diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/commands.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/commands.rs
index 38d0b3c5..85da57a8 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/commands.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 use std::{io, thread::sleep, time::Duration};
 
 use clap::{builder::TypedValueParser, Parser, ValueEnum};
-
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
 use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
 
+use cuprate_consensus_context::{
+    BlockChainContextRequest, BlockChainContextResponse, BlockChainContextService,
+};
+use cuprate_helper::time::secs_to_hms;
+
+use crate::{
+    constants::PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR,
+    logging::{self, CupratedTracingFilter},
+    statics,
+};
+
 const PARSER_TEMPLATE: &str = "{all-args}";
 
 /// A command received from [`io::stdin`].
@@ -66,3 +77,50 @@ pub fn command_listener(incoming_commands: mpsc::Sender<Command>) -> ! {
         line.clear();
     }
 }
+
+/// The [`Command`] handler loop.
+pub async fn io_loop(
+    mut incoming_commands: mpsc::Receiver<Command>,
+    mut context_service: BlockChainContextService,
+) -> ! {
+    while let Some(command) = incoming_commands.recv().await {
+        match command {
+            Command::SetLog {
+                level,
+                output_target,
+            } => {
+                let modify_output = |filter: &mut CupratedTracingFilter| {
+                    if let Some(level) = level {
+                        filter.level = level;
+                    }
+                    println!("NEW LOG FILTER: {filter}");
+                };
+
+                match output_target {
+                    OutputTarget::File => logging::modify_file_output(modify_output),
+                    OutputTarget::Stdout => logging::modify_stdout_output(modify_output),
+                }
+            }
+            Command::Status => {
+                let BlockChainContextResponse::Context(blockchain_context) = context_service
+                    .ready()
+                    .await
+                    .expect(PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR)
+                    .call(BlockChainContextRequest::Context)
+                    .await
+                    .expect(PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR)
+                else {
+                    unreachable!();
+                };
+                let context = blockchain_context.unchecked_blockchain_context();
+
+                let uptime = statics::START_INSTANT.elapsed().unwrap_or_default();
+                let (hours, minutes, second) = secs_to_hms(uptime.as_secs());
+
+                println!("STATUS:\n  uptime: {hours}h {minutes}m {second}s,\n  height: {},\n  top_hash: {}", context.chain_height, hex::encode(context.top_hash));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    unreachable!()
+}
diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
index 100e8f3d..fbb73f88 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ use cuprate_consensus_context::{
 use cuprate_helper::time::secs_to_hms;
 
 use crate::{
-    commands::{Command, OutputTarget},
-    config::Config,
-    constants::PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR,
-    logging::CupratedTracingFilter,
+    config::Config, constants::PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR, logging::CupratedTracingFilter,
 };
 
 mod blockchain;
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ fn main() {
         std::thread::spawn(|| commands::command_listener(command_tx));
 
         // Wait on the io_loop, spawned on a separate task as this improves performance.
-        tokio::spawn(io_loop(command_rx, context_svc))
+        tokio::spawn(commands::io_loop(command_rx, context_svc))
             .await
             .unwrap();
     });
@@ -155,50 +152,3 @@ fn init_global_rayon_pool(config: &Config) {
         .build_global()
         .unwrap();
 }
-
-/// The [`Command`] handler loop.
-async fn io_loop(
-    mut incoming_commands: mpsc::Receiver<Command>,
-    mut context_service: BlockChainContextService,
-) -> ! {
-    while let Some(command) = incoming_commands.recv().await {
-        match command {
-            Command::SetLog {
-                level,
-                output_target,
-            } => {
-                let modify_output = |filter: &mut CupratedTracingFilter| {
-                    if let Some(level) = level {
-                        filter.level = level;
-                    }
-                    println!("NEW LOG FILTER: {filter}");
-                };
-
-                match output_target {
-                    OutputTarget::File => logging::modify_file_output(modify_output),
-                    OutputTarget::Stdout => logging::modify_stdout_output(modify_output),
-                }
-            }
-            Command::Status => {
-                let BlockChainContextResponse::Context(blockchain_context) = context_service
-                    .ready()
-                    .await
-                    .expect(PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR)
-                    .call(BlockChainContextRequest::Context)
-                    .await
-                    .expect(PANIC_CRITICAL_SERVICE_ERROR)
-                else {
-                    unreachable!();
-                };
-                let context = blockchain_context.unchecked_blockchain_context();
-
-                let uptime = statics::START_INSTANT.elapsed().unwrap_or_default();
-                let (hours, minutes, second) = secs_to_hms(uptime.as_secs());
-
-                println!("STATUS:\n  uptime: {hours}h {minutes}m {second}s,\n  height: {},\n  top_hash: {}", context.chain_height, hex::encode(context.top_hash));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    unreachable!()
-}