diff --git a/src/app/buttons.py b/src/app/buttons.py
index 9eabb39..f298531 100644
--- a/src/app/buttons.py
+++ b/src/app/buttons.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from transitions import Machine
 
+import component_connector
+
 
 class Buttons:
     states = ['ayy', 'bee', 'cee']
@@ -9,8 +11,7 @@ class Buttons:
         {'trigger': 'anchor_c', 'source': 'cee', 'dest': 'ayy'},
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, handler=None):
-        self.handler = handler
+    def __init__(self):
         self.machine = Machine(model=self,
                                states=Buttons.states,
                                transitions=Buttons.transitions,
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ class Buttons:
 
     def forward_message(self, event_data):
         message = event_data.kwargs.get('message')
-        self.handler.send_message(message)
+        component_connector.send_message(message)
diff --git a/src/app/component_connector.py b/src/app/component_connector.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073be32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/component_connector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import logging
+
+import json
+import zmq
+from zmq.eventloop import ioloop
+from zmq.eventloop.zmqstream import ZMQStream
+
+from config import PUBLISHER_PORT, RECEIVER_PORT
+from util import parse_anchor_from_message
+
+ioloop.install()
+
+_zmq_context = zmq.Context.instance()
+_zmq_pull_socket = _zmq_context.socket(zmq.PULL)
+_zmq_pull_stream = ZMQStream(_zmq_pull_socket)
+_zmq_pub_socket = _zmq_context.socket(zmq.PUB)
+
+pub_socket_address = 'tcp://*:{}'.format(PUBLISHER_PORT)
+_zmq_pub_socket.bind(pub_socket_address)
+logging.debug('Pub socket bound to {}'.format(pub_socket_address))
+
+pull_socket_address = 'tcp://*:{}'.format(RECEIVER_PORT)
+_zmq_pull_socket.bind(pull_socket_address)
+logging.debug('Pull socket bound to {}'.format(pull_socket_address))
+
+
+def register_callback(callback):
+    _zmq_pull_stream.on_recv(callback)
+
+
+def send_message(message: str, anchor: str = None):
+    if not anchor:
+        anchor = parse_anchor_from_message(message)
+    encoded_message = [part.encode('utf-8') for part in (anchor, message)]
+    _zmq_pub_socket.send_multipart(encoded_message)
diff --git a/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py b/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
index d236ea1..18fc09d 100644
--- a/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
+++ b/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
@@ -1,60 +1,37 @@
 import logging
 
-import json
 from tornado.websocket import WebSocketHandler
-import zmq
-from zmq.eventloop.zmqstream import ZMQStream
-from zmq.eventloop import ioloop
 
-from config import PUBLISHER_PORT, RECEIVER_PORT
 from buttons import Buttons
+from util import parse_anchor_from_message
 
-ioloop.install()
+import component_connector
 
 
 class ZMQWebSocketHandler(WebSocketHandler):
-    def __init__(self, application, request, zmq_context=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, application, request, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(application, request, **kwargs)
-        self.zmq_context = zmq_context or zmq.Context.instance()
-        self.zmq_pull_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.PULL)
-        self.zmq_pull_stream = ZMQStream(self.zmq_pull_socket)
-        self.zmq_pub_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.PUB)
         self.fsm = Buttons(self)
 
     def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        pub_socket_address = 'tcp://*:{}'.format(PUBLISHER_PORT)
-        self.zmq_pub_socket.bind(pub_socket_address)
-        logging.debug('Pub socket bound to {}'.format(pub_socket_address))
-        pull_socket_address = 'tcp://*:{}'.format(RECEIVER_PORT)
-        self.zmq_pull_socket.bind(pull_socket_address)
-        logging.debug('Pull socket bound to {}'.format(pull_socket_address))
-
         def zmq_callback(msg_parts):
             anchor, data = msg_parts
             logging.debug('Received on pull socket: {}'.format(data.decode()))
             self.write_message(data.decode())
 
-        self.zmq_pull_stream.on_recv(zmq_callback)
+        component_connector.register_callback(zmq_callback)
 
     def on_message(self, message):
         logging.debug('Received on WebSocket: {}'.format(message))
         self.fsm.trigger(self._parse_anchor(message), message=message)
 
-    def send_message(self, message, anchor: str = None):
-        if not anchor:
-            anchor = self._parse_anchor(message)
-        encoded_message = [part.encode('utf-8') for part in (anchor, message)]
-        self.zmq_pub_socket.send_multipart(encoded_message)
+    def send_message(self, message: str, anchor: str = None):
+        component_connector.send_message(message, anchor)
 
     def on_close(self):
-        self.zmq_pull_socket.close()
-        self.zmq_pub_socket.close()
+        pass
 
     # much secure, very cors, wow
     def check_origin(self, origin):
         return True
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _parse_anchor(message):
-        message_json = json.loads(message)
-        return message_json['anchor']