diff --git a/mopidy/__init__.py b/mopidy/__init__.py
index 176bef6a..89605726 100644
--- a/mopidy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
+import logging
+
 from mopidy import settings as raw_settings
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy')
+
 def get_version():
     return u'0.1.dev'
 
 def get_mpd_protocol_version():
     return u'0.16.0'
 
+def get_class(name):
+    module_name = name[:name.rindex('.')]
+    class_name = name[name.rindex('.') + 1:]
+    logger.info('Loading: %s from %s', class_name, module_name)
+    module = __import__(module_name, globals(), locals(), [class_name], -1)
+    class_object = getattr(module, class_name)
+    return class_object
+
 class SettingsError(Exception):
     pass
 
diff --git a/mopidy/__main__.py b/mopidy/__main__.py
index d2cf09a7..0ffb0391 100644
--- a/mopidy/__main__.py
+++ b/mopidy/__main__.py
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ import sys
 sys.path.insert(0,
     os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../')))
 
-from mopidy import settings, SettingsError
+from mopidy import get_class, settings, SettingsError
 from mopidy.mpd.server import MpdServer
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy')
 
 def main():
     _setup_logging(2)
-    mixer = _get_class(settings.MIXER)()
-    backend = _get_class(settings.BACKENDS[0])(mixer=mixer)
+    mixer = get_class(settings.MIXER)()
+    backend = get_class(settings.BACKENDS[0])(mixer=mixer)
     MpdServer(backend=backend)
     asyncore.loop()
 
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ def _setup_logging(verbosity_level):
         level=level,
     )
 
-def _get_class(name):
-    module_name = name[:name.rindex('.')]
-    class_name = name[name.rindex('.') + 1:]
-    logger.info('Loading: %s from %s', class_name, module_name)
-    module = __import__(module_name, globals(), locals(), [class_name], -1)
-    class_object = getattr(module, class_name)
-    return class_object
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         main()