diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 34d93bb..185848a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ src/match
 test/testMatch
 test/testParser
 test/testRender
-test/testServer
+test/testServerPsyc
 test/testText
 test/isRoutingVar
 test/getVarType
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 8217eb5..2c6c843 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ CFLAGS = -I../include -I../src -Wall -std=c99 ${OPT}
 LDFLAGS = -L../lib
 LOADLIBES = -lpsyc -lm
 LOADLIBES_NET = ${LOADLIBES}
-TARGETS = testServer testParser testMatch testRender testText isRoutingVar getVarType
+TARGETS = testServerPsyc testParser testMatch testRender testText isRoutingVar getVarType
+O = testServer.o
 WRAPPER =
 DIET = diet
 PORT = 4440
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ endif
 all: ${TARGETS}
 it: all
 
-testServer: LOADLIBES := ${LOADLIBES_NET}
+testServerPsyc: LOADLIBES := ${LOADLIBES_NET}
+testServerPsyc: testServer.o
 
 diet: WRAPPER = ${DIET}
 diet: all
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ debug: CFLAGS := $(subst ${OPT},-O0,${CFLAGS})
 debug: all
 
 clean:
-	rm -f ${TARGETS}
+	rm -f ${TARGETS} $O
 
 test: ${TARGETS}
 	./testRender
@@ -47,12 +49,12 @@ nettest: nettestfull nettestsplit
 nettestrun: srvstart pkt srvkill
 
 nettestfull:
-	${MAKE} nettestrun; x=$$?; pkill -x testServer; exit $$x
-	${MAKE} nettestrun srv_args=r; x=$$?; pkill -x testServer; exit $$x
+	${MAKE} nettestrun; x=$$?; pkill -x testServerPsyc; exit $$x
+	${MAKE} nettestrun srv_args=r; x=$$?; pkill -x testServerPsyc; exit $$x
 
 split_max = 10
 nettestsplit:
-	x=0; for n in `seq 1 ${split_max}`; do ${MAKE} nettestrun srv_recvbuf=$$n && ${MAKE} nettestrun srv_args=r srv_recvbuf=$$n || break; done; x=$$?; pkill -x testServer; exit $$x
+	x=0; for n in `seq 1 ${split_max}`; do ${MAKE} nettestrun srv_recvbuf=$$n && ${MAKE} nettestrun srv_args=r srv_recvbuf=$$n || break; done; x=$$?; pkill -x testServerPsyc; exit $$x
 
 pkt:
 	x=0; for f in packets/[0-9]*; do echo ">> $$f"; cat $$f | nc localhost ${PORT} | ${DIFF} -u $$f -; x=$$((x+$$?)); done; exit $$x
@@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ pkterr:
 	for f in packets/err-*; do echo ">> $$f"; cat $$f | nc localhost ${PORT}; done
 
 srvstart:
-	pkill -x testServer; exit 0
-	./testServer ${PORT} -${srv_args} ${srv_recvbuf} &
+	pkill -x testServerPsyc; exit 0
+	./testServerPsyc ${PORT} -${srv_args} ${srv_recvbuf} &
 
 srvkill:
-	pkill -x testServer
+	pkill -x testServerPsyc
diff --git a/test/testServer.c b/test/testServer.c
index 75ede08..d74d22a 100644
--- a/test/testServer.c
+++ b/test/testServer.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #include <netdb.h>
 
 #include "testServer.h"
-#include "testServerPsyc.c"
+
+// cmd line args
+extern uint8_t verbose, stats;
 
 // get sockaddr, IPv4 or IPv6:
 void *get_in_addr (struct sockaddr *sa) {
@@ -29,21 +31,9 @@ void *get_in_addr (struct sockaddr *sa) {
 	return &(((struct sockaddr_in6*)sa)->sin6_addr);
 }
 
-int main (int argc, char **argv) {
-	char *port = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "4440";
-	char *opts = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : NULL;
-	char *v, *w;
-	verbose = opts && (v = memchr(opts, (int)'v', strlen(opts))) ?
-		v - opts > 0 && (w = memchr(v+1, (int)'v', strlen(opts) - (v - opts))) ?
-		w - v > 0 && memchr(w+1, (int)'v', strlen(opts) - (w - opts)) ? 3 : 2 : 1 : 0;
-	routing_only   = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'r', strlen(opts));
-	parse_multiple = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'m', strlen(opts));
-	no_render      = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'n', strlen(opts));
-	progress       = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'p', strlen(opts));
-	stats          = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'s', strlen(opts));
-	size_t recv_buf_size   = argc > 3 ? atoi(argv[3]) : 0;
-	if (recv_buf_size <= 0)
-		recv_buf_size = RECV_BUF_SIZE;
+void test_server(const char* port, size_t recv_buf_size) {
+	char buf[CONT_BUF_SIZE + RECV_BUF_SIZE];  // cont buf + recv buf: [  ccrrrr]
+	char *recvbuf = buf + CONT_BUF_SIZE;      // recv buf:                 ^^^^
 
 	fd_set master;    // master file descriptor list
 	fd_set read_fds;  // temp file descriptor list for select()
@@ -53,6 +43,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 	int newfd;        // newly accept()ed socket descriptor
 	struct sockaddr_storage remoteaddr; // client address
 	socklen_t addrlen;
+	size_t nbytes;
 
 	char remoteIP[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
 
@@ -62,6 +53,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 	struct addrinfo hints, *ai, *p;
 	struct timeval start[NUM_PARSERS], end[NUM_PARSERS];
 
