diff --git a/api/api.py b/api/api.py
index 6c795b8..78efbbb 100644
--- a/api/api.py
+++ b/api/api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, session
 from .users.user_endpoint import UserEndpoint
-from app import socketio
-from flask_socketio import emit
 
 api = Blueprint('api', __name__, url_prefix='/api')
 
@@ -17,13 +15,3 @@ def api_users():
 @api.route('/user')
 def api_user():
     return jsonify(UserEndpoint.user())
-
-@socketio.on('connect')
-def handle_connection():
-    print('connected')
-    socketio.emit('connect', payload={'data':'connection'})
-
-@socketio.on('message')
-def handle_message(message):
-    print(message)
-    emit('message return', {'data':'a message was sent'})
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diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 23b7e45..bebf6c1 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-from app import create_app, db, socketio
+from app import create_app, db
 
 # Blueprints
 from api.api import api
 from auth.auth import auth
 
+# Web sockets
+from websockets.socket import socketio
+
 import configuration.models_mount
 from flask_migrate import Migrate
 
@@ -14,4 +17,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.register_blueprint(api)
     app.register_blueprint(auth)
     migrate = Migrate(app, db)
-    socketio.run(app)
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+    socketio.run(app, debug=True)
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diff --git a/websockets/__init__.py b/websockets/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/websockets/socket.py b/websockets/socket.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de2d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/websockets/socket.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from app import socketio
+from flask_socketio import send, emit
+
+@socketio.on('connect')
+def handle_connection():
+    print('''
+    
+    wow, there was a socketio connection!
+    
+    cool
+    ''')
+    send({'data':'connection'})
+
+@socketio.on('message')
+def handle_message(message):
+    print(message)
+    emit('message return', {'data':'a message was sent'})
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