diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aa4e467..d7c64c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mio",
  "native-tls",
  "serde",
+ "socket2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_urlencoded",
  "simplelog",
- "socket2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/aquatic_common_tcp/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_common_tcp/Cargo.toml
index f24dae0..ddbd123 100644
--- a/aquatic_common_tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_common_tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ anyhow = "1"
 aquatic_common = { path = "../aquatic_common" }
 mio = { version = "0.7", features = ["tcp", "os-poll", "os-util"] }
 native-tls = "0.2"
-serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
\ No newline at end of file
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+socket2 = { version = "0.3", features = ["reuseport"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aquatic_common_tcp/src/config.rs b/aquatic_common_tcp/src/config.rs
index 8cd23e3..f463f4f 100644
--- a/aquatic_common_tcp/src/config.rs
+++ b/aquatic_common_tcp/src/config.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ pub struct HandlerConfig {
     pub channel_recv_timeout_microseconds: u64,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+pub struct SocketConfig {
+    /// Bind to this address
+    pub address: SocketAddr,
+    pub ipv6_only: bool,
+}
+
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
@@ -73,6 +83,16 @@ impl Default for HandlerConfig {
 }
 
 
+impl Default for SocketConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            address: SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 3000)),
+            ipv6_only: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 impl Default for TlsConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/aquatic_common_tcp/src/network/mod.rs b/aquatic_common_tcp/src/network/mod.rs
index 0915833..7f80efd 100644
--- a/aquatic_common_tcp/src/network/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_common_tcp/src/network/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use std::io::Read;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use native_tls::{Identity, TlsAcceptor};
+use socket2::{Socket, Domain, Type, Protocol};
 
-use crate::config::TlsConfig;
+use crate::config::{TlsConfig, SocketConfig};
 
 
 pub fn create_tls_acceptor(
@@ -32,4 +33,33 @@ pub fn create_tls_acceptor(
     } else {
         Ok(None)
     }
+}
+
+
+// will be almost identical to ws version
+pub fn create_listener(
+    config: &SocketConfig
+) -> ::anyhow::Result<::std::net::TcpListener> {
+    let builder = if config.address.is_ipv4(){
+        Socket::new(Domain::ipv4(), Type::stream(), Some(Protocol::tcp()))
+    } else {
+        Socket::new(Domain::ipv6(), Type::stream(), Some(Protocol::tcp()))
+    }.context("Couldn't create socket2::Socket")?;
+
+    if config.ipv6_only {
+        builder.set_only_v6(true)
+            .context("Couldn't put socket in ipv6 only mode")?
+    }
+
+    builder.set_nonblocking(true)
+        .context("Couldn't put socket in non-blocking mode")?;
+    builder.set_reuse_port(true)
+        .context("Couldn't put socket in reuse_port mode")?;
+    builder.bind(&config.address.into()).with_context(||
+        format!("Couldn't bind socket to address {}", config.address)
+    )?;
+    builder.listen(128)
+        .context("Couldn't listen for connections on socket")?;
+
+    Ok(builder.into_tcp_listener())
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
index aa44523..7d0d5b0 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ privdrop = "0.3"
 rand = { version = "0.7", features = ["small_rng"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_urlencoded = "0.6"
-socket2 = { version = "0.3", features = ["reuseport"] }
 simplelog = "0.8"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/config.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/config.rs
index 78ca6a5..89c84ac 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/config.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
-
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 pub use aquatic_common_tcp::config::*;
@@ -21,12 +19,12 @@ pub struct Config {
 }
 
 
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct NetworkConfig {
-    /// Bind to this address
-    pub address: SocketAddr,
-    pub ipv6_only: bool,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub socket: SocketConfig,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub tls: TlsConfig,
     pub poll_event_capacity: usize,
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ pub struct NetworkConfig {
 }
 
 
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct ProtocolConfig {
@@ -66,8 +63,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
 impl Default for NetworkConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            address: SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 3000)),
-            ipv6_only: false,
+            socket: SocketConfig::default(),
             tls: TlsConfig::default(),
             poll_event_capacity: 4096,
             poll_timeout_milliseconds: 50,
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
index 3506ea7..a63aa23 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use native_tls::TlsAcceptor;
 use mio::{Events, Poll, Interest, Token};
 use mio::net::TcpListener;
 
+use aquatic_common_tcp::network::create_listener;
+
 use crate::common::*;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::protocol::*;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
     response_channel_receiver: ResponseChannelReceiver,
     opt_tls_acceptor: Option<TlsAcceptor>,
 ){
-    match create_listener(&config){
+    match create_listener(&config.network.socket){
         Ok(listener) => {
             socket_worker_statuses.lock()[socket_worker_index] = Some(Ok(()));
 
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
index 08e57a2..2e07c22 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
@@ -2,42 +2,10 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use mio::Token;
-use socket2::{Socket, Domain, Type, Protocol};
-
-use crate::config::Config;
 
 use super::*;
 
 
-// will be almost identical to ws version
-pub fn create_listener(
-    config: &Config
-) -> ::anyhow::Result<::std::net::TcpListener> {
-    let builder = if config.network.address.is_ipv4(){
-        Socket::new(Domain::ipv4(), Type::stream(), Some(Protocol::tcp()))
-    } else {
-        Socket::new(Domain::ipv6(), Type::stream(), Some(Protocol::tcp()))
-    }.context("Couldn't create socket2::Socket")?;
-
-    if config.network.ipv6_only {
-        builder.set_only_v6(true)
-            .context("Couldn't put socket in ipv6 only mode")?
-    }
-
-    builder.set_nonblocking(true)
-        .context("Couldn't put socket in non-blocking mode")?;
-    builder.set_reuse_port(true)
-        .context("Couldn't put socket in reuse_port mode")?;
-    builder.bind(&config.network.address.into()).with_context(||
-        format!("Couldn't bind socket to address {}", config.network.address)
-    )?;
-    builder.listen(128)
-        .context("Couldn't listen for connections on socket")?;
-
-    Ok(builder.into_tcp_listener())
-}
-
-
 /// Don't bother with deregistering from Poll. In my understanding, this is
 /// done automatically when the stream is dropped, as long as there are no
 /// other references to the file descriptor, such as when it is accessed