diff --git a/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs b/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
index a8d04f4..82ee050 100644
--- a/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
+++ b/crates/dav/src/xml/multistatus.rs
@@ -111,11 +111,10 @@ impl<T1: XmlSerialize, T2: XmlSerialize> axum::response::IntoResponse
     fn into_response(self) -> axum::response::Response {
         use axum::body::Body;
 
-        let mut output: Vec<_> = b"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n".into();
-        let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new_with_indent(&mut output, b' ', 4);
-        if let Err(err) = self.serialize_root(&mut writer) {
-            return crate::Error::from(err).into_response();
-        }
+        let output = match self.serialize_to_string() {
+            Ok(out) => out,
+            Err(err) => return crate::Error::from(err).into_response(),
+        };
 
         let mut resp = axum::response::Response::builder().status(StatusCode::MULTI_STATUS);
         let hdrs = resp.headers_mut().unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/dav/src/xml/resourcetype.rs b/crates/dav/src/xml/resourcetype.rs
index fe106b5..cf6b912 100644
--- a/crates/dav/src/xml/resourcetype.rs
+++ b/crates/dav/src/xml/resourcetype.rs
@@ -23,20 +23,17 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serialize_resourcetype() {
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-        Document {
+        let out = Document {
             resourcetype: Resourcetype(&[
                 ResourcetypeInner(Some(crate::namespace::NS_DAV), "displayname"),
                 ResourcetypeInner(Some(crate::namespace::NS_CALENDARSERVER), "calendar-color"),
             ]),
         }
-        .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+        .serialize_to_string()
         .unwrap();
-        let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             out,
-            "<document><resourcetype><displayname xmlns=\"DAV:\"/><calendar-color xmlns=\"http://calendarserver.org/ns/\"/></resourcetype></document>"
+            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<document><resourcetype><displayname xmlns=\"DAV:\"/><calendar-color xmlns=\"http://calendarserver.org/ns/\"/></resourcetype></document>"
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/dav_push/src/lib.rs b/crates/dav_push/src/lib.rs
index ac385f5..0c03a0b 100644
--- a/crates/dav_push/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/dav_push/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ impl<S: SubscriptionStore> DavPushController<S> {
             content_update,
         };
 
-        let mut output: Vec<_> = b"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n".into();
-        let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new_with_indent(&mut output, b' ', 4);
-        if let Err(err) = push_message.serialize_root(&mut writer) {
-            error!("Could not serialize push message: {}", err);
-            return;
-        }
-        let payload = String::from_utf8(output).unwrap();
+        let payload = match push_message.serialize_to_string() {
+            Ok(payload) => payload,
+            Err(err) => {
+                error!("Could not serialize push message: {}", err);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
 
         for subsciption in subscriptions {
             if let Some(allowed_push_servers) = &self.allowed_push_servers {
diff --git a/crates/xml/src/se.rs b/crates/xml/src/se.rs
index a790b9a..f8dd249 100644
--- a/crates/xml/src/se.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/src/se.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::XmlRootTag;
 use quick_xml::{
-    events::{attributes::Attribute, BytesStart, Event},
+    events::{BytesStart, Event, attributes::Attribute},
     name::{Namespace, QName},
 };
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ pub trait XmlSerializeRoot {
         &self,
         writer: &mut quick_xml::Writer<W>,
     ) -> std::io::Result<()>;
+
+    fn serialize_to_string(&self) -> std::io::Result<String> {
+        let mut buf: Vec<_> = b"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n".into();
+        let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
+        self.serialize_root(&mut writer)?;
+        Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf).to_string())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: XmlSerialize + XmlRootTag> XmlSerializeRoot for T {
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs b/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
index 8273c04..410fd01 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/de_struct.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ fn test_struct_generics() {
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize, XmlRootTag)]
     #[xml(root = b"document")]
     struct Document<T: XmlDeserialize> {
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         child: T,
     }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ fn test_struct_unparsed() {
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize, XmlRootTag)]
     #[xml(root = b"document")]
     struct Document {
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         child: Unparsed,
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/enum_variants.rs b/crates/xml/tests/enum_variants.rs
index 1526108..41356e6 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/enum_variants.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/enum_variants.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ enum ExtensionProp {
 enum CalendarProp {
     // WebDAV (RFC 2518)
     #[xml(ns = "NS_DAV")]
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     Displayname(Option<String>),
     #[xml(ns = "NS_DAV")]
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     Getcontenttype(&'static str),
 
     #[xml(ns = "NS_DAV", rename = b"principal-URL")]
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     PrincipalUrl,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     Topic,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/propertyupdate.rs b/crates/xml/tests/propertyupdate.rs
index d6d5a75..0dac1c7 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/propertyupdate.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/propertyupdate.rs
@@ -4,29 +4,34 @@ use rustical_xml::{Unparsed, XmlDeserialize, XmlDocument, XmlRootTag};
 fn test_propertyupdate() {
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize)]
     struct SetPropertyElement<T: XmlDeserialize> {
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         prop: T,
     }
 