+	if (recv_buf_size <= 0)
+		recv_buf_size = RECV_BUF_SIZE;
+
 	FD_ZERO(&master);    // clear the master and temp sets
 	FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
 
@@ -169,10 +163,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 						if (verbose >= 3)
 							printf("> [%.*s]", (int)nbytes, recvbuf);
 
-						ret = test_input(i);
-
-						if (progress)
-							write(1, " ", 1);
+						ret = test_input(i, recvbuf, nbytes);
 
 						if (stats)
 							gettimeofday(&end[i], NULL);
@@ -188,6 +179,4 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
 			} // END got new incoming connection
 		} // END looping through file descriptors
 	} // END for(;;)--and you thought it would never end!
-
-	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/testServer.h b/test/testServer.h
index 16bb9e1..0268769 100644
--- a/test/testServer.h
+++ b/test/testServer.h
@@ -6,16 +6,8 @@
 # define SEND_BUF_SIZE 8 * 1024
 # define NUM_PARSERS 100
 
-char sendbuf[SEND_BUF_SIZE];
-char buf[CONT_BUF_SIZE + RECV_BUF_SIZE];  // cont buf + recv buf: [  ccrrrr]
-char *recvbuf = buf + CONT_BUF_SIZE;      // recv buf:                 ^^^^
-                                          // parse buf:              ^^^^^^
-
-// cmd line args
-uint8_t verbose, routing_only, parse_multiple, no_render, progress, stats;
-size_t nbytes;
-
 void test_init(int i);
-int test_input(int i);
+int test_input(int i, char *recvbuf, size_t nbytes);
+void test_server(const char* port, size_t recv_buf_size);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/test/testServerPsyc.c b/test/testServerPsyc.c
index 86dfe4f..ddbf959 100644
--- a/test/testServerPsyc.c
+++ b/test/testServerPsyc.c
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@
 #include <psyc/syntax.h>
 
 #include "testServer.h"
+//#include "testServer.c"
 
 // max size for routing & entity header
 #define ROUTING_LINES 16
 #define ENTITY_LINES 32
 
+// cmd line args
+uint8_t verbose, stats;
+
 psycParseState parsers[NUM_PARSERS];
 psycPacket packets[NUM_PARSERS];
 psycModifier routing[NUM_PARSERS][ROUTING_LINES];
 psycModifier entity[NUM_PARSERS][ENTITY_LINES];
 psycModifier *mod = NULL;
 
+uint8_t routing_only, parse_multiple, no_render, progress;
+
 int ret, retl, contbytes = 0;
 char oper;
 psycString name, value, elem;
@@ -28,6 +34,25 @@ psycString *pname = NULL, *pvalue = NULL;
 psycParseListState listState;
 size_t len;
 
+int main (int argc, char **argv) {
+	char *port = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : "4440";
+	char *opts = argc > 2 ? argv[2] : NULL;
+	char *v, *w;
+	verbose = opts && (v = memchr(opts, (int)'v', strlen(opts))) ?
+		v - opts > 0 && (w = memchr(v+1, (int)'v', strlen(opts) - (v - opts))) ?
+		w - v > 0 && memchr(w+1, (int)'v', strlen(opts) - (w - opts)) ? 3 : 2 : 1 : 0;
+	stats          = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'s', strlen(opts));
+
+	routing_only   = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'r', strlen(opts));
+	parse_multiple = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'m', strlen(opts));
+	no_render      = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'n', strlen(opts));
+	progress       = opts && memchr(opts, (int)'p', strlen(opts));
+	size_t recv_buf_size   = argc > 3 ? atoi(argv[3]) : 0;
+
+	test_server(port, recv_buf_size);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline
 void resetString (psycString *s, uint8_t freeptr) {
 	if (freeptr && s->length)
@@ -51,10 +76,12 @@ void test_init (int i) {
 	packets[i].entity.modifiers = entity[i];
 }
 
-int test_input (int i) {
+int test_input (int i, char *recvbuf, size_t nbytes) {
 	// we got some data from a client
 	int j;
 	char *parsebuf = recvbuf - contbytes;
+	char sendbuf[SEND_BUF_SIZE];
+
 	psyc_setParseBuffer2(&parsers[i], parsebuf, contbytes + nbytes);
 	contbytes = 0;
 	oper = 0;
@@ -164,7 +191,7 @@ int test_input (int i) {
 				contbytes = psyc_getParseRemainingLength(&parsers[i]);
 
 				if (contbytes > 0) { // copy end of parsebuf before start of recvbuf
-					assert(recvbuf - contbytes >= buf); // make sure it's still in the buffer
+					assert(contbytes <= CONT_BUF_SIZE); // make sure it's still in the buffer
 					memmove(recvbuf - contbytes, psyc_getParseRemainingBuffer(&parsers[i]), contbytes);
 				}
 				ret = 0;
@@ -271,5 +298,9 @@ int test_input (int i) {
 		}
 	}
 	while (ret > 0);
+
+	if (progress)
+		write(1, " ", 1);
+
 	return ret;
 }