diff --git a/internal/generator/generator.go b/internal/generator/generator.go
index 589adb6..3d67e26 100644
--- a/internal/generator/generator.go
+++ b/internal/generator/generator.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package generator
 
 import (
-	"os"
+	"bytes"
 
 	"fmt"
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ func (g *Generator) GenerateDNS(config *configurator.Config) {
 	// TODO: print generated config file to STDOUT
 }
 
-func (g *Generator) GenerateDHCP(config *configurator.Config, eths []configurator.EthernetInterface) error {
+func (g *Generator) GenerateDHCP(config *configurator.Config, eths []configurator.EthernetInterface) ([]byte, error) {
 	// generate file using gonja template
 	path := config.TemplatePaths[g.Template]
 	fmt.Printf("path: %s\neth count: %v\n", path, len(eths))
 	t, err := gonja.FromFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read template from file: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read template from file: %v", err)
 	}
 	template := "# ========== GENERATED BY OCHAMI CONFIGURATOR ==========\n"
 	for _, eth := range eths {
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ func (g *Generator) GenerateDHCP(config *configurator.Config, eths []configurato
 	data := exec.NewContext(map[string]any{
 		"hosts": template,
 	})
-	if err = t.Execute(os.Stdout, data); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute: %v", err)
+	b := bytes.Buffer{}
+	if err = t.Execute(&b, data); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return b.Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index b632ff3..6d3c324 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ func (s *Server) Start(config *configurator.Config) error {
 				}
 				// generate a new config from that data
 
-				err = g.GenerateDHCP(config, eths)
+				b, err := g.GenerateDHCP(config, eths)
 				if err != nil {
 					logrus.Errorf("failed to generate DHCP: %v", err)
 					w.Write([]byte("An error has occurred."))
 					return
 				}
+				w.Write(b)
 			}
 		})
 		r.HandleFunc("/templates", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {