diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/initrd.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/initrd.go
index 38aeb81..94b7b0f 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/initrd.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/initrd.go
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-
-	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
-func renderConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ctx *renderContext, asJson bool) (err error) {
+func renderConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, ctx *renderContext, asJson bool) (err error) {
 	log.Printf("sending config for %q", ctx.Host.Name)
 
-	_, cfg, err := ctx.Config()
+	cfgBytes, cfg, err := ctx.Config()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ func renderConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ctx *renderContext, as
 	if asJson {
 		err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(cfg)
 	} else {
-		err = yaml.NewEncoder(w).Encode(cfg)
+		_, err = w.Write(cfgBytes)
 	}
 
 	return nil