diff --git a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
index bad5484..d49bbdf 100644
--- a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
+++ b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
@@ -41,8 +41,19 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get(lsm_str **out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
  * @param entry entry to search for
  * @param type type of attribute to return
  */
-lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_num(uint64_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
-                                 uint8_t type);
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_uint64_t(uint64_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
+                                      uint8_t type);
+
+/**
+ * Convenience wrapper around `lsm_entry_attr_get` that can be used if we know
+ * beforehand the attribute value is an 8-bit number.
+ *
+ * @param out where to store attribute data
+ * @param entry entry to search for
+ * @param type type of attribute to return
+ */
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_uint8_t(uint8_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
+                                     uint8_t type);
 
 /**
  * Add a new attribute to the entry.
@@ -62,8 +73,19 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
  * @param type type of attribute to add
  * @param data data of attribute
  */
-lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_num(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
-                                    uint64_t data);
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint64_t(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
+                                         uint64_t data);
+
+/**
+ * Convenience wrapper around `lsm_entry_attr_insert` that can be used if the
+ * data to be stored is an 8-bit number.
+ *
+ * @param entry entry to modify
+ * @param type type of attribute to add
+ * @param data data of attribute
+ */
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint8_t(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
+                                        uint8_t data);
 
 /**
  * Remove an atribute from the given entry, if present.
diff --git a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
index f34d633..58eba29 100644
--- a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
+++ b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store_entry.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get(lsm_str **out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
 
-lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_num(uint64_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
-                                 uint8_t type) {
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_uint64_t(uint64_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
+                                      uint8_t type) {
   lsm_str *s;
 
   LSM_RES(lsm_entry_attr_get(&s, handle, type));
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_num(uint64_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
 
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_get_uint8_t(uint8_t *out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
+                                     uint8_t type) {
+  lsm_str *s;
+
+  LSM_RES(lsm_entry_attr_get(&s, handle, type));
+
+  *out = lsm_str_char(s, 0);
+
+  return lsm_error_ok;
+}
+
 lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_remove(lsm_str **out, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
                                 uint8_t type) {
   if (!lsm_entry_attr_present(handle, type)) {
@@ -169,8 +180,8 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
 
-lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_num(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
-                                    uint64_t data) {
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint64_t(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
+                                         uint64_t data) {
   lsm_str *s;
   LSM_RES(
       lsm_str_init_copy_n(&s, (char *)&data, sizeof(uint64_t) / sizeof(char)));
@@ -178,6 +189,15 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_num(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
   return lsm_entry_attr_insert(handle, type, s);
 }
 
+lsm_error lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint8_t(lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint8_t type,
+                                        uint8_t data) {
+  lsm_str *s;
+  LSM_RES(
+      lsm_str_init_copy_n(&s, (char *)&data, sizeof(uint8_t) / sizeof(char)));
+
+  return lsm_entry_attr_insert(handle, type, s);
+}
+
 uint64_t lsm_entry_data_len(lsm_entry_handle *handle) {
   return handle->wrapper->entry->data_len;
 }
diff --git a/src/lander/lander_get.c b/src/lander/lander_get.c
index cfb466e..5d1be5f 100644
--- a/src/lander/lander_get.c
+++ b/src/lander/lander_get.c
@@ -26,35 +26,6 @@ bool lander_get_index(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool lander_get_entry(event_loop_conn *conn) {
-  http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
-  lander_gctx *c_gctx = ctx->g->c;
-
-  const char *key = &ctx->req.path[ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_so];
-  int key_len = ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_eo - ctx->req.regex_groups[1].rm_so;
-
-  Entry *entry;
-  TrieExitCode res = trie_search_len(c_gctx->trie, &entry, key, key_len);
-
-  if (res == NotFound) {
-    ctx->res.status = http_not_found;
-  } else if (entry->type == Redirect) {
-    ctx->res.status = http_moved_permanently;
-    http_res_add_header(&ctx->res, http_header_location, entry->string, false);
-  } else if (entry->type == Paste) {
-    char fname[strlen(c_gctx->data_dir) + 8 + key_len + 1];
-    sprintf(fname, "%s/pastes/%.*s", c_gctx->data_dir, key_len, key);
-
-    http_res_set_body_file(&ctx->res, fname);
-    // TODO don't call everything a text file
-    http_res_set_mime_type(&ctx->res, http_mime_txt);
-  }
-
-  conn->state = event_loop_conn_state_res;
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 bool lander_get_entry_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   http_loop_ctx *ctx = conn->ctx;
   lander_ctx *c_ctx = ctx->c;
@@ -79,8 +50,8 @@ bool lander_get_entry_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn) {
   }
 
   lander_entry_type t;
-  lsm_entry_attr_get_num((uint64_t *)&t, c_ctx->entry,
-                         lander_attr_type_entry_type);
+  lsm_entry_attr_get_uint8_t((uint8_t *)&t, c_ctx->entry,
+                             lander_attr_type_entry_type);
 
   if (t == lander_entry_type_redirect) {
     // For redirects, the URL is stored as an in-memory attribute
@@ -113,6 +84,7 @@ bool lander_get_entry_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn) {
     c_ctx->entry = NULL;
   } else {
     ctx->res.body.expected_len = lsm_entry_data_len(c_ctx->entry);
+    http_res_set_mime_type(&ctx->res, http_mime_txt);
   }
 
   return true;
diff --git a/src/lander/lander_post.c b/src/lander/lander_post.c
index 05dc662..ee1a9cb 100644
--- a/src/lander/lander_post.c
+++ b/src/lander/lander_post.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ bool lander_post_redirect_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  lsm_entry_attr_insert_num(c_ctx->entry, lander_attr_type_entry_type,
-                            lander_entry_type_redirect);
+  lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint8_t(c_ctx->entry, lander_attr_type_entry_type,
+                                lander_entry_type_redirect);
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ bool lander_post_paste_lsm(event_loop_conn *conn) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  lsm_entry_attr_insert_num(c_ctx->entry, lander_attr_type_entry_type,
-                            lander_entry_type_paste);
+  lsm_entry_attr_insert_uint8_t(c_ctx->entry, lander_attr_type_entry_type,
+                                lander_entry_type_paste);
 
   return true;
 }