diff --git a/src/handshake.rs b/src/handshake.rs
index 9086587..32aafce 100644
--- a/src/handshake.rs
+++ b/src/handshake.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
-pub const CONFIG_END: &str = "config|ready";
-pub const CONFIG_TAG: &str = "config|";
+use crate::stdin_reader::StdinReader;
 
-pub fn read_config() {
-	let mut buffer = String::new();
-	let stdin = std::io::stdin();
+pub const CONFIG_END: &[u8] = b"config|ready\n";
+pub const CONFIG_TAG: &[u8] = b"config|";
+
+pub fn read_config(reader: &mut StdinReader) {
 	loop {
-		buffer.clear();
-		if stdin.read_line(&mut buffer).unwrap() == 0 {
-			crate::eof();
-		}
-		let entry = buffer.trim_end();
-		if entry == CONFIG_END {
+		let line = reader.read_line();
+		if line == CONFIG_END {
 			return;
 		}
-		if !entry.starts_with(CONFIG_TAG) {
-			eprintln!("invalid config line: {entry}");
+		if !line.starts_with(CONFIG_TAG) {
+			eprintln!("invalid config line: {line:?}");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 255cacc..90be7d6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 mod entry;
 mod handshake;
+mod stdin_reader;
 
 use entry::Entry;
-use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+use stdin_reader::StdinReader;
 
 const DEFAULT_BUFF_SIZE: usize = 1024;
 
 fn main() {
-	handshake::read_config();
+	let mut reader = StdinReader::new();
+	handshake::read_config(&mut reader);
 	handshake::register_filter();
 	loop {
-		match read_line() {
+		match Entry::from_bytes(&reader.read_line()) {
 			Ok(entry) => {
 				if !entry.is_end_of_message() {
 					println!("Debug: {entry:?}");
@@ -24,16 +26,3 @@ fn main() {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-pub fn read_line() -> Result<Entry, String> {
-	let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(DEFAULT_BUFF_SIZE);
-	let mut stdin = BufReader::new(std::io::stdin());
-	if stdin.read_until(b'\n', &mut buffer).unwrap() == 0 {
-		crate::eof();
-	}
-	Entry::from_bytes(&buffer)
-}
-
-fn eof() {
-	std::process::exit(0x2a)
-}
diff --git a/src/stdin_reader.rs b/src/stdin_reader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e818aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stdin_reader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+
+pub struct StdinReader {
+	reader: BufReader<std::io::Stdin>,
+	buffer: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl StdinReader {
+	pub fn new() -> Self {
+		Self {
+			reader: BufReader::new(std::io::stdin()),
+			buffer: Vec::with_capacity(crate::DEFAULT_BUFF_SIZE),
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub fn read_line(&mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
+		self.buffer.clear();
+		if self.reader.read_until(b'\n', &mut self.buffer).unwrap() == 0 {
+			std::process::exit(0)
+		}
+		self.buffer.clone()
+	}
+}