diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 544bf38..926d625 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ package main
 import (
 	"GoStart/src/api"
 	"GoStart/src/routes"
-	"GoStart/src/util"
+	"GoStart/src/utils"
 
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-
 func main() {
-    // Load Configurations
-	cfg, err := util.LoadConfig()
+	// Load Configurations
+	cfg, err := utils.LoadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to load config: %v\n", err)
 		return
@@ -30,4 +29,4 @@ func main() {
 
 	fmt.Printf("Server is running on http://localhost:%d\n", cfg.Port)
 	http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", cfg.Port), mux)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/example.go b/src/routes/example.go
index 090389c..f04f1dd 100644
--- a/src/routes/example.go
+++ b/src/routes/example.go
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ func ExampleHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
-	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/example.html")
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "example.html")
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/root.go b/src/routes/root.go
index 3627225..c823931 100644
--- a/src/routes/root.go
+++ b/src/routes/root.go
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ func RootHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Call renderTemplate with the specific template for this route
-	renderTemplate(w, data, "web/views/index.html")
+	renderTemplate(w, data, "index.html")
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/template.go b/src/routes/template.go
index a534019..01c4bca 100644
--- a/src/routes/template.go
+++ b/src/routes/template.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package routes
 
 import (
+	"GoStart/src/utils"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -9,16 +10,26 @@ type PageData struct {
 	Title string
 }
 
+// Define the base directories for views and templates
+const (
+	viewsDir     = "web/views/"
+	templatesDir = "web/views/templates/"
+)
+
+// Define the common layout templates filenames
+var layoutFiles = []string{
+	"#layout.html",
+	"header.html",
+	"footer.html",
+}
+
+// Initialize the common templates with full paths
+var layout = utils.PrependDir(templatesDir, layoutFiles)
+
 func renderTemplate(w http.ResponseWriter, data PageData, view string) {
-	// List of common templates
-	layout := []string{
-		"web/views/template/#layout.html",
-		"web/views/template/#header.html",
-		"web/views/template/#footer.html",
-	}
 
 	// Append the specific template for the route
-	templates := append(layout, view)
+	templates := append(layout, viewsDir+view)
 
 	// Parse all templates
 	tmpl, err := template.ParseFiles(templates...)
diff --git a/src/util/config.go b/src/utils/config.go
similarity index 88%
rename from src/util/config.go
rename to src/utils/config.go
index 0ed29b0..ebdc13b 100644
--- a/src/util/config.go
+++ b/src/utils/config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package util
+package utils
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 type Config struct {
 	Port        int    `json:"port"`
-	Development	string	`json:"development"`
+	Development string `json:"development"`
 }
 
 func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &config, nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.go b/src/utils/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..193a6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package utils
+
+// Helper function to prepend a directory path to a list of filenames
+func PrependDir(dir string, files []string) []string {
+	var fullPaths []string
+	for _, file := range files {
+		fullPaths = append(fullPaths, dir+file)
+	}
+	return fullPaths
+}
diff --git a/web/views/template/#layout.html b/web/views/templates/#layout.html
similarity index 100%
rename from web/views/template/#layout.html
rename to web/views/templates/#layout.html
diff --git a/web/views/template/#footer.html b/web/views/templates/footer.html
similarity index 100%
rename from web/views/template/#footer.html
rename to web/views/templates/footer.html
diff --git a/web/views/template/#header.html b/web/views/templates/header.html
similarity index 100%
rename from web/views/template/#header.html
rename to web/views/templates/header.html