diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index 73fee24..d456800 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::io;
 
 /// Writes a visual HTML for `char_data` to `file_path`.
 /// This vaguely represents Lodestone and designed to visually check your character data.
-pub fn write_html(char_data: &CharacterData, file_path: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+pub fn create_html(char_data: &CharacterData) -> String {
     let mut env = Environment::new();
     env.add_template(
         "character.html",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn write_html(char_data: &CharacterData, file_path: &str) -> io::Result<()>
     )
     .unwrap();
     let template = env.get_template("character.html").unwrap();
-    let character_html = template
+    template
         .render(context! {
             name => char_data.name,
             world => char_data.world,
@@ -24,7 +24,5 @@ pub fn write_html(char_data: &CharacterData, file_path: &str) -> io::Result<()>
             nameday => char_data.nameday,
             city_state => char_data.city_state
         })
-        .unwrap();
-
-    write(file_path, &character_html)
+        .unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ddaf79e..34fd2e5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 use zip::write::SimpleFileOptions;
 use zip::ZipWriter;
 use crate::downloader::download;
-use crate::html::write_html;
+use crate::html::{create_html, write_html};
 use crate::parser::parse_search;
 #[cfg(target_family = "wasm")]
 use base64::prelude::*;
@@ -127,22 +127,18 @@ pub async extern fn archive_character(character_name: &str, use_dalamud: bool) -
         char_data.player_commendations = package.player_commendations; // TODO: fetch from the lodestone?
     }
 
+    let html = create_html(
+        &char_data
+    );
+
+    zip.start_file("character.html", options);
+    zip.write_all(html.as_ref());
+
     zip.finish();
 
     return buf;
-
-    /*write_html(
-        &char_data,
-        &character_folder
-            .join("character.html")
-            .into_os_string()
-            .into_string()
-            .unwrap(),
-    )
-        .expect("Failed to write the character HTML file.");*/
 }
 
-
 /// Archives the character named `character_name` and converts the ZIP file to Base64. Useful for downloading via data URIs.
 #[cfg(target_family = "wasm")]
 #[wasm_bindgen]