diff --git a/src/i18n.rs b/src/i18n.rs
index fdf7a37..2eb479f 100644
--- a/src/i18n.rs
+++ b/src/i18n.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use fluent_bundle::FluentResource;
+use fluent_bundle::{FluentError, FluentResource};
 use fluent_bundle::concurrent::FluentBundle;
 use unic_langid::LanguageIdentifier;
 
@@ -8,19 +8,40 @@ pub struct I18n(HashMap<String, FluentBundle<FluentResource>>);
 
 pub struct L10n<'a>(&'a FluentBundle<FluentResource>);
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum I18nError {
+    // For `I18n::new`
+    InvalidLocale(String),
+    InvalidPath,
+    CantReadFile(String),
+    CantBuildResource(String),
+    CantAddResource(String),
+
+    // For `I18n.l10n`
+    NoSuchLocale(String),
+
+    // For `L10n.translate`
+    NoSuchTranslation(String),
+    InvalidTranslation(String),
+    FormattingFailed(Vec<FluentError>),
+}
+
 impl I18n {
-    pub fn new(path: &str, locales: &[&str]) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        let lang_ids: Vec<Result<LanguageIdentifier, _>> =
+    pub fn new(path: &str, locales: &[&str]) -> Result<Self, I18nError> {
+        let locales_and_lang_ids: Vec<(&str, Result<LanguageIdentifier, _>)> =
             locales.iter().map(|locale| {
-                locale.parse::<LanguageIdentifier>()
+                (*locale, locale.parse::<LanguageIdentifier>())
             }).collect();
 
-        if let Some(_) = lang_ids.iter().find(|lang_id| lang_id.is_err()) {
-            return Err(());
+        if let Some((locale, _)) =
+            locales_and_lang_ids.iter().find(|(_, lang_id)| lang_id.is_err())
+        {
+            return Err(I18nError::InvalidLocale(locale.to_string()));
         }
 
-        let lang_ids: Vec<&LanguageIdentifier> =
-            lang_ids.iter().map(|lang_id| lang_id.as_ref().unwrap()).collect();
+        let lang_ids: Vec<&LanguageIdentifier> = locales_and_lang_ids.iter()
+            .map(|(_, lang_id)| lang_id.as_ref().unwrap())
+            .collect();
 
         let mut hash_map = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -31,20 +52,29 @@ impl I18n {
             path_buf.push(&locale);
             path_buf.set_extension("ftl");
 
-            let data = match std::fs::read_to_string(path_buf) {
+            let path_str = match path_buf.to_str() {
+                Some(path_str) => path_str,
+                None => return Err(I18nError::InvalidPath),
+            };
+
+            let data = match std::fs::read_to_string(path_str) {
                 Ok(data) => data,
-                Err(_) => return Err(()),
+                Err(_) => return Err(I18nError::CantReadFile(
+                    path_str.to_string(),
+                )),
             };
 
             let resource = match FluentResource::try_new(data) {
                 Ok(resource) => resource,
-                Err(_) => return Err(()),
+                Err(_) => return Err(I18nError::CantBuildResource(
+                    path_str.to_string(),
+                )),
             };
 
             let mut bundle = FluentBundle::default();
 
             if let Err(_) = bundle.add_resource(resource) {
-                return Err(());
+                return Err(I18nError::CantAddResource(path_str.to_string()));
             };
 
             hash_map.insert(locale, bundle);
@@ -53,19 +83,34 @@ impl I18n {
         Ok(Self(hash_map))
     }
 
-    pub fn l10n<'a>(&'a self, locale: &'a str) -> Option<L10n<'a>> {
+    pub fn l10n<'a>(&'a self, locale: &'a str) -> Result<L10n<'a>, I18nError> {
         match self.0.get(locale) {
-            None => None,
-            Some(bundle) => Some(L10n(bundle)),
+            None => Err(I18nError::NoSuchLocale(locale.to_string())),
+            Some(bundle) => Ok(L10n(bundle)),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl L10n<'_> {
-    pub fn dummy_translate(&self, key: &str) -> String {
-        let msg = self.0.get_message(key).unwrap();
-        let val = msg.value.unwrap();
+    pub fn translate(&self, key: &str) -> Result<String, I18nError> {
+        let msg = match self.0.get_message(key) {
+            None => return Err(I18nError::NoSuchTranslation(key.to_string())),
+            Some(msg) => msg,
+        };
+
+        let val = match msg.value {
+            None => return Err(I18nError::InvalidTranslation(key.to_string())),
+            Some(val) => val,
+        };
+
         let mut errors = vec![];
-        self.0.format_pattern(val, None, &mut errors).to_string()
+
+        let out = self.0.format_pattern(val, None, &mut errors).to_string();
+
+        if !errors.is_empty() {
+            return Err(I18nError::FormattingFailed(errors));
+        }
+
+        Ok(out)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/home.rs b/src/routes/home.rs
index 85ddaec..f8a15c5 100644
--- a/src/routes/home.rs
+++ b/src/routes/home.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ pub fn index(
     let l10n = i18n.l10n("en").unwrap();
 
     let page_context = views::home::Index {
-        i18n_fedihub: l10n.dummy_translate("fedihub"),
-        i18n_federated_services_without_censorship: l10n.dummy_translate("federated-services-without-censorship"),
+        i18n_fedihub: l10n.translate("fedihub").unwrap(),
+        i18n_federated_services_without_censorship: l10n.translate("federated-services-without-censorship").unwrap(),
     };
 
     let context = views::Site {
diff --git a/src/web.rs b/src/web.rs
index 553be65..3be9277 100644
--- a/src/web.rs
+++ b/src/web.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ pub fn rocket(config: &config::Config) -> Result<rocket::Rocket, ()> {
     let public_path  = config.public_path()?;
     let locales_path = config.locales_path()?;
 
-    let i18n = I18n::new(&locales_path, &["en", "ru"])?;
+    let i18n = match I18n::new(&locales_path, &["en", "ru"]) {
+        Err(_) => return Err(()),
+        Ok(i18n) => i18n,
+    };
 
     let result = rocket::custom(rocket_config)
         .manage(i18n)