diff --git a/src/misc.sh b/src/misc.sh
index 30caf1b..c9ad60d 100755
--- a/src/misc.sh
+++ b/src/misc.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function html_encode() {
 
 # url_encode(string)
 function url_encode() {
-	echo -n "$1" | xxd -p | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/../%&/g'
+	echo -n "$1" | xxd -p | tr -d '\n' | sed -E 's/.{2}/%&/g'
 }
 
 # url_decode(string)
diff --git a/src/template.sh b/src/template.sh
index e204ebc..0ab44dd 100755
--- a/src/template.sh
+++ b/src/template.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ _template_gen_special_uri() {
 	echo "s${_tpl_ctrl}\{\{-uri\}\}${_tpl_ctrl}${r[url_clean]}${_tpl_ctrl}g;"
 }
 
+# mmmm this should be a library because i am so much copying those later
+# _nested_random
+function _nested_random() {
+	dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=16 status=none | xxd -p
+}
+
 # nested_declare(ref)
 function nested_declare() {
 	declare -g -a $1
@@ -140,14 +146,15 @@ function nested_declare() {
 
 # nested_add(ref, array)
 function nested_add() {
-	local nested_id=template_internal_$EPOCHSECONDS$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM$RANDOM
-	local -n ref=$1
-	local -n arr_ref=$2
+	local nested_id=$(_nested_random)
+	declare -g -A _$nested_id
 
-	local IFS=
-	: "${arr_ref[@]@A}"
-	declare -g -${arr_ref@a} _$nested_id="${_#*=}"
+	local a
+	a="$(declare -p "$2")"
+	# pain
+	eval "${a/ $2=/ -g _$nested_id=}"
 	
+	local -n ref=$1
 	ref+=("$nested_id")
 }