diff --git a/src/browser/page.zig b/src/browser/page.zig
index 09c10078..19459e05 100644
--- a/src/browser/page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/page.zig
@@ -701,8 +701,7 @@ pub const Page = struct {
                 // so we load a blank document to navigate away from any prior page.
                 self.mode = .{ .parsed = {} };
 
-                var fbs = std.io.fixedBufferStream("");
-                const html_doc = try parser.documentHTMLParse(fbs.reader(), "utf-8");
+                const html_doc = try parser.documentHTMLParseFromStr("");
                 try self.setDocument(html_doc);
 
                 self.documentIsComplete();
@@ -768,10 +767,6 @@ pub const Page = struct {
                     self.documentIsComplete();
                 }
             },
-            .pre => {
-                // we didn't get any data.
-                self.documentIsComplete();
-            },
             else => {
                 log.err(.app, "unreachable mode", .{ .mode = self.mode });
                 unreachable;