diff --git a/compiler/book.go b/compiler/book.go
index 871199c..7f24164 100644
--- a/compiler/book.go
+++ b/compiler/book.go
@@ -21,48 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/alecthomas/template"
 	"github.com/jjdekker/ponder/helpers"
 	"github.com/jjdekker/ponder/settings"
 )
 
-// TODO: Add git version
-// TODO: Support multiple authors
-// TODO: Support categories
-var bookTempl = `
-\documentclass[11pt,fleqn]{book}
-\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
-\usepackage{pdfpages}
-\usepackage[space]{grffile}
-\usepackage{hyperref}
-
-{{if ne .Settings.Name ""}}\\title{ {{.Settings.Name}} }{{end}}
-{{if ne .Settings.Author ""}}\\author{ {{.Settings.Author}} }{{end}}
-\date{\today}
-
-\begin{document}
-\maketitle
-
-{{range $i, $cat := .Categories}}
-\chapter{{printf "{"}}{{ . }}{{printf "}"}}
-\newpage
-{{range $.Scores}}{{if in $cat .Categories }}
-\phantomsection
-\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{printf "{"}}{{ .Name }}{{printf "}"}}
-\includepdf[pages=-]{{printf "{"}}{{.OutputPath}}{{printf "}"}}
-{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
-
-{{if not .Settings.HideUncategorized }}{{ if unknown .Scores }}
-\chapter{{printf "{"}}{{ if ne .Settings.UncategorizedChapter "" }}{{.Settings.UncategorizedChapter}}{{else}}Others{{end}}{{printf "}"}} \newpage {{end}}
-{{range .Scores}}
-{{ if eq (len .Categories) 0 }}
-\phantomsection
-\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{printf "{"}}{{ .Name }}{{printf "}"}}
-\includepdf[pages=-]{{printf "{"}}{{.OutputPath}}{{printf "}"}}
-{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
-\end{document}
-`
-
 // MakeBook will combine all scores into a single songbook
 // generated using LaTeX.
 func MakeBook(path string, opts *settings.Settings) {
@@ -70,11 +32,8 @@ func MakeBook(path string, opts *settings.Settings) {
 	CompileDir(path, opts)
 	// Sort scores
 	sort.Sort(settings.ScoresByName{scores})
-	// Compile the book template
-	var templ = template.Must(template.New("songBook").Funcs(template.FuncMap{
-		"in":      helpers.InSlice,
-		"unknown": unknownCategories,
-	}).Parse(bookTempl))
+
+	templ, err := parseBookTemplate(opts)
 
 	texPath := filepath.Join(opts.OutputDir, "songbook.tex")
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
diff --git a/compiler/book_template.go b/compiler/book_template.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcf0fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/book_template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Jip J. Dekker <jip@dekker.li>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package compiler
+
+import (
+	"text/template"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/jjdekker/ponder/helpers"
+	"github.com/jjdekker/ponder/settings"
+)
+
+func parseBookTemplate(opts *settings.Settings) (t *template.Template, err error) {
+	t = template.New("Songbook")
+	t.Funcs(template.FuncMap{
+		"in":      helpers.InSlice,
+		"unknown": unknownCategories,
+	})
+
+	t, err = t.Parse(bookTempl)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"template": t,
+			"source":   bookTempl,
+			"error":    err,
+		}).Fatal("songbook template failed to compile")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+const bookTempl = `
+\documentclass[11pt,fleqn]{book}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+\usepackage{pdfpages}
+\usepackage[space]{grffile}
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+
+{{if ne .Settings.Name ""}}\\title{ {{.Settings.Name}} }{{end}}
+{{if ne .Settings.Author ""}}\\author{ {{.Settings.Author}} }{{end}}
+\date{\today}
+
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+{{range $i, $cat := .Categories}}
+\chapter{{printf "{"}}{{ . }}{{printf "}"}}
+\newpage
+{{range $.Scores}}{{if in $cat .Categories }}
+\phantomsection
+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{printf "{"}}{{ .Name }}{{printf "}"}}
+\includepdf[pages=-]{{printf "{"}}{{.OutputPath}}{{printf "}"}}
+{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
+
+{{if not .Settings.HideUncategorized }}{{ if unknown .Scores }}
+\chapter{{printf "{"}}{{ if ne .Settings.UncategorizedChapter "" }}{{.Settings.UncategorizedChapter}}{{else}}Others{{end}}{{printf "}"}} \newpage {{end}}
+{{range .Scores}}
+{{ if eq (len .Categories) 0 }}
+\phantomsection
+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{printf "{"}}{{ .Name }}{{printf "}"}}
+\includepdf[pages=-]{{printf "{"}}{{.OutputPath}}{{printf "}"}}
+{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
+\end{document}
+`