"})
+	_ = R.EncodeJSON(w, http.StatusAccepted, R.JSON{"status": "convert request accepted"})
 }
 
 // runImport reads from tmpfile and import for given siteID and provider
diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
index 35788b42..b709d3ce 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_private.go
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ func (s *private) createCommentCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] created comment %+v", finalComment)
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
-	R.RenderJSON(w, &finalComment)
+	_ = R.EncodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, &finalComment)
 }
 
 // PUT /comment/{id}?site=siteID&url=post-url - update comment