diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e3c492d..ce87336 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ edition = "2018"
 redis = "0.19.0"
 log =  "0.4.11"
 stderrlog = "0.5"
-lazy_static = "1"
 clap = "3.0.0-beta.2"
diff --git a/src/argument_parsing.rs b/src/argument_parsing.rs
index c3a9710..d6f0680 100644
--- a/src/argument_parsing.rs
+++ b/src/argument_parsing.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub interval: u64,
     pub verbosity: usize,
     pub quiet: bool,
+    pub timeout: u64,
 }
 
 macro_rules! is_parsable {
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Result<Config, clap::Error> {
         .arg(
             Arg::from("--timeout 'Timout for redis connection'")
                 .takes_value(true)
-                .validator(is_parsable!(u64, "hello there")),
+                .validator(is_parsable!(u64, "Timeout must be a positive integer"))
+                .default_value("30"),
         )
         .get_matches();
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Result<Config, clap::Error> {
         follow: args.is_present("follow") || args.occurrences_of("interval") > 0,
         verbosity: args.occurrences_of("verbosity") as usize,
         quiet: args.is_present("quiet"),
+        timeout: args.value_of("timeout").unwrap().parse().unwrap(),
     };
     Ok(config)
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df468d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+extern crate clap;
+extern crate log;
+extern crate redis;
+extern crate stderrlog;
+use std::thread::sleep;
+use std::time::Duration;
+mod slowlog;
+use slowlog::SlowlogRecord;
+mod argument_parsing;
+mod slowlog_reader;
+use slowlog_reader::SlowlogReader;
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ConnectionProvider {
+    client: redis::Client,
+    timeout: u64,
+}
+
+impl From<(redis::Client, u64)> for ConnectionProvider {
+    fn from(arg: (redis::Client, u64)) -> ConnectionProvider {
+        ConnectionProvider {
+            client: arg.0,
+            timeout: arg.1,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ConnectionProvider {
+    pub fn get_connection(&self) -> redis::RedisResult<redis::Connection> {
+        self.client
+            .get_connection_with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(self.timeout))
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_rec(r: &SlowlogRecord) {
+    println!(
+        "[{}] id: {},\tduration: {},\tclient: {},\tclient_name: {},\tcommand: {:?}",
+        r.time, r.id, r.duration, r.client_socket, r.client_name, r.command
+    )
+}
+
+fn error_handler(e: redis::RedisError) {
+    match e.kind() {
+        redis::ErrorKind::IoError => {
+            log::error!("Can't establish connection to redis cluster: {}", e)
+        }
+        _ => unimplemented!("Error not handled: {}({:?})", e, e.kind()),
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_slowlog_reader(con_provider: ConnectionProvider, interval: u64) -> SlowlogReader {
+    log::debug!("Creating slowlog reader");
+    loop {
+        match SlowlogReader::try_from(con_provider.clone()) {
+            Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+            Ok(slr) => return slr,
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::new(interval, 0))
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_once(con_provider: ConnectionProvider) {
+    match {
+        move || -> Result<(), redis::RedisError> {
+            for r in slowlog_reader::get_slowlog(&mut con_provider.get_connection()?, 128)?.iter() {
+                print_rec(r)
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }() {
+        Err(e) => error_handler(e),
+        Ok(_) => std::process::exit(0),
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_continiously(con_provider: ConnectionProvider, interval: u64) {
+    let mut sl_reader = create_slowlog_reader(con_provider, interval);
+
+    loop {
+        match sl_reader
+            .get()
+            .map_err(|e| sl_reader.redis_error_handler(e))
+        {
+            Ok(records) => {
+                for r in records.iter().rev() {
+                    print_rec(r)
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                if let Err(e) = e {
+                    error_handler(e)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::new(interval, 0));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let config = argument_parsing::get_config()
+        .map_err(|e| e.exit())
+        .unwrap();
+    stderrlog::new()
+        .timestamp(stderrlog::Timestamp::Second)
+        .verbosity(config.verbosity)
+        .quiet(config.quiet)
+        .init()
+        .unwrap();
+    let redis_client = redis::Client::open((&config.hostname, config.port)).unwrap();
+    let connection_provider = ConnectionProvider::from((redis_client, config.interval));
+    if config.follow {
+        read_continiously(connection_provider, config.interval)
+    } else {
+        read_once(connection_provider)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ae188d9..c4fe307 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,99 +1,4 @@
-extern crate clap;
-extern crate log;
-extern crate redis;
-extern crate stderrlog;
-use std::thread::sleep;
-use std::time::Duration;
-mod slowlog;
-use slowlog::SlowlogRecord;
-mod argument_parsing;
-mod slowlog_reader;
-use slowlog_reader::SlowlogReader;
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate lazy_static;
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref CONFIG: argument_parsing::Config = argument_parsing::get_config()
-        .map_err(|e| e.exit())
-        .unwrap();
-}
-
-fn print_rec(r: &SlowlogRecord) {
-    println!(
-        "[{}] id: {},\tduration: {},\tclient: {},\tclient_name: {},\tcommand: {:?}",
-        r.time, r.id, r.duration, r.client_socket, r.client_name, r.command
-    )
-}
-
-fn error_handler(e: redis::RedisError) {
-    match e.kind() {
-        redis::ErrorKind::IoError => {
-            log::error!("Can't establish connection to redis cluster: {}", e)
-        }
-        _ => unimplemented!("Error not handled: {}({:?})", e, e.kind()),
-    }
-}
-
-fn create_slowlog_reader(client: redis::Client, interval: u64) -> SlowlogReader {
-    log::debug!("Creating slowlog reader");
-    loop {
-        match SlowlogReader::try_from(client.clone()) {
-            Err(e) => error_handler(e),
-            Ok(slr) => return slr,
-        }
-        sleep(Duration::new(interval, 0))
-    }
-}
-
-fn read_once(client: redis::Client) {
-    match {
-        move || -> Result<(), redis::RedisError> {
-            for r in slowlog_reader::get_slowlog(&mut client.get_connection()?, 128)?.iter() {
-                print_rec(r)
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }() {
-        Err(e) => error_handler(e),
-        Ok(_) => std::process::exit(0),
-    }
-}
-
-fn read_continiously(client: redis::Client) {
-    let mut sl_reader = create_slowlog_reader(client, CONFIG.interval);
-
-    loop {
-        match sl_reader
-            .get()
-            .map_err(|e| sl_reader.redis_error_handler(e))
-        {
-            Ok(records) => {
-                for r in records.iter().rev() {
-                    print_rec(r)
-                }
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                if let Err(e) = e {
-                    error_handler(e)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        sleep(Duration::new(CONFIG.interval, 0));
-    }
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    stderrlog::new()
-        .timestamp(stderrlog::Timestamp::Second)
-        .verbosity(CONFIG.verbosity)
-        .quiet(CONFIG.quiet)
-        .init()
-        .unwrap();
-    let redis_client = redis::Client::open((&CONFIG.hostname, CONFIG.port)).unwrap();
-    if CONFIG.follow {
-        read_continiously(redis_client)
-    } else {
-        read_once(redis_client)
-    }
-}
+fn main(){
+    rslog::main();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/slowlog_reader.rs b/src/slowlog_reader.rs
index b3a0406..3a90754 100644
--- a/src/slowlog_reader.rs
+++ b/src/slowlog_reader.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 use crate::slowlog::SlowlogRecord;
+use crate::ConnectionProvider;
 