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize)]
     struct TagName {
         #[xml(ty = "tag_name")]
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         name: String,
     }
 
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize)]
     struct PropertyElement {
         #[xml(ty = "untagged")]
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         property: TagName,
     }
 
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize)]
     struct RemovePropertyElement {
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         prop: PropertyElement,
     }
 
     #[derive(XmlDeserialize)]
     enum Operation<T: XmlDeserialize> {
         Set(SetPropertyElement<T>),
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         Remove(RemovePropertyElement),
     }
 
@@ -34,10 +39,11 @@ fn test_propertyupdate() {
     #[xml(root = b"propertyupdate")]
     struct PropertyupdateElement<T: XmlDeserialize> {
         #[xml(ty = "untagged", flatten)]
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         operations: Vec<Operation<T>>,
     }
 
-    let doc = PropertyupdateElement::<Unparsed>::parse_str(
+    PropertyupdateElement::<Unparsed>::parse_str(
         r#"
          <propertyupdate>
             <set>
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/se_enum.rs b/crates/xml/tests/se_enum.rs
index dcbb9e5..d93e3b9 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/se_enum.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/se_enum.rs
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ fn test_struct_value_tagged() {
     #[derive(Debug, XmlSerialize, PartialEq)]
     enum Prop {
         Test(String),
-        Hello(usize),
-        Unit,
+        // Hello(usize),
+        // Unit,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-    Document {
+    let out = Document {
         prop: Prop::Test("asd".to_owned()),
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(out, "<propfind><prop><test>asd</test></prop></propfind>");
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<propfind><prop><test>asd</test></prop></propfind>"
+    );
 }
diff --git a/crates/xml/tests/se_struct.rs b/crates/xml/tests/se_struct.rs
index 10d8391..f791e04 100644
--- a/crates/xml/tests/se_struct.rs
+++ b/crates/xml/tests/se_struct.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-use std::{
-    borrow::{Borrow, Cow},
-    collections::HashMap,
-};
-
 use quick_xml::Writer;
 use quick_xml::name::Namespace;
-use rustical_xml::{XmlDocument, XmlRootTag, XmlSerialize, XmlSerializeRoot};
+use rustical_xml::{XmlRootTag, XmlSerialize, XmlSerializeRoot};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use xml_derive::XmlDeserialize;
 
 #[test]
@@ -22,16 +18,13 @@ fn test_struct_document() {
         text: String,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
     Document {
         child: Child {
             text: "asd".to_owned(),
         },
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -51,17 +44,14 @@ fn test_struct_untagged_attr() {
         text: String,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
     Document {
         name: "okay".to_owned(),
         child: Child {
             text: "asd".to_owned(),
         },
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -73,16 +63,16 @@ fn test_struct_value_tagged() {
         num: usize,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-    Document {
+    let out = Document {
         href: "okay".to_owned(),
         num: 123,
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(out, "<document><href>okay</href><num>123</num></document>");
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<document><href>okay</href><num>123</num></document>"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -94,15 +84,15 @@ fn test_struct_value_untagged() {
         href: String,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-    Document {
+    let out = Document {
         href: "okays".to_owned(),
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(out, "<document>okays</document>");
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<document>okays</document>"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -114,17 +104,14 @@ fn test_struct_vec() {
         href: Vec<String>,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-    Document {
+    let out = Document {
         href: vec!["okay".to_owned(), "wow".to_owned()],
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
         out,
-        "<document><href>okay</href><href>wow</href></document>"
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<document><href>okay</href><href>wow</href></document>"
     );
 }
 
@@ -147,15 +134,15 @@ fn test_struct_serialize_with() {
         val.to_uppercase().serialize(ns, tag, namespaces, writer)
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-    Document {
+    let out = Document {
         href: "okay".to_owned(),
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(out, "<document><href>OKAY</href></document>");
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<document><href>OKAY</href></document>"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -173,8 +160,6 @@ fn test_struct_tag_list() {
         name: String,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
     Document {
         tags: vec![
             Tag {
@@ -188,10 +173,8 @@ fn test_struct_tag_list() {
             },
         ],
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    dbg!(out);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -205,15 +188,11 @@ fn test_struct_ns() {
         child: String,
     }
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
     Document {
         child: "hello!".to_string(),
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    dbg!(out);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -227,16 +206,11 @@ fn test_struct_tuple() {
     #[derive(Debug, XmlSerialize, PartialEq, Default)]
     struct Child(#[xml(ty = "tag_name")] String, #[xml(ty = "text")] String);
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
-
     Document {
         child: Child("child".to_owned(), "Hello!".to_owned()),
     }
-    .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+    .serialize_to_string()
     .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    dbg!(out);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -247,11 +221,7 @@ fn test_tuple_struct() {
     #[xml(root = b"document")]
     struct Document(#[xml(ns = "NS", rename = b"okay")] String);
 
-    let mut buf = Vec::new();
-    let mut writer = quick_xml::Writer::new(&mut buf);
     Document("hello!".to_string())
-        .serialize_root(&mut writer)
+        .serialize_to_string()
         .unwrap();
-    let out = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-    dbg!(out);
 }