diff --git a/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.c b/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9928f1c5854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "../../sr_module.h"
+#include "lib_statsd.h"
+
+static StatsdSocket statsd_socket = {
+    "/var/run/statsd/statsd.sock",
+    -1,
+    500, // timeout 500ms if no answer
+    0,
+    ""
+};
+
+static StatsConnection statsd_connection = {
+    "127.0.0.1",
+    "8125"
+};
+
+int statsd_connect(void){
+
+    struct addrinfo *serverAddr;
+    int rc, error;
+
+    if (statsd_socket.sock > 0){
+        return True;
+    }
+
+    error = getaddrinfo(
+        statsd_connection.ip, statsd_connection.port,
+        NULL, &serverAddr);
+    if (error != 0)
+    {
+        LM_ERR("could not initiate server information (%s)\n",gai_strerror(error));
+        return False;
+    }
+
+    statsd_socket.sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
+    if (statsd_socket.sock == 0 ){
+        LM_ERR("could not initiate a connect to statsd\n");
+        return False;
+    }
+
+    rc = connect(
+        statsd_socket.sock, serverAddr->ai_addr, serverAddr->ai_addrlen);
+    if (rc <0){
+        LM_ERR("could not initiate a connect to statsd\n");
+        return False;
+    }
+    return True;
+}
+
+int send_command(char *command){
+    int send_result;
+
+    if (!statsd_connect()){
+        LM_ERR("Connection lost to statsd");
+        return False;
+    }
+
+    send_result = send(statsd_socket.sock, command, strlen(command), 0);
+    if ( send_result < 0){
+        LM_ERR("could not send the correct info to statsd (%i| %s)",
+            send_result, strerror(errno));
+        return True;
+    }
+    LM_DBG("Sent to statsd (%s)", command);
+    return True;
+}
+
+int statsd_set(char *key, char *value){
+   char* end = 0;
+   char command[254];
+   int val;
+   val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
+   if (*end){
+       LM_ERR("statsd_count could not  use the provide value(%s)", value);
+       return False;
+   }
+   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|s\n", key, val);
+   return send_command(command);
+}
+
+
+int statsd_gauge(char *key, char *value){
+   char command[254];
+   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%s|g\n", key, value);
+   return send_command(command);
+}
+
+int statsd_count(char *key, char *value){
+   char* end = 0;
+   char command[254];
+   int val;
+
+   val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
+   if (*end){
+       LM_ERR("statsd_count could not  use the provide value(%s)", value);
+       return False;
+   }
+   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|c\n", key, val);
+   return send_command(command);
+}
+
+int statsd_timing(char *key, int value){
+   char command[254];
+   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|ms\n", key, value);
+   return send_command(command);
+}
+
+int statsd_init(char *ip, char *port){
+
+    if (ip != NULL){
+        statsd_connection.ip = ip;
+    }
+    if (port != NULL ){
+       statsd_connection.port = port;
+    }
+    LM_ERR("Statsd_init ip %s", statsd_connection.ip);
+    LM_ERR("Statsd_init port %s", statsd_connection.port);
+    return statsd_connect();
+}
+
+int statsd_destroy(void){
+    statsd_socket.sock = 0;
+    return True;
+}
diff --git a/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.h b/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.h
index c52de31970c..b7d178e9c25 100644
--- a/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.h
+++ b/modules/statsd/lib_statsd.h
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <netdb.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-#include "../../sr_module.h"
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 8192
 typedef int Bool;
@@ -20,7 +9,6 @@ typedef struct StatsConnection{
     char *port;
 } StatsConnection;
 
-
 typedef struct StatsdSocket {
     char *name; // name
     int sock; // socket
@@ -29,124 +17,11 @@ typedef struct StatsdSocket {
     char data[BUFFER_SIZE]; // buffer for the answer data
 } StatsdSocket;
 
-static StatsdSocket statsd_socket = {
-    "/var/run/statsd/statsd.sock",
-    -1,
-    500, // timeout 500ms if no answer
-    0,
-    ""
-};
-
-static StatsConnection statsd_connection = {
-    "127.0.0.1",
-    "8125"
-};
-
-static Bool statsd_connect(void){
-
-    struct addrinfo *serverAddr;
-    int rc, error;
-
-    if (statsd_socket.sock > 0){
-        return True;
-    }
-
-    error = getaddrinfo(
-        statsd_connection.ip, statsd_connection.port,
-        NULL, &serverAddr);
-    if (error != 0)
-    {
-        LM_ERR("could not initiate server information (%s)\n",gai_strerror(error));
-        return False;
-    }
-
-    statsd_socket.sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
-    if (statsd_socket.sock == 0 ){
-        LM_ERR("could not initiate a connect to statsd\n");
-        return False;
-    }
-
-    rc = connect(
-        statsd_socket.sock, serverAddr->ai_addr, serverAddr->ai_addrlen);
-    if (rc <0){
-        LM_ERR("could not initiate a connect to statsd\n");
-        return False;
-    }
-    return True;
-}
-
-static int send_command(char *command){
-    int send_result;
-
-    if (!statsd_connect()){
-        LM_ERR("Connection lost to statsd");
-        return False;
-    }
-
-    send_result = send(statsd_socket.sock, command, strlen(command), 0);
-    if ( send_result < 0){
-        LM_ERR("could not send the correct info to statsd (%i| %s)",
-            send_result, strerror(errno));
-        return True;
-    }
-    LM_DBG("Sent to statsd (%s)", command);
-    return True;
-}
-
-static int statsd_set(char *key, char *value){
-   char* end = 0;
-   char command[254];
-   int val;
-   val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
-   if (*end){
-       LM_ERR("statsd_count could not  use the provide value(%s)", value);
-       return False;
-   }
-   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|s\n", key, val);
-   return send_command(command);
-}
-
-
-static int statsd_gauge(char *key, char *value){
-   char command[254];
-   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%s|g\n", key, value);
-   return send_command(command);
-}
-
-static int statsd_count(char *key, char *value){
-   char* end = 0;
-   char command[254];
-   int val;
-
-   val = strtol(value, &end, 0);
-   if (*end){
-       LM_ERR("statsd_count could not  use the provide value(%s)", value);
-       return False;
-   }
-   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|c\n", key, val);
-   return send_command(command);
-}
-
-static int statsd_timing(char *key, int value){
-   char command[254];
-   snprintf(command, sizeof command, "%s:%i|ms\n", key, value);
-   return send_command(command);
-}
-
-static int statsd_init(char *ip, char *port){
-
-    if (ip != NULL){
-        statsd_connection.ip = ip;
-    }
-    if (port != NULL ){
-       statsd_connection.port = port;
-    }
-    LM_ERR("Statsd_init ip %s", statsd_connection.ip);
-    LM_ERR("Statsd_init port %s", statsd_connection.port);
-    return statsd_connect();
-}
-
-static int statsd_destroy(void){
-    statsd_socket.sock = 0;
-    return True;
-}
+int statsd_connect(void);
+int send_command(char *command);
+int statsd_set(char *key, char *value);
+int statsd_gauge(char *key, char *value);
+int statsd_count(char *key, char *value);
+int statsd_timing(char *key, int value);
+int statsd_init(char *ip, char *port);
+int statsd_destroy(void);