diff --git a/dtp-base.js b/dtp-base.js
index ae359bb..2c0d5eb 100644
--- a/dtp-base.js
+++ b/dtp-base.js
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ class SiteWebApp extends SiteRuntime {
 
     this.app.use(
       (req, res, next) => {
-        res.locals.dtp = {
-          request: req,
-        };
+        res.locals.dtp = { request: req };
         return next();
       },
       sessionService.middleware(),
@@ -200,15 +198,7 @@ class SiteWebApp extends SiteRuntime {
      */
 
     this.httpServer = http.createServer(this.app);
-
-    /*
-     * Create Socket.io server bound to HTTP server
-     */
-
-    const { SiteIoServer } = await import('./lib/site-ioserver.js');
-    this.log.info('creating Socket.io server');
-    this.io = new SiteIoServer(this);
-    await this.io.start(this.httpServer);
+    this.createIoServer();
 
     /*
      * Start the HTTP server
@@ -230,6 +220,16 @@ class SiteWebApp extends SiteRuntime {
     });
   }
 
+  async createIoServer ( ) {
+    /*
+     * Create Socket.io server bound to HTTP server
+     */
+    const { SiteIoServer } = await import('./lib/site-ioserver.js');
+    this.log.info('creating Socket.io server');
+    this.io = new SiteIoServer(this);
+    await this.io.start(this.httpServer);
+  }
+
   async loadControllers ( ) {
     const basePath = path.join(this.config.root, 'app', 'controllers');
     const entries = await fs.promises.readdir(basePath, { withFileTypes: true });