diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 12ea855..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-name: Ruby
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Ruby ${{ matrix.ruby }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        ruby:
-          - '3.3.5'
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up Ruby
-      uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-      with:
-        ruby-version: ${{ matrix.ruby }}
-        bundler-cache: true
-    - name: Run the default task
-      run: bundle exec rake
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 26d8434..0242c19 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 AllCops:
   TargetRubyVersion: 2.5
+  Exclude:
+    - 'benchmark/**/*'
 
 Style/StringLiterals:
   EnforcedStyle: double_quotes
@@ -10,8 +12,11 @@ Style/StringLiteralsInInterpolation:
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
   Max: 150
 
+Metrics/MethodLength:
+  Max: 20
+
 Metrics/AbcSize:
-  Max: 19
+  Max: 30
 
 Style/Documentation:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/benchmark/Gemfile b/benchmark/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a94002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+# gem "rails"
+
+gem "benchmark"
+gem "erubi"
+gem "html_slice"
diff --git a/benchmark/Gemfile.lock b/benchmark/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c35ab65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    benchmark (0.4.0)
+    erubi (1.13.1)
+    html_slice (0.2.0)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+  x86_64-linux
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  benchmark
+  erubi
+  html_slice
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   2.5.17
diff --git a/benchmark/benchmark.rb b/benchmark/benchmark.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990add3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/benchmark.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "erubi"
+# require 'html_slice'
+require_relative "../lib/html_slice"
+require "benchmark"
+
+module Partials
+  def hello_h1
+    h1 "hello"
+  end
+end
+
+class IndexHtml
+  include HtmlSlice
+  include Partials
+
+  def call
+    html_slice do
+      3.times do
+        h1 "Benchmark"
+        hello_h1
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+Benchmark.bm do |x|
+  x.report("(erubi) parsing an erb string") do
+    eval(Erubi::Engine.new("
+<% 3.times do %>
+  <h1> Benchmark </h1>
+  <%= eval(Erubi::Engine.new('<h1>hello</h1>').src) %>
+<% end %>
+                          ").src)
+  end
+
+  x.report("(erubi) reading and parsing an erb file") do
+    eval(Erubi::Engine.new(File.read("index.html.erb")).src)
+  end
+
+  x.report("html_slice") do
+    IndexHtml.new.call
+  end
+end
diff --git a/benchmark/hello_h1.html.erb b/benchmark/hello_h1.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..302a01f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/hello_h1.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p>hello</p>
diff --git a/benchmark/index.html.erb b/benchmark/index.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec54e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/index.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<% 3.times do %>
+  <h1> Benchmark </h1>
+  <%= eval(Erubi::Engine.new(File.read("hello_h1.html.erb")).src) %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/benchmark/index_html.rb b/benchmark/index_html.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/html_slice-0.2.0.gem b/html_slice-0.2.0.gem
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ad54ee..0000000
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diff --git a/html_slice-0.2.1.gem b/html_slice-0.2.1.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c0625
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diff --git a/lib/html_slice.rb b/lib/html_slice.rb
index f333a5a..550f2e4 100644
--- a/lib/html_slice.rb
+++ b/lib/html_slice.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def html_layout(html_slice_current_id = DEFAULT_SLICE, &block)
 
   def html_slice(html_slice_current_id = DEFAULT_SLICE, wrap: ["", ""], &block)
     @html_slice_current_id = html_slice_current_id
-    if block_given?
+    if block
       @html_slice ||= {}
       @html_slice[@html_slice_current_id] = wrap[0].dup
       instance_eval(&block)
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@ def parse_html_tag_arguments(args)
 
   def generate_and_append_html_tag(tag_name, content, attributes, &block)
     open_tag = build_html_open_tag(tag_name, attributes)
+    @html_slice ||= {}
+    @html_slice_current_id ||= DEFAULT_SLICE
+    @html_slice[@html_slice_current_id] ||= +""
 
-    if block_given?
+    if block
       @html_slice[@html_slice_current_id] << open_tag << ">"
       instance_eval(&block)
       @html_slice[@html_slice_current_id] << "</#{tag_name}>"
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ def generate_and_append_html_tag(tag_name, content, attributes, &block)
   def build_html_open_tag(tag_name, attributes)
     open_tag = "<#{tag_name}"
     attributes.each do |key, value|
-      open_tag << " #{key.to_s.gsub("_", "-")}='#{value}'"
+      open_tag << " #{key.to_s.tr("_", "-")}='#{value}'"
     end
     open_tag
   end
diff --git a/lib/html_slice/version.rb b/lib/html_slice/version.rb
index da58daf..db89698 100644
--- a/lib/html_slice/version.rb
+++ b/lib/html_slice/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module HtmlSlice
-  VERSION = "0.2.0"
+  VERSION = "0.2.1"
 end
diff --git a/spec/html_slice_spec.rb b/spec/html_slice_spec.rb
index f37c878..e270c33 100644
--- a/spec/html_slice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/html_slice_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@
     expect(result).to eq("<div><h1>Hello World</h1></div>")
   end
 
+  it "we can run tag methods without html_slice init" do
+    html_generator.tag :header do
+      meta charset: "utf-8"
+    end
+    result = html_generator.div do
+      h1 "hello"
+    end
+    expect(result).to eq("<header><meta charset='utf-8'/></header><div><h1>hello</h1></div>")
+  end
+
   describe "wrapping" do
     it "append wrap content in start and end of result" do
       html_generator.html_slice wrap: %w[some thing] do