diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d53a133..662ce26 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ all:
 	go build -o telegabber
 
 test:
-	go test -v ./config ./ ./telegram ./xmpp
+	go test -v ./config ./ ./telegram ./xmpp/gateway
 
 lint:
 	$(GOPATH)/bin/golint ./...
diff --git a/xmpp/component.go b/xmpp/component.go
index 7e2d16e..c0b4a23 100644
--- a/xmpp/component.go
+++ b/xmpp/component.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package xmpp
 
 import (
-	"encoding/xml"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"time"
 
@@ -11,16 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/xmpp/gateway"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/soheilhy/args"
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp"
-	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
 )
 
 const pollingInterval time.Duration = 1e7
 
 var tgConf config.TelegramConfig
 var sessions map[string]*telegram.Client
-var queue map[string]*stanza.Presence
+var queue gateway.Queue
 var db persistence.SessionsYamlDB
 
 // NewComponent starts a new component and wraps it in
@@ -33,6 +30,8 @@ func NewComponent(conf config.XMPPConfig, tc config.TelegramConfig) (*xmpp.Strea
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	queue = make(gateway.Queue)
+
 	tgConf = tc
 
 	options := xmpp.ComponentOptions{
@@ -64,19 +63,13 @@ func NewComponent(conf config.XMPPConfig, tc config.TelegramConfig) (*xmpp.Strea
 	return sm, component, nil
 }
 
-func logPresence(err error, presence *stanza.Presence) {
-	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-		"presence": *presence,
-	}).Error(errors.Wrap(err, "Couldn't send presence"))
-}
-
 func heartbeat(component *xmpp.Component) {
 	var err error
-	probeType := SPType("probe")
+	probeType := gateway.SPType("probe")
 
 	for jid := range sessions {
 		for {
-			err = sendPresence(component, jid, probeType)
+			err = gateway.SendPresence(component, queue, jid, probeType)
 			if err == nil {
 				break
 			}
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ func heartbeat(component *xmpp.Component) {
 		for key, presence := range queue {
 			err = component.Send(presence)
 			if err != nil {
-				logPresence(err, presence)
+				gateway.LogBadPresence(err, presence)
 			} else {
 				delete(queue, key)
 			}
@@ -135,106 +128,6 @@ func getTelegramInstance(jid string, savedSession *persistence.Session, componen
 	return session, true
 }
 
-// SPFrom is a Telegram user id
-var SPFrom = args.NewString()
-
-// SPType is a presence type
-var SPType = args.NewString()
-
-// SPShow is a availability status
-var SPShow = args.NewString()
-
-// SPStatus is a verbose status
-var SPStatus = args.NewString()
-
-// SPNickname is a XEP-0172 nickname
-var SPNickname = args.NewString()
-
-// SPPhoto is a XEP-0153 hash of avatar in vCard
-var SPPhoto = args.NewString()
-
-// SPImmed skips queueing
-var SPImmed = args.NewBool(args.Default(true))
-
-func newPresence(bareJid string, to string, args ...args.V) stanza.Presence {
-	var presenceFrom string
-	if SPFrom.IsSet(args) {
-		presenceFrom = SPFrom.Get(args) + "@" + bareJid
-	} else {
-		presenceFrom = bareJid
-	}
-
-	presence := stanza.Presence{Attrs: stanza.Attrs{
-		From: presenceFrom,
-		To:   to,
-	}}
-
-	if SPType.IsSet(args) {
-		presence.Attrs.Type = stanza.StanzaType(SPType.Get(args))
-	}
-	if SPShow.IsSet(args) {
-		presence.Show = stanza.PresenceShow(SPShow.Get(args))
-	}
-	if SPStatus.IsSet(args) {
-		presence.Status = SPStatus.Get(args)
-	}
-	if SPNickname.IsSet(args) {
-		presence.Extensions = append(presence.Extensions, PresenceNickExtension{
-			Text: SPNickname.Get(args),
-		})
-	}
-	if SPPhoto.IsSet(args) {
-		presence.Extensions = append(presence.Extensions, PresenceXVCardUpdateExtension{
-			Photo: PresenceXVCardUpdatePhoto{
-				Text: SPPhoto.Get(args),
-			},
-		})
-	}
-
-	return presence
-}
-
-func sendPresence(component *xmpp.Component, to string, args ...args.V) error {
-	var logFrom string
-	bareJid := gateway.Jid.Bare()
-	if SPFrom.IsSet(args) {
-		logFrom = SPFrom.Get(args)
-	} else {
-		logFrom = bareJid
-	}
-
-	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-		"type": SPType.Get(args),
-		"from": logFrom,
-		"to":   to,
-	}).Info("Got presence")
-
-	presence := newPresence(bareJid, to, args...)
-
-	// explicit check, as marshalling is expensive
-	if log.GetLevel() == log.DebugLevel {
-		xmlPresence, err := xml.Marshal(presence)
-		if err == nil {
-			log.Debug(string(xmlPresence))
-		} else {
-			log.Debugf("%#v", presence)
-		}
-	}
-
-	immed := SPImmed.Get(args)
-	if immed {
-		err := component.Send(presence)
-		if err != nil {
-			logPresence(err, &presence)
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		queue[presence.From+presence.To] = &presence
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Close gracefully terminates the component and saves active sessions
 func Close(component *xmpp.Component) {
 	log.Error("Disconnecting...")
diff --git a/xmpp/extensions.go b/xmpp/extensions/extensions.go
similarity index 98%
rename from xmpp/extensions.go
rename to xmpp/extensions/extensions.go
index 2270431..ec94837 100644
--- a/xmpp/extensions.go
+++ b/xmpp/extensions/extensions.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package xmpp
+package extensions
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
diff --git a/xmpp/gateway/gateway.go b/xmpp/gateway/gateway.go
index 0c22677..11f68c1 100644
--- a/xmpp/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/xmpp/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ package gateway
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/xmpp/extensions"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/soheilhy/args"
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp"
 	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
 )
 
