diff --git a/include/crow/http_response.h b/include/crow/http_response.h
index 505c7c3f1..bfae40517 100644
--- a/include/crow/http_response.h
+++ b/include/crow/http_response.h
@@ -214,10 +214,16 @@ namespace crow
             int statResult;
         };
 
-        ///Return a static file as the response body
+        /// Return a static file as the response body
         void set_static_file_info(std::string path)
         {
             utility::sanitize_filename(path);
+            set_static_file_info_unsafe(path);
+        }
+
+        /// Return a static file as the response body without sanitizing the path (use set_static_file_info instead)
+        void set_static_file_info_unsafe(std::string path)
+        {
             file_info.path = path;
             file_info.statResult = stat(file_info.path.c_str(), &file_info.statbuf);
 #ifdef CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION
@@ -243,6 +249,7 @@ namespace crow
             else
             {
                 code = 404;
+                file_info.path.clear();
                 this->end();
             }
         }
diff --git a/include/crow/mustache.h b/include/crow/mustache.h
index b660c87fc..902d59970 100644
--- a/include/crow/mustache.h
+++ b/include/crow/mustache.h
@@ -631,6 +631,13 @@ namespace crow
         }
 
         inline std::string load_text(const std::string& filename)
+        {
+            std::string filename_sanitized(filename);
+            utility::sanitize_filename(filename_sanitized);
+            return detail::get_loader_ref()(filename_sanitized);
+        }
+
+        inline std::string load_text_unsafe(const std::string& filename)
         {
             return detail::get_loader_ref()(filename);
         }
@@ -641,5 +648,10 @@ namespace crow
             utility::sanitize_filename(filename_sanitized);
             return compile(detail::get_loader_ref()(filename_sanitized));
         }
+
+        inline template_t load_unsafe(const std::string& filename)
+        {
+            return compile(detail::get_loader_ref()(filename));
+        }
     } // namespace mustache
 } // namespace crow