@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -175,21 +174,21 @@
 func BuildSite(ioConfig IOConfig) error {
 	config, err := config.GetConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panic(errors.Errorf("could not get config: %v", err))
+		return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not get config")
 	}
 	config.InjectLiveReload = ioConfig.Development
 
 	if ioConfig.BaseURL.URL != nil {
 		config.BaseURL.URL, err = url.Parse(ioConfig.BaseURL.String())
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Panic(errors.Errorf("highly unlikely: %v", err))
+			return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not re-parse base URL")
 		}
 	}
 
 	if ioConfig.Development && ioConfig.Destination != "website" {
 		err = os.RemoveAll(ioConfig.Destination)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Panic(errors.Errorf("could not remove destination directory: %v", err))
+			return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not remove destination directory")
 		}
 	}