diff --git a/server/http.go b/server/http.go
index ade06cd94a..8ade922129 100644
--- a/server/http.go
+++ b/server/http.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (s *HTTPd) RegisterSiteHandlers(site site.API, valueChan chan<- util.Param)
 		"sessions":                {"GET", "/sessions", sessionHandler},
 		"updatesession":           {"PUT", "/session/{id:[0-9]+}", updateSessionHandler},
 		"deletesession":           {"DELETE", "/session/{id:[0-9]+}", deleteSessionHandler},
-		"telemetry":               {"GET", "/settings/telemetry", boolGetHandler(telemetry.Enabled)},
+		"telemetry":               {"GET", "/settings/telemetry", getHandler(telemetry.Enabled)},
 		"telemetry2":              {"POST", "/settings/telemetry/{value:[01truefalse]+}", boolHandler(telemetry.Enable, telemetry.Enabled)},
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (s *HTTPd) RegisterSystemHandler(valueChan chan<- util.Param, cache *util.C
 			"devices":            {"GET", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}", devicesHandler},
 			"device":             {"GET", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}/{id:[0-9.]+}", deviceConfigHandler},
 			"devicestatus":       {"GET", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}/{name:[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]+}/status", deviceStatusHandler},
-			"dirty":              {"GET", "/dirty", boolGetHandler(ConfigDirty)},
+			"dirty":              {"GET", "/dirty", getHandler(ConfigDirty)},
 			"newdevice":          {"POST", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}", newDeviceHandler},
 			"updatedevice":       {"PUT", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}/{id:[0-9.]+}", updateDeviceHandler},
 			"deletedevice":       {"DELETE", "/devices/{class:[a-z]+}/{id:[0-9.]+}", deleteDeviceHandler},
diff --git a/server/http_site_handler.go b/server/http_site_handler.go
index c04ce38fc5..84a326bcb9 100644
--- a/server/http_site_handler.go
+++ b/server/http_site_handler.go
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ func handler[T any](conv func(string) (T, error), set func(T) error, get func()
 	}
 }
 
+// ptrHandler updates pointer api
+func ptrHandler[T any](conv func(string) (T, error), set func(*T) error, get func() *T) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return handler(func(s string) (*T, error) {
+		var val *T
+		v, err := conv(s)
+		if err == nil {
+			val = &v
+		} else if s == "" {
+			err = nil
+		}
+		return val, err
+	}, set, get)
+}
+
 // floatHandler updates float-param api
 func floatHandler(set func(float64) error, get func() float64) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return handler(parseFloat, set, get)
@@ -133,16 +147,7 @@ func floatHandler(set func(float64) error, get func() float64) http.HandlerFunc
 
 // floatPtrHandler updates float-pointer api
 func floatPtrHandler(set func(*float64) error, get func() *float64) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return handler(func(s string) (*float64, error) {
-		var val *float64
-		f, err := parseFloat(s)
-		if err == nil {
-			val = &f
-		} else if s == "" {
-			err = nil
-		}
-		return val, err
-	}, set, get)
+	return ptrHandler(parseFloat, set, get)
 }
 
 // intHandler updates int-param api
@@ -155,18 +160,18 @@ func boolHandler(set func(bool) error, get func() bool) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return handler(strconv.ParseBool, set, get)
 }
 
-// boolGetHandler retrieves bool api values
-func boolGetHandler(get func() bool) http.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		jsonResult(w, get())
-	}
-}
-
 // durationHandler updates duration-param api
 func durationHandler(set func(time.Duration) error, get func() time.Duration) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return handler(util.ParseDuration, set, get)
 }
 
+// getHandler returns api results
+func getHandler[T any](get func() T) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		jsonResult(w, get())
+	}
+}
+
 // updateSmartCostLimit sets the smart cost limit globally
 func updateSmartCostLimit(site site.API) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {