diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index acf2393..7943008 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -2,8 +2,28 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 const static_libs = [_][]const u8{
     "util",
+    "http",
 };
 
+fn createLibs(b: *std.build.Builder) [static_libs.len]*std.build.LibExeObjStep {
+    var libs: [static_libs.len]*std.build.LibExeObjStep = undefined;
+    inline for (static_libs) |name, i| {
+        libs[i] = b.addStaticLibrary(name, "src/" ++ name ++ "/lib.zig");
+    }
+    return libs;
+}
+
+fn addRunStep(b: *std.build.Builder, exe: *std.build.LibExeObjStep) void {
+    const run_cmd = exe.run();
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+}
+
 pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
     // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
@@ -19,19 +39,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
     exe.setTarget(target);
     exe.setBuildMode(mode);
 
-    inline for (static_libs) |name| {
-        const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(name, "src/" ++ name ++ "/lib.zig");
+    var libs = createLibs(b);
+    for (libs) |lib| {
         exe.linkLibrary(lib);
     }
 
     exe.install();
-
-    const run_cmd = exe.run();
-    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
-    if (b.args) |args| {
-        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
-    }
-
-    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
-    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+    addRunStep(b, exe);
 }