 pub struct SlowlogReader {
-    client: redis::Client,
-    con: redis::Connection,
+    connection_provider: ConnectionProvider,
+    connection: redis::Connection,
     last_id: i64,
     length: u32,
     uptime: u64,
 }
 
-impl std::convert::TryFrom<redis::Client> for SlowlogReader {
+impl std::convert::TryFrom<ConnectionProvider> for SlowlogReader {
     type Error = redis::RedisError;
-    fn try_from(client: redis::Client) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    fn try_from(connection_provider: ConnectionProvider) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let sl_reader = SlowlogReader {
-            con: client.get_connection()?,
-            client: client,
+            connection: connection_provider.get_connection()?,
+            connection_provider,
             last_id: -1,
             length: 128,
             uptime: 0,
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ fn get_uptime(con: &mut redis::Connection) -> redis::RedisResult<u64> {
     let server_info = redis::cmd("INFO").arg("SERVER").query::<String>(con)?;
     server_info
         .lines()
-        .filter(|l| l.contains("uptime_in_seconds"))
-        .nth(0)
+        .find(|l| l.contains("uptime_in_seconds"))
         .ok_or((
             redis::ErrorKind::TypeError,
             "No uptime line in response from server",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn get_uptime(con: &mut redis::Connection) -> redis::RedisResult<u64> {
 impl SlowlogReader {
     pub fn get(&mut self) -> redis::RedisResult<Vec<SlowlogRecord>> {
         self.check_for_restart()?;
-        let new_records: Vec<_> = get_slowlog(&mut self.con, self.length)?
+        let new_records: Vec<_> = get_slowlog(&mut self.connection, self.length)?
             .into_iter()
             .filter(|r| r.id as i64 > self.last_id)
             .collect();
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ impl SlowlogReader {
         Ok(new_records)
     }
     pub fn update_connection(&mut self) -> Result<(), redis::RedisError> {
-        self.con = self.client.get_connection()?;
+        self.connection = self.connection_provider.get_connection()?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn check_for_restart(&mut self) -> redis::RedisResult<()> {
-        let uptime = get_uptime(&mut self.con)?;
+        let uptime = get_uptime(&mut self.connection)?;
         if uptime < self.uptime {
             self.last_id = -1
         }