diff --git a/consul/rpc.go b/consul/rpc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09697d1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consul/rpc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package consul
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ugorji/go/codec"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// listen is used to listen for incoming RPC connections
+func (s *Server) listen() {
+	for {
+		// Accept a connection
+		conn, err := s.rpcListener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			if s.shutdown {
+				return
+			}
+			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] Failed to accept RPC conn: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Track this client
+		s.rpcClientLock.Lock()
+		s.rpcClients[conn] = struct{}{}
+		s.rpcClientLock.Unlock()
+
+		go s.handleConn(conn)
+	}
+}
+
+// handleConn is used to service a single RPC connection
+func (s *Server) handleConn(conn net.Conn) {
+	defer func() {
+		conn.Close()
+		s.rpcClientLock.Lock()
+		delete(s.rpcClients, conn)
+		s.rpcClientLock.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ServerCodec(conn, &codec.MsgpackHandle{})
+	for !s.shutdown {
+		if err := s.rpcServer.ServeRequest(rpcCodec); err != nil {
+			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] RPC error: %v (%v)", err, conn)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/consul/serf.go b/consul/serf.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef6a14ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consul/serf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package connsul
+
+// lanEventHandler is used to handle events from the lan Serf cluster
+func (s *Server) lanEventHandler() {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case e := <-s.eventChLAN:
+			s.logger.Printf("[INFO] LAN Event: %v", e)
+		case <-s.shutdownCh:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// wanEventHandler is used to handle events from the wan Serf cluster
+func (s *Server) wanEventHandler() {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case e := <-s.eventChWAN:
+			s.logger.Printf("[INFO] WAN Event: %v", e)
+		case <-s.shutdownCh:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/consul/server.go b/consul/server.go
index a0943d7e7..69e8262ce 100644
--- a/consul/server.go
+++ b/consul/server.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/raft"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf"
-	"github.com/ugorji/go/codec"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -252,67 +251,3 @@ func (s *Server) Shutdown() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// lanEventHandler is used to handle events from the lan Serf cluster
-func (s *Server) lanEventHandler() {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case e := <-s.eventChLAN:
-			s.logger.Printf("[INFO] LAN Event: %v", e)
-		case <-s.shutdownCh:
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// wanEventHandler is used to handle events from the wan Serf cluster
-func (s *Server) wanEventHandler() {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case e := <-s.eventChWAN:
-			s.logger.Printf("[INFO] WAN Event: %v", e)
-		case <-s.shutdownCh:
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// listen is used to listen for incoming RPC connections
-func (s *Server) listen() {
-	for {
-		// Accept a connection
-		conn, err := s.rpcListener.Accept()
-		if err != nil {
-			if s.shutdown {
-				return
-			}
-			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] Failed to accept RPC conn: %v", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Track this client
-		s.rpcClientLock.Lock()
-		s.rpcClients[conn] = struct{}{}
-		s.rpcClientLock.Unlock()
-
-		go s.handleConn(conn)
-	}
-}
-
-// handleConn is used to service a single RPC connection
-func (s *Server) handleConn(conn net.Conn) {
-	defer func() {
-		conn.Close()
-		s.rpcClientLock.Lock()
-		delete(s.rpcClients, conn)
-		s.rpcClientLock.Unlock()
-	}()
-
-	rpcCodec := codec.GoRpc.ServerCodec(conn, &codec.MsgpackHandle{})
-	for !s.shutdown {
-		if err := s.rpcServer.ServeRequest(rpcCodec); err != nil {
-			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] RPC error: %v (%v)", err, conn)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}