diff --git a/include/panic.h b/include/panic.h
index 08b7561..b79c352 100644
--- a/include/panic.h
+++ b/include/panic.h
@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@
 
 __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)))
 _Noreturn void _panic_impl(char *line, char *file, char *format, ...);
-
-__attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)))
-_Noreturn void panic_interrupt(void *ip, void *bp, char *format, ...);
diff --git a/src/arch/amd64/cpu/idt.c b/src/arch/amd64/cpu/idt.c
index 053f614..c286199 100644
--- a/src/arch/amd64/cpu/idt.c
+++ b/src/arch/amd64/cpu/idt.c
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <lib.h>
-#include <panic.h>
+
 #include "idt.h"
+#include "backtrace.h"
 #include "debugger.h"
-#include "../paging.h"
+#include "../bindings.h"
 #include "../drivers/pic.h"
 
 #define IDT_SIZE 256
@@ -117,25 +118,25 @@ void idt_exception_handler(uint64_t exception, uint64_t code, struct isr_regs *s
 		return;
 	}
 
-	char custom[64];
-	*custom = '\0';
+	kputs("\n\n!!! EXCEPTION !!!\n");
+	kprintf("0x%02lX %s\n", exception, EXCEPTIONS[exception]);
+	kprintf("Error code 0x%lX\n", code);
+
 
 	// page faults store the offending address in cr2
 	if (exception == 0x0E) {
-		strcat(custom, "\nPage fault address: 0x");
 		uint64_t cr2;
 		__asm__ volatile ("mov %%cr2, %0" : "=r"(cr2));
-		ultoa((size_t)cr2, custom + 23, 16);
+		kprintf("Page fault address: 0x%lX\n", cr2);
 	}
+	
+	kputs("\n");
 
-	panic_interrupt(
-			(void *)state->rip,
-			(void *)state->rbp,
-			"Exception %s\nError code 0x%lu%s",
-			EXCEPTIONS[exception],
-			code,
-			custom
-	);
+	log_backtrace_ex((void *)state->rip, (void *)state->rbp);
+
+	while (1) {
+		halt();
+	}
 }
 
 void idt_pic_eoi(uint8_t exception) {
diff --git a/src/arch/amd64/panic.c b/src/arch/amd64/panic.c
index 6c35727..48e65f5 100644
--- a/src/arch/amd64/panic.c
+++ b/src/arch/amd64/panic.c
@@ -20,17 +20,3 @@ _Noreturn void _panic_impl(char *line, char *file, char *format, ...) {
 		halt();
 	}
 }
-
-_Noreturn void panic_interrupt(void *ip, void *bp, char *msg, ...) {
-	va_list list;
-	va_start(list, msg);
-	cli();
-	kputs("\n\n!!! PANIC !!!\n");
-	kvprintf(msg, list);
-	kputs("\n\n");
-
-	log_backtrace_ex(ip, bp);
-	while (1) {
-		halt();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/kmain.c b/src/kmain.c
index 249dd84..1175f14 100644
--- a/src/kmain.c
+++ b/src/kmain.c
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ void kmain(struct boot_info *info) {
 	char *test = kalloc(5);
 	*test = 1;
 
-
 	while (1) {
 		screen_redraw();
+		// loop so we dont halt
+		// this allows interrupts to fire
 	}
 }