diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller/__init__.py b/onionr/netcontroller/__init__.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c9a0337e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/netcontroller/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from . import torbinary, getopenport, netcontrol
+tor_binary = torbinary.tor_binary
+get_open_port = getopenport.get_open_port
+NetController = netcontrol.NetController
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller/getopenport.py b/onionr/netcontroller/getopenport.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97d64ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/netcontroller/getopenport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'''
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    get an open port
+'''
+'''
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+import socket
+def get_open_port():
+    # taken from (but modified) https://stackoverflow.com/a/2838309 by https://stackoverflow.com/users/133374/albert ccy-by-sa-3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+    # changes from source: import moved to top of file, bind specifically to localhost
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0))
+    s.listen(1)
+    port = s.getsockname()[1]
+    s.close()
+    return port
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller.py b/onionr/netcontroller/netcontrol.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 88%
rename from onionr/netcontroller.py
rename to onionr/netcontroller/netcontrol.py
index 3d43db8c..365ea65f
--- a/onionr/netcontroller.py
+++ b/onionr/netcontroller/netcontrol.py
@@ -17,27 +17,10 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
-import subprocess, os, sys, time, signal, base64, socket
-from shutil import which
-import logger, config
+import os, sys, base64, subprocess
+import config, logger
+from . import getopenport
 config.reload()
-def getOpenPort():
-    # taken from (but modified) https://stackoverflow.com/a/2838309 by https://stackoverflow.com/users/133374/albert ccy-by-sa-3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
-    # changes from source: import moved to top of file, bind specifically to localhost
-    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    s.bind(("127.0.0.1",0))
-    s.listen(1)
-    port = s.getsockname()[1]
-    s.close()
-    return port
-
-def torBinary():
-    '''Return tor binary path or none if not exists'''
-    torPath = './tor'
-    if not os.path.exists(torPath):
-        torPath = which('tor')
-    return torPath
-
 class NetController:
     '''
         This class handles hidden service setup on Tor and I2P
@@ -51,7 +34,7 @@ class NetController:
 
         self.torConfigLocation = self.dataDir + 'torrc'
         self.readyState = False
-        self.socksPort = getOpenPort()
+        self.socksPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
         self.hsPort = hsPort
         self._torInstnace = ''
         self.myID = ''
@@ -80,7 +63,7 @@ class NetController:
         config.set('tor.controlpassword', plaintext, savefile=True)
         config.set('tor.socksport', self.socksPort, savefile=True)
 
-        controlPort = getOpenPort()
+        controlPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
 
         config.set('tor.controlPort', controlPort, savefile=True)
 
diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller/torbinary.py b/onionr/netcontroller/torbinary.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb61e2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onionr/netcontroller/torbinary.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'''
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    get the tor binary path
+'''
+'''
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+import os
+from shutil import which
+
+def tor_binary():
+    '''Return tor binary path or none if not exists'''
+    tor_path = './tor'
+    if not os.path.exists(tor_path):
+        tor_path = which('tor')
+    return tor_path
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index 0c3a71f1..2a1cc30d 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Onionr:
         # Load global configuration data
         data_exists = Onionr.setupConfig(self.dataDir, self)
 
-        if netcontroller.torBinary() is None:
+        if netcontroller.tor_binary() is None:
             logger.error('Tor is not installed', terminal=True)
             sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/onionr/onionrservices/bootstrapservice.py b/onionr/onionrservices/bootstrapservice.py
index 752ce90b..2c23983b 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrservices/bootstrapservice.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrservices/bootstrapservice.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer, WSGIHandler
 from stem.control import Controller
 from flask import Flask, Response
 import core
-from netcontroller import getOpenPort
+from netcontroller import get_open_port
 from . import httpheaders
 from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def bootstrap_client_service(peer, core_inst=None, bootstrap_timeout=300):
     if not stringvalidators.validate_pub_key(peer):
         raise ValueError('Peer must be valid base32 ed25519 public key')
 
-    bootstrap_port = getOpenPort()
+    bootstrap_port = get_open_port()
     bootstrap_app = Flask(__name__)
     http_server = WSGIServer(('127.0.0.1', bootstrap_port), bootstrap_app, log=None)
     try:
diff --git a/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py b/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
index e97b30e0..047fdcf1 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrservices/connectionserver.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from stem.control import Controller
 from flask import Flask
 import core, logger, httpapi
 import onionrexceptions
-from netcontroller import getOpenPort
+from netcontroller import get_open_port
 from httpapi import apiutils
 from onionrutils import stringvalidators, basicrequests, bytesconverter
 from . import httpheaders
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ConnectionServer:
         
         socks = core_inst.config.get('tor.socksport') # Load config for Tor socks port for proxy
         service_app = Flask(__name__) # Setup Flask app for server.
-        service_port = getOpenPort()
+        service_port = get_open_port()
         service_ip = apiutils.setbindip.set_bind_IP(core_inst=self.core_inst)
         http_server = WSGIServer(('127.0.0.1', service_port), service_app, log=None)
         core_inst.onionrInst.communicatorInst.service_greenlets.append(http_server)