diff --git a/src/config/handler.rs b/src/config/handler.rs
index dea5ceb2..18f785ad 100644
--- a/src/config/handler.rs
+++ b/src/config/handler.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ mod matchers;
 mod options;
 mod outputs;
 mod resources;
+mod runtime;
 mod seats;
 mod theme;
 mod windows;
@@ -220,59 +221,6 @@ impl ConfigProxyHandler {
         self.send(&ServerMessage::Response { response: msg })
     }
 
-    fn handle_log_request(
-        &self,
-        level: ConfigLogLevel,
-        msg: &str,
-        file: Option<&str>,
-        line: Option<u32>,
-    ) {
-        let level = match level {
-            ConfigLogLevel::Error => Level::Error,
-            ConfigLogLevel::Warn => Level::Warn,
-            ConfigLogLevel::Info => Level::Info,
-            ConfigLogLevel::Debug => Level::Debug,
-            ConfigLogLevel::Trace => Level::Trace,
-        };
-        let debug = fmt::from_fn(|fmt| {
-            if let Some(file) = file {
-                write!(fmt, "{}", file)?;
-                if let Some(line) = line {
-                    write!(fmt, ":{}", line)?;
-                }
-                write!(fmt, ": ")?;
-            }
-            write!(fmt, "{}", msg)?;
-            Ok(())
-        });
-        log::log!(level, "{:?}", debug);
-    }
-
-    fn handle_reload(&self) {
-        self.state.reload_config();
-    }
-
-    fn handle_set_status(&self, status: &str) {
-        self.state.set_status(status);
-    }
-
-    fn handle_set_env(&self, key: &str, val: &str) {
-        if let Some(f) = self.state.forker.get() {
-            f.setenv(key.as_bytes(), val.as_bytes());
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn handle_unset_env(&self, key: &str) {
-        if let Some(f) = self.state.forker.get() {
-            f.unsetenv(key.as_bytes());
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn handle_get_config_dir(&self) {
-        let dir = self.state.config_dir.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-        self.respond(Response::GetConfigDir { dir });
-    }
-
     fn get_device_handler_data(
         &self,
         device: InputDevice,
@@ -344,43 +292,6 @@ impl ConfigProxyHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle_run(
-        &self,
-        prog: &str,
-        args: Vec<String>,
-        env: Vec<(String, String)>,
-        fds: Vec<(i32, i32)>,
-    ) -> Result<(), CphError> {
-        let fds: Vec<_> = fds
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(a, b)| (a, Rc::new(OwnedFd::new(b))))
-            .collect();
-        let forker = match self.state.forker.get() {
-            Some(f) => f,
-            _ => return Err(CphError::NoForker),
-        };
-        let env = env.into_iter().map(|(k, v)| (k, Some(v))).collect();
-        forker.spawn(prog.to_string(), args, env, fds);
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn handle_set_log_level(&self, level: ConfigLogLevel) {
-        self.state.set_log_level(level.into());
-    }
-
-    fn handle_clean_logs_older_than(&self, time: SystemTime) {
-        self.state.clean_logs_older_than.set(Some(time));
-    }
-
-    fn handle_quit(&self) {
-        log::info!("Quitting");
-        self.state.ring.stop();
-    }
-
-    fn handle_switch_to(&self, vtnr: u32) {
-        self.state.backend.get().switch_to(vtnr);
-    }
-
     pub fn auto_focus(&self, data: &ToplevelData) -> bool {
         for matcher in self.window_matcher_no_auto_focus.lock().values() {
             if matcher.node.pull(data) {
diff --git a/src/config/handler/runtime.rs b/src/config/handler/runtime.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b730264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/handler/runtime.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+use super::*;
+
+impl ConfigProxyHandler {
+    pub(super) fn handle_log_request(
+        &self,
+        level: ConfigLogLevel,
+        msg: &str,
+        file: Option<&str>,
+        line: Option<u32>,
+    ) {
+        let level = match level {
+            ConfigLogLevel::Error => Level::Error,
+            ConfigLogLevel::Warn => Level::Warn,
+            ConfigLogLevel::Info => Level::Info,
+            ConfigLogLevel::Debug => Level::Debug,
+            ConfigLogLevel::Trace => Level::Trace,
+        };
+        let debug = fmt::from_fn(|fmt| {
+            if let Some(file) = file {
+                write!(fmt, "{}", file)?;
+                if let Some(line) = line {
+                    write!(fmt, ":{}", line)?;
+                }
+                write!(fmt, ": ")?;
+            }
+            write!(fmt, "{}", msg)?;
+            Ok(())
+        });
+        log::log!(level, "{:?}", debug);
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_reload(&self) {
+        self.state.reload_config();
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_set_status(&self, status: &str) {
+        self.state.set_status(status);
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_set_env(&self, key: &str, val: &str) {
+        if let Some(f) = self.state.forker.get() {
+            f.setenv(key.as_bytes(), val.as_bytes());
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_unset_env(&self, key: &str) {
+        if let Some(f) = self.state.forker.get() {
+            f.unsetenv(key.as_bytes());
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_get_config_dir(&self) {
+        let dir = self.state.config_dir.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+        self.respond(Response::GetConfigDir { dir });
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_run(
+        &self,
+        prog: &str,
+        args: Vec<String>,
+        env: Vec<(String, String)>,
+        fds: Vec<(i32, i32)>,
+    ) -> Result<(), CphError> {
+        let fds: Vec<_> = fds
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(a, b)| (a, Rc::new(OwnedFd::new(b))))
+            .collect();
+        let forker = match self.state.forker.get() {
+            Some(f) => f,
+            _ => return Err(CphError::NoForker),
+        };
+        let env = env.into_iter().map(|(k, v)| (k, Some(v))).collect();
+        forker.spawn(prog.to_string(), args, env, fds);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_set_log_level(&self, level: ConfigLogLevel) {
+        self.state.set_log_level(level.into());
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_clean_logs_older_than(&self, time: SystemTime) {
+        self.state.clean_logs_older_than.set(Some(time));
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_quit(&self) {
+        log::info!("Quitting");
+        self.state.ring.stop();
+    }
+
+    pub(super) fn handle_switch_to(&self, vtnr: u32) {
+        self.state.backend.get().switch_to(vtnr);
+    }
+}