diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54a5e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2023 Collabora Ltd.
+ * Copyright © 2024 Valve Software
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, Signal, SignalKind};
+use tokio::task::JoinSet;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
+use tracing_subscriber::registry::LookupSpan;
+use zbus::connection::Connection;
+
+use crate::sls::{LogLayer, LogReceiver};
+use crate::{reload, Service};
+
+pub struct Daemon {
+    services: JoinSet<Result<()>>,
+    token: CancellationToken,
+    sigterm: Signal,
+    sigquit: Signal,
+}
+
+impl Daemon {
+    pub async fn new<S: SubscriberExt + Send + Sync + for<'a> LookupSpan<'a>>(
+        subscriber: S,
+        connection: Connection,
+    ) -> Result<Daemon> {
+        let services = JoinSet::new();
+        let token = CancellationToken::new();
+
+        let log_receiver = LogReceiver::new(connection.clone()).await?;
+        let remote_logger = LogLayer::new(&log_receiver).await;
+        let subscriber = subscriber.with(remote_logger);
+        tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+
+        let sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
+        let sigquit = signal(SignalKind::quit())?;
+
+        let mut daemon = Daemon {
+            services,
+            token,
+            sigterm,
+            sigquit,
+        };
+        daemon.add_service(log_receiver);
+
+        Ok(daemon)
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_service<S: Service + 'static>(&mut self, service: S) {
+        let token = self.token.clone();
+        self.services
+            .spawn(async move { service.start(token).await });
+    }
+
+    pub async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut res = tokio::select! {
+            e = self.services.join_next() => match e.unwrap() {
+                Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
+                Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
+                Err(e) => Err(e.into())
+            },
+            _ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => Ok(()),
+            e = self.sigterm.recv() => e.ok_or(anyhow!("SIGTERM machine broke")),
+            _ = self.sigquit.recv() => Err(anyhow!("Got SIGQUIT")),
+            e = reload() => e,
+        }
+        .inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error running: {e}"));
+        self.token.cancel();
+
+        info!("Shutting down");
+
+        while let Some(service_res) = self.services.join_next().await {
+            res = match service_res {
+                Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
+                Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+                _ => continue,
+            };
+        }
+
+        res.inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error: {e}"))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5e489f3..06e2816 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
+use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tokio::fs::File;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
+mod daemon;
 mod ds_inhibit;
 mod hardware;
 mod manager;
@@ -29,32 +31,34 @@ mod testing;
 
 trait Service
 where
-    Self: Sized,
+    Self: Sized + Send,
 {
     const NAME: &'static str;
 
-    async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
+    fn run(&mut self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send;
 
-    async fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        Ok(())
+    fn shutdown(&mut self) -> impl Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send {
+        async { Ok(()) }
     }
 
-    async fn start(mut self, token: CancellationToken) -> Result<()> {
-        info!("Starting {}", Self::NAME);
-        let res = tokio::select! {
-            r = self.run() => r,
-            _ = token.cancelled() => Ok(()),
-        };
-        if res.is_err() {
-            warn!(
-                "{} encountered an error: {}",
-                Self::NAME,
-                res.as_ref().unwrap_err()
-            );
-            token.cancel();
+    fn start(mut self, token: CancellationToken) -> impl Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send {
+        async move {
+            info!("Starting {}", Self::NAME);
+            let res = tokio::select! {
+                r = self.run() => r,
+                _ = token.cancelled() => Ok(()),
+            };
+            if res.is_err() {
+                warn!(
+                    "{} encountered an error: {}",
+                    Self::NAME,
+                    res.as_ref().unwrap_err()
+                );
+                token.cancel();
+            }
+            info!("Shutting down {}", Self::NAME);
+            self.shutdown().await.and(res)
         }
-        info!("Shutting down {}", Self::NAME);
-        self.shutdown().await.and(res)
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ where
 struct Args {
     /// Run the root manager daemon
     #[arg(short, long)]
-    root: bool
+    root: bool,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
diff --git a/src/root.rs b/src/root.rs
index 79bc06c..525a8be 100644
--- a/src/root.rs
+++ b/src/root.rs
@@ -5,20 +5,17 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
-use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
-use tokio::task::JoinSet;
-use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use tracing::error;
 use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
 use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, Registry};
 use zbus::connection::Connection;
 use zbus::ConnectionBuilder;
 
+use crate::daemon::Daemon;
 use crate::ds_inhibit::Inhibitor;
-use crate::{manager, reload, Service};
+use crate::manager;
 use crate::sls::ftrace::Ftrace;
-use crate::sls::{LogLayer, LogReceiver};
 
 async fn create_connection() -> Result<Connection> {
     let connection = ConnectionBuilder::system()?
@@ -48,48 +45,13 @@ pub async fn daemon() -> Result<()> {
             bail!(e);
         }
     };
-
-    let mut services = JoinSet::new();
-    let token = CancellationToken::new();
-
-    let mut log_receiver = LogReceiver::new(connection.clone()).await?;
-    let remote_logger = LogLayer::new(&log_receiver).await;
-    let subscriber = subscriber.with(remote_logger);
-    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
-
-    let mut sigterm = signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
-    let mut sigquit = signal(SignalKind::quit())?;
+    let mut daemon = Daemon::new(subscriber, connection.clone()).await?;
 
     let ftrace = Ftrace::init(connection.clone()).await?;
-    services.spawn(ftrace.start(token.clone()));
+    daemon.add_service(ftrace);
 
     let inhibitor = Inhibitor::init().await?;
-    services.spawn(inhibitor.start(token.clone()));
+    daemon.add_service(inhibitor);
 
-    let mut res = tokio::select! {
-        e = log_receiver.run() => e,
-        e = services.join_next() => match e.unwrap() {
-            Ok(Ok(())) => Ok(()),
-            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into())
-        },
-        _ = tokio::signal::ctrl_c() => Ok(()),
-        e = sigterm.recv() => e.ok_or(anyhow!("SIGTERM machine broke")),
-        _ = sigquit.recv() => Err(anyhow!("Got SIGQUIT")),
-        e = reload() => e,
-    }
-    .inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error running: {e}"));
-    token.cancel();
-
-    info!("Shutting down");
-
-    while let Some(service_res) = services.join_next().await {
-        res = match service_res {
-            Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
-            _ => continue,
-        };
-    }
-
-    res.inspect_err(|e| error!("Encountered error: {e}"))
+    daemon.run().await
 }