diff --git a/views/servers/create.php b/views/servers/create.php
index 616ceba..b33169d 100755
--- a/views/servers/create.php
+++ b/views/servers/create.php
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 $groups = $groups ?? [];
 $old = $oldInput ?? [];
-function old(string $key, string $default = ''): string {
-    return htmlspecialchars($GLOBALS['old'][$key] ?? $default);
-}
 ?>
 
 <div class="page-header">
@@ -23,13 +20,13 @@ function old(string $key, string $default = ''): string {
                         <label for="name">Server Name *</label>
                         <input type="text" id="name" name="name" class="form-input"
                                placeholder="e.g., Production Web Server" required
-                               value="<?= old('name') ?>">
+                               value="<?= htmlspecialchars($old['name'] ?? '') ?>">
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="group_name">Group / Category</label>
                         <input type="text" id="group_name" name="group_name" class="form-input"
                                placeholder="e.g., Production, Staging"
-                               list="groupList" value="<?= old('group_name') ?>">
+                               list="groupList"                                value="<?= htmlspecialchars($old['group_name'] ?? '') ?>">
                         <datalist id="groupList">
                             <?php foreach ($groups as $group): ?>
                                 <option value="<?= htmlspecialchars($group) ?>">
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ function old(string $key, string $default = ''): string {
                 <div class="form-group">
                     <label for="description">Description</label>
                     <textarea id="description" name="description" class="form-input" rows="3"
-                              placeholder="Optional description of the server"><?= old('description') ?></textarea>
+                              placeholder="Optional description of the server"><?= htmlspecialchars($old['description'] ?? '') ?></textarea>
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -51,18 +48,18 @@ function old(string $key, string $default = ''): string {
                         <label for="ip_address">IP Address / Hostname *</label>
                         <input type="text" id="ip_address" name="ip_address" class="form-input"
                                placeholder="e.g., 192.168.1.100 or server.example.com" required
-                               value="<?= old('ip_address') ?>">
+                               value="<?= htmlspecialchars($old['ip_address'] ?? '') ?>">
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="ssh_port">SSH Port *</label>
                         <input type="number" id="ssh_port" name="ssh_port" class="form-input"
-                               value="<?= old('ssh_port', '22') ?>" min="1" max="65535" required>
+                               value="<?= htmlspecialchars($old['ssh_port'] ?? '22') ?>" min="1" max="65535" required>
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group">
                         <label for="ssh_user">SSH User *</label>
                         <input type="text" id="ssh_user" name="ssh_user" class="form-input"
                                placeholder="e.g., root or admin" required
-                               value="<?= old('ssh_user') ?>">
+                               value="<?= htmlspecialchars($old['ssh_user'] ?? '') ?>">
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>