diff --git a/src/Http/Controller/AbstractHtmlController.php b/src/Http/Controller/AbstractHtmlController.php
index 1bbb7463d..2f56ed7ef 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controller/AbstractHtmlController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controller/AbstractHtmlController.php
@@ -11,28 +11,30 @@
 
 namespace Flarum\Http\Controller;
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
-use Zend\Diactoros\Response;
+use Zend\Diactoros\Response\HtmlResponse;
 
 abstract class AbstractHtmlController implements ControllerInterface
 {
     /**
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Zend\Diactoros\Response
+     * @return HtmlResponse
      */
     public function handle(Request $request)
     {
         $view = $this->render($request);
 
-        $response = new Response;
-        $response->getBody()->write($view);
+        if ($view instanceof Renderable) {
+            $view = $view->render();
+        }
 
-        return $response;
+        return new HtmlResponse($view);
     }
 
     /**
      * @param Request $request
-     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Renderable
+     * @return string|Renderable
      */
     abstract protected function render(Request $request);
 }