diff --git a/pinaxcon/views.py b/pinaxcon/views.py
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+from django.http import HttpResponseServerError
+from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.template import Template
+from django.template.loader import get_template
+from django.views import defaults
+
+def server_error(request, template_name=defaults.ERROR_500_TEMPLATE_NAME):
+    t = Template("{%% include '%s' %%}" % template_name)
+    return HttpResponseServerError(t.render(RequestContext(request)))