diff --git a/bin/app.js b/bin/app.js
index 7e2d78c..598bab7 100644
--- a/bin/app.js
+++ b/bin/app.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import FastifyStatic from "@fastify/static";
 import path from "path";
 import { ToDo } from "../lib/models.js";
 import fs from "fs";
-import template from "lodash/template.js";
+import nunjucks from "nunjucks";
 
 const fastify = Fastify({
   logger: true
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ fastify.get("/todo", async (req, rep) => {
     const todo_list = await ToDo.all({});
 
     // this is for exporing the problem of getting good error messages from templates
-    const tmpl_src = fs.readFileSync("templates/todo.html");
-    const tmpl = template(tmpl_src, {sourceURL: "templates/todo.html"});
-
-    console.log("FUNCTION-----\n", tmpl.toString());
-
-    const result = tmpl({todo_list});
+    const result = nunjucks.render("templates/todo.html",
+      {todo_list, your_todos: "Your Todos"});
 
     rep.code(200)
       .type("text/html")
@@ -31,10 +27,6 @@ fastify.get("/todo", async (req, rep) => {
   }
 });
 
-fastify.get("/todo.html", async (req, rep) => {
-
-});
-
 fastify.register(FastifyStatic, {
   root: path.join(path.resolve("."), 'static'),
   prefix: '/', // optional: default '/'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a548caf..01e660a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "fastify": "^4.26.0",
         "knex": "^3.1.0",
         "knex-paginate": "^3.1.1",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "nunjucks": "^3.2.4",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.7"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/a-sync-waterfall": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/a-sync-waterfall/-/a-sync-waterfall-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RYTOHHdWipFUliRFMCS4X2Yn2X8M87V/OpSqWzKKOGhzqyUxzyVmhHDH9sAvG+ZuQf/TAOFsLCpMw09I1ufUnA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/abbrev": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -359,6 +364,11 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/asap": {
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asap/-/asap-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BSHWgDSAiKs50o2Re8ppvp3seVHXSRM44cdSsT9FfNEUUZLOGWVCsiWaRPWM1Znn+mqZ1OfVZ3z3DWEzSp7hRA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/atomic-sleep": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/atomic-sleep/-/atomic-sleep-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1914,6 +1924,38 @@
         "node": "^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/nunjucks": {
+      "version": "3.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nunjucks/-/nunjucks-3.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-26XRV6BhkgK0VOxfbU5cQI+ICFUtMLixv1noZn1tGU38kQH5A5nmmbk/O45xdyBhD1esk47nKrY0mvQpZIhRjQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "a-sync-waterfall": "^1.0.0",
+        "asap": "^2.0.3",
+        "commander": "^5.1.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "nunjucks-precompile": "bin/precompile"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.9.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "chokidar": "^3.3.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "chokidar": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/nunjucks/node_modules/commander": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P0CysNDQ7rtVw4QIQtm+MRxV66vKFSvlsQvGYXZWR3qFU0jlMKHZZZgw8e+8DSah4UDKMqnknRDQz+xuQXQ/Zg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/on-exit-leak-free": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-exit-leak-free/-/on-exit-leak-free-2.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a336d8d..072af0c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "fastify": "^4.26.0",
     "knex": "^3.1.0",
     "knex-paginate": "^3.1.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "nunjucks": "^3.2.4",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/todo.html b/templates/todo.html
index cc3a6d8..890bf45 100644
--- a/templates/todo.html
+++ b/templates/todo.html
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 </head>
 
   <body>
-    <h1><%= your_todos %></h1>
+    <h1>Your TODOs</h1>
 
     <ol>
-      <% for(let todo of todo_list) { %>
-      <li><%= todo.task %></li>
-      <% } %>
+      {% for todo in todo_list %}
+      <li>{{ todo.task }}</li>
+      {% else %}
+        <li>No TODO Items</li>
+      {% endfor %}
     </ol>
   </body>
 </html>