diff --git a/lib/files.php b/lib/files.php
index ce46d13da4..0e5b5d54ff 100644
--- a/lib/files.php
+++ b/lib/files.php
@@ -220,16 +220,11 @@ class OC_Files {
 		if (!OC_Config::getValue('allowZipDownload', true)) {
 			$l = OC_L10N::get('lib');
 			header("HTTP/1.0 409 Conflict");
-			$tmpl = new OC_Template('', 'error', 'user');
-			$errors = array(
-				array(
-					'error' => $l->t('ZIP download is turned off.'),
-					'hint' => $l->t('Files need to be downloaded one by one.')
-						. '<br/><a href="javascript:history.back()">' . $l->t('Back to Files') . '</a>',
-				)
+			OC_Template::printErrorPage(
+					$l->t('ZIP download is turned off.'),
+					$l->t('Files need to be downloaded one by one.')
+						. '<br/><a href="javascript:history.back()">' . $l->t('Back to Files') . '</a>'
 			);
-			$tmpl->assign('errors', $errors);
-			$tmpl->printPage();
 			exit;
 		}
 
@@ -252,17 +247,12 @@ class OC_Files {
 			if ($totalsize > $zipLimit) {
 				$l = OC_L10N::get('lib');
 				header("HTTP/1.0 409 Conflict");
-				$tmpl = new OC_Template('', 'error', 'user');
-				$errors = array(
-					array(
-						'error' => $l->t('Selected files too large to generate zip file.'),
-						'hint' => 'Download the files in smaller chunks, seperately'
-							.' or kindly ask your administrator.<br/><a href="javascript:history.back()">'
-							. $l->t('Back to Files') . '</a>',
-					)
+				OC_Template::printErrorPage(
+						$l->t('Selected files too large to generate zip file.'),
+						'Download the files in smaller chunks, seperately'
+						.' or kindly ask your administrator.<br/><a href="javascript:history.back()">'
+						. $l->t('Back to Files') . '</a>'
 				);
-				$tmpl->assign('errors', $errors);
-				$tmpl->printPage();
 				exit;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index 59f4cab75d..05a4989097 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ class OC_Setup {
 			$hint = $l->t('Please double check the <a href=\'%s\'>installation guides</a>.',
 				'http://doc.owncloud.org/server/5.0/admin_manual/installation.html');
 
-			$tmpl = new OC_Template('', 'error', 'guest');
-			$tmpl->assign('errors', array(1 => array('error' => $error, 'hint' => $hint)));
-			$tmpl->printPage();
+			OC_Template::printErrorPage($error, $hint);
 			exit();
 		}
 	}