diff --git a/src/cowboy_bridge_modules/cowboy_response_bridge.erl b/src/cowboy_bridge_modules/cowboy_response_bridge.erl
index 185ef97..07dec8c 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_bridge_modules/cowboy_response_bridge.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_bridge_modules/cowboy_response_bridge.erl
@@ -49,23 +49,27 @@ build_response(ReqKey, Res) ->
             {ok,FinReq};
             
         {file, Path} ->
-            %% Calculate expire date far into future...
-            Seconds = calendar:datetime_to_gregorian_seconds(calendar:local_time()),
-            TenYears = 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60,
-            Seconds1 = calendar:gregorian_seconds_to_datetime(Seconds + TenYears),
-            ExpireDate = httpd_util:rfc1123_date(Seconds1),
+            %% Note: that this entire {file, Path} section should be avoided
+            %% as much as possible, since this reads the entire file into
+            %% memory before sending.
+            %%
+            %% You want to make sure that cowboy.config is properly set
+            %% up with paths so that the requests for static files are
+            %% properly handled by cowboy directly.
+            %%
+            %% See https://github.com/nitrogen/nitrogen/blob/master/rel/overlay/cowboy/etc/cowboy.config
+            %% and
+            %% https://github.com/choptastic/nitrogen/blob/master/rel/overlay/cowboy/site/src/nitrogen_sup.erl
+            ExpireDate = simple_bridge_util:expires(years, 10),
             
             [$. | Ext] = filename:extension(Path),
             Mimetype =  mimetypes:extension(Ext),
 
-            %% Create the response telling Mochiweb to serve the file...
             Headers = [
                 {"Expires", ExpireDate},
                 {"Content-Type",Mimetype}
             ],
             
-            io:format("Serving static file ~p~n",[Path]),
-        
             FullPath = filename:join(DocRoot,Path),
             {ok, FinReq} = case file:read_file(FullPath) of
                 {error,enoent} -> 
diff --git a/src/mochiweb_bridge_modules/mochiweb_response_bridge.erl b/src/mochiweb_bridge_modules/mochiweb_response_bridge.erl
index 3195b6b..adc7236 100644
--- a/src/mochiweb_bridge_modules/mochiweb_response_bridge.erl
+++ b/src/mochiweb_bridge_modules/mochiweb_response_bridge.erl
@@ -34,15 +34,10 @@ build_response({Req, DocRoot}, Res) ->
             % Send the mochiweb response...
             Req:respond({Code, Headers2, Body});
         {file, Path} ->
-            %% Calculate expire date far into future...
-			%% This method copied from Evan Miller's implementation
-            {{Y, _, _}, _} = calendar:local_time(),
-
-            ExpireDate = httpd_util:rfc1123_date(),
-            ExpireDate1 = re:replace(ExpireDate, " \\d\\d\\d\\d ", io_lib:format(" ~4.4.0w ", [Y + 10])),
+			ExpireDate = simple_bridge_util:expires(years, 10),
 
             %% Create the response telling Mochiweb to serve the file...
-            Headers = [{"Expires", ExpireDate1}],
+            Headers = [{"Expires", ExpireDate}],
             Req:serve_file(tl(Path), DocRoot, Headers)
     end.
 
diff --git a/src/simple_bridge_util.erl b/src/simple_bridge_util.erl
index 3b7746f..46b3ad6 100644
--- a/src/simple_bridge_util.erl
+++ b/src/simple_bridge_util.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 % vim: ts=4 sw=4 et
 -module(simple_bridge_util).
--export([atomize_header/1]).
+-export([
+    atomize_header/1,
+    expires/2
+]).
 
 
 %% converts a Header to a lower-case, underscored version
@@ -21,4 +24,11 @@ atomize_header(Header) when is_list(Header) ->
     end,
     list_to_atom(lists:map(LowerUnderscore,Header)).
 
+%% TODO: Make this flexibile beyond just years
+expires(years, Years) when is_integer(Years) ->
+    %% Calculate expire date far into future...
+    %% This method copied from Evan Miller's implementation
+    {{Y, _, _}, _} = calendar:local_time(),
 
+    ExpireDate = httpd_util:rfc1123_date(),
+    _FinalExpiresDate = re:replace(ExpireDate, " \\d\\d\\d\\d ", io_lib:format(" ~4.4.0w ", [Y + Years])).
diff --git a/src/yaws_bridge_modules/yaws_response_bridge.erl b/src/yaws_bridge_modules/yaws_response_bridge.erl
index e359408..2230d1e 100644
--- a/src/yaws_bridge_modules/yaws_response_bridge.erl
+++ b/src/yaws_bridge_modules/yaws_response_bridge.erl
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@ build_response(_Arg, Res) ->
 			%% completely back to Yaws, or 2) how the streamcontent return types work as define in
 			%% yaws_server:handle_out_reply
 
-            %% Calculate expire date far into future...
-            Seconds = calendar:datetime_to_gregorian_seconds(calendar:local_time()),
-            TenYears = 10 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60,
-            Seconds1 = calendar:gregorian_seconds_to_datetime(Seconds + TenYears),
-            ExpireDate = httpd_util:rfc1123_date(Seconds1),
+			ExpireDate = simple_bridge_util:expires(years, 10),
 
 			%% Docroot needed to find file in Path
 			Docroot = yaws_api:arg_docroot(_Arg),