+// Queue stores presences to send later
+type Queue map[string]*stanza.Presence
+
 // Jid stores the component's JID object
 var Jid *xmpp.Jid
 
@@ -51,3 +58,111 @@ func SendMessage(to string, from string, body string, component *xmpp.Component)
 
 	_ = component.Send(message)
 }
+
+// LogBadPresence verbosely logs a presence
+func LogBadPresence(err error, presence *stanza.Presence) {
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"presence": *presence,
+	}).Error(errors.Wrap(err, "Couldn't send presence"))
+}
+
+// SPFrom is a Telegram user id
+var SPFrom = args.NewString()
+
+// SPType is a presence type
+var SPType = args.NewString()
+
+// SPShow is a availability status
+var SPShow = args.NewString()
+
+// SPStatus is a verbose status
+var SPStatus = args.NewString()
+
+// SPNickname is a XEP-0172 nickname
+var SPNickname = args.NewString()
+
+// SPPhoto is a XEP-0153 hash of avatar in vCard
+var SPPhoto = args.NewString()
+
+// SPImmed skips queueing
+var SPImmed = args.NewBool(args.Default(true))
+
+func newPresence(bareJid string, to string, args ...args.V) stanza.Presence {
+	var presenceFrom string
+	if SPFrom.IsSet(args) {
+		presenceFrom = SPFrom.Get(args) + "@" + bareJid
+	} else {
+		presenceFrom = bareJid
+	}
+
+	presence := stanza.Presence{Attrs: stanza.Attrs{
+		From: presenceFrom,
+		To:   to,
+	}}
+
+	if SPType.IsSet(args) {
+		presence.Attrs.Type = stanza.StanzaType(SPType.Get(args))
+	}
+	if SPShow.IsSet(args) {
+		presence.Show = stanza.PresenceShow(SPShow.Get(args))
+	}
+	if SPStatus.IsSet(args) {
+		presence.Status = SPStatus.Get(args)
+	}
+	if SPNickname.IsSet(args) {
+		presence.Extensions = append(presence.Extensions, extensions.PresenceNickExtension{
+			Text: SPNickname.Get(args),
+		})
+	}
+	if SPPhoto.IsSet(args) {
+		presence.Extensions = append(presence.Extensions, extensions.PresenceXVCardUpdateExtension{
+			Photo: extensions.PresenceXVCardUpdatePhoto{
+				Text: SPPhoto.Get(args),
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return presence
+}
+
+// SendPresence creates and sends a presence stanza
+func SendPresence(component *xmpp.Component, queue Queue, to string, args ...args.V) error {
+	var logFrom string
+	bareJid := Jid.Bare()
+	if SPFrom.IsSet(args) {
+		logFrom = SPFrom.Get(args)
+	} else {
+		logFrom = bareJid
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"type": SPType.Get(args),
+		"from": logFrom,
+		"to":   to,
+	}).Info("Got presence")
+
+	presence := newPresence(bareJid, to, args...)
+
+	// explicit check, as marshalling is expensive
+	if log.GetLevel() == log.DebugLevel {
+		xmlPresence, err := xml.Marshal(presence)
+		if err == nil {
+			log.Debug(string(xmlPresence))
+		} else {
+			log.Debugf("%#v", presence)
+		}
+	}
+
+	immed := SPImmed.Get(args)
+	if immed {
+		err := component.Send(presence)
+		if err != nil {
+			LogBadPresence(err, &presence)
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		queue[presence.From+presence.To] = &presence
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/xmpp/component_test.go b/xmpp/gateway/gateway_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from xmpp/component_test.go
rename to xmpp/gateway/gateway_test.go
index b540ad4..6191844 100644
--- a/xmpp/component_test.go
+++ b/xmpp/gateway/gateway_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package xmpp
+package gateway
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"