diff --git a/morss/__main__.py b/morss/__main__.py
index 594fd14..d074337 100644
--- a/morss/__main__.py
+++ b/morss/__main__.py
@@ -25,36 +25,15 @@ from . import cli
 
 from .morss import MorssException
 
-import wsgiref.simple_server
-import wsgiref.handlers
-
-
-PORT = int(os.getenv('PORT', 8080))
-
 
 def main():
     if 'REQUEST_URI' in os.environ:
         # mod_cgi (w/o file handler)
-
-        app = wsgi.cgi_app
-        app = wsgi.cgi_dispatcher(app)
-        app = wsgi.cgi_error_handler(app)
-        app = wsgi.cgi_encode(app)
-
-        wsgiref.handlers.CGIHandler().run(app)
+        wsgi.cgi_handle_request()
 
     elif len(sys.argv) <= 1:
         # start internal (basic) http server (w/ file handler)
-
-        app = wsgi.cgi_app
-        app = wsgi.cgi_file_handler(app)
-        app = wsgi.cgi_dispatcher(app)
-        app = wsgi.cgi_error_handler(app)
-        app = wsgi.cgi_encode(app)
-
-        print('Serving http://localhost:%s/' % PORT)
-        httpd = wsgiref.simple_server.make_server('', PORT, app)
-        httpd.serve_forever()
+        wsgi.cgi_start_server()
 
     else:
         # as a CLI app
diff --git a/morss/wsgi.py b/morss/wsgi.py
index 3ddb1c3..0a98c39 100644
--- a/morss/wsgi.py
+++ b/morss/wsgi.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import lxml.etree
 
 import cgitb
 import wsgiref.util
+import wsgiref.simple_server
+import wsgiref.handlers
 import mimetypes
 
 try:
@@ -37,6 +39,9 @@ from .morss import FeedFetch, FeedGather, FeedFormat
 from .morss import Options, log, TIMEOUT, DELAY, MorssException
 
 
+PORT = int(os.getenv('PORT', 8080))
+
+
 def parse_options(options):
     """ Turns ['md=True'] into {'md':True} """
     out = {}
@@ -267,3 +272,18 @@ application = cgi_file_handler(application)
 application = cgi_dispatcher(application)
 application = cgi_error_handler(application)
 application = cgi_encode(application)
+
+
+def cgi_handle_request():
+    app = cgi_app
+    app = cgi_dispatcher(app)
+    app = cgi_error_handler(app)
+    app = cgi_encode(app)
+
+    wsgiref.handlers.CGIHandler().run(app)
+
+
+def cgi_start_server():
+    print('Serving http://localhost:%s/' % PORT)
+    httpd = wsgiref.simple_server.make_server('', PORT, application)
+    httpd.serve_forever()