diff --git a/cmd/dkl-local-server/render-context.go b/cmd/dkl-local-server/render-context.go
index 8934ee1..552b0db 100644
--- a/cmd/dkl-local-server/render-context.go
+++ b/cmd/dkl-local-server/render-context.go
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ func (ctx *renderContext) TemplateFuncs() map[string]any {
 
 	for name, method := range map[string]any{
 		"base64": func(input string) string {
-			enc := base64.StdEncoding.WithPadding(base64.NoPadding)
-			return enc.EncodeToString([]byte(input))
+			return b64.EncodeToString([]byte(input))
 		},
 
 		"host_ip": func() (s string) {