diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index ebcdba52..1ddf7b2c 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ func handleHTTP(router *weave.Router, httpAddr string, allocator *ipam.Allocator
 		ns.HandleHTTP(muxRouter)
 	}
 
+	router.HandleHTTP(muxRouter)
+
 	muxRouter.Methods("GET").Path("/status").Headers("Accept", "application/json").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		json, _ := router.StatusJSON(version)
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -337,22 +339,6 @@ func handleHTTP(router *weave.Router, httpAddr string, allocator *ipam.Allocator
 		}
 	})
 
-	muxRouter.Methods("POST").Path("/connect").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprint("unable to parse form: ", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-		if errors := router.ConnectionMaker.InitiateConnections(r.Form["peer"], r.FormValue("replace") == "true"); len(errors) > 0 {
-			http.Error(w, errorMessages(errors), http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-	})
-
-	muxRouter.Methods("POST").Path("/forget").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprint("unable to parse form: ", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
-		}
-		router.ConnectionMaker.ForgetConnections(r.Form["peer"])
-	})
-
 	http.Handle("/", muxRouter)
 
 	protocol := "tcp"
diff --git a/router/http.go b/router/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b541f186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/router/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package router
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func errorMessages(errors []error) string {
+	var result []string
+	for _, err := range errors {
+		result = append(result, err.Error())
+	}
+	return strings.Join(result, "\n")
+}
+
+func (router *Router) HandleHTTP(muxRouter *mux.Router) {
+
+	muxRouter.Methods("POST").Path("/connect").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprint("unable to parse form: ", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		}
+		if errors := router.ConnectionMaker.InitiateConnections(r.Form["peer"], r.FormValue("replace") == "true"); len(errors) > 0 {
+			http.Error(w, errorMessages(errors), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		}
+	})
+
+	muxRouter.Methods("POST").Path("/forget").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, fmt.Sprint("unable to parse form: ", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		}
+		router.ConnectionMaker.ForgetConnections(r.Form["peer"])
+	})
+
+}