diff --git a/cmd/drone/drone.go b/cmd/drone/drone.go
index 812db1f88..d183e5e79 100644
--- a/cmd/drone/drone.go
+++ b/cmd/drone/drone.go
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ func vet(path string) {
 }
 
 func run(path string) {
+	dockerClient := docker.New()
+
 	// parse the Drone yml file
 	s, err := script.ParseBuildFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func run(path string) {
 
 	// loop through and create builders
 	for _, b := range builds { //script.Builds {
-		builder := build.New(docker.DefaultClient)
+		builder := build.New(dockerClient)
 		builder.Build = b
 		builder.Repo = &code
 		builder.Key = key
diff --git a/cmd/droned/drone.go b/cmd/droned/drone.go
index 9d796851a..8bfd350ab 100644
--- a/cmd/droned/drone.go
+++ b/cmd/droned/drone.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go.net/websocket"
 	"github.com/GeertJohan/go.rice"
@@ -13,10 +15,12 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
 	"github.com/russross/meddler"
 
+	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/build/docker"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/channel"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/database"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/database/migrate"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/handler"
+	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/queue"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -118,6 +122,11 @@ func setupStatic() {
 
 // setup routes for serving dynamic content.
 func setupHandlers() {
+	queueRunner := queue.NewRunner(docker.New(), 300*time.Second)
+	queue := queue.Start(runtime.NumCPU(), queueRunner)
+
+	hookHandler := handler.NewHookHandler(queue)
+
 	m := pat.New()
 	m.Get("/login", handler.ErrorHandler(handler.Login))
 	m.Post("/login", handler.ErrorHandler(handler.Authorize))
@@ -177,7 +186,7 @@ func setupHandlers() {
 	m.Get("/account/admin/users", handler.AdminHandler(handler.AdminUserList))
 
 	// handlers for GitHub post-commit hooks
-	m.Post("/hook/github.com", handler.ErrorHandler(handler.Hook))
+	m.Post("/hook/github.com", handler.ErrorHandler(hookHandler.Hook))
 
 	// handlers for first-time installation
 	m.Get("/install", handler.ErrorHandler(handler.Install))
diff --git a/pkg/build/docker/client.go b/pkg/build/docker/client.go
index 123e52468..bb33a28fb 100644
--- a/pkg/build/docker/client.go
+++ b/pkg/build/docker/client.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ const (
 // Enables verbose logging to the Terminal window
 var Logging = true
 
-var DefaultClient = New() // TEMPORARY; PLEASE CONSTRUCT/INJECT YOURSELF
-
 // New creates an instance of the Docker Client
 func New() *Client {
 	c := &Client{}
diff --git a/pkg/handler/hooks.go b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
index 75f775993..f7aaed24b 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/drone/go-github/github"
 )
 
+type HookHandler struct {
+	queue *queue.Queue
+}
+
+func NewHookHandler(queue *queue.Queue) *HookHandler {
+	return &HookHandler{
+		queue: queue,
+	}
+}
+
 // Processes a generic POST-RECEIVE hook and
 // attempts to trigger a build.
-func Hook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-
+func (h *HookHandler) Hook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	// handle github ping
 	if r.Header.Get("X-Github-Event") == "ping" {
 		return RenderText(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusOK), http.StatusOK)
@@ -25,7 +34,7 @@ func Hook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	// if this is a pull request route
 	// to a different handler
 	if r.Header.Get("X-Github-Event") == "pull_request" {
-		PullRequestHook(w, r)
+		h.PullRequestHook(w, r)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -160,14 +169,13 @@ func Hook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 	//realtime.CommitPending(repo.UserID, repo.TeamID, repo.ID, commit.ID, repo.Private)
 	//realtime.BuildPending(repo.UserID, repo.TeamID, repo.ID, commit.ID, build.ID, repo.Private)
 
-	queue.Add(&queue.BuildTask{Repo: repo, Commit: commit, Build: build, Script: buildscript}) //Push(repo, commit, build, buildscript)
+	h.queue.Add(&queue.BuildTask{Repo: repo, Commit: commit, Build: build, Script: buildscript}) //Push(repo, commit, build, buildscript)
 
 	// OK!
 	return RenderText(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusOK), http.StatusOK)
 }
 
-func PullRequestHook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-
+func (h *HookHandler) PullRequestHook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// get the payload of the message
 	// this should contain a json representation of the
 	// repository and commit details
@@ -276,7 +284,7 @@ func PullRequestHook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// notify websocket that a new build is pending
 	// TODO we should, for consistency, just put this inside Queue.Add()
-	queue.Add(&queue.BuildTask{Repo: repo, Commit: commit, Build: build, Script: buildscript})
+	h.queue.Add(&queue.BuildTask{Repo: repo, Commit: commit, Build: build, Script: buildscript})
 
 	// OK!
 	RenderText(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusOK), http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/pkg/queue/runner.go b/pkg/queue/build_runner.go
similarity index 63%
rename from pkg/queue/runner.go
rename to pkg/queue/build_runner.go
index 8bb0a7f0b..0c04ad102 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/build_runner.go
@@ -10,29 +10,29 @@ import (
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/build/script"
 )
 
-type Runner interface {
+type BuildRunner interface {
 	Run(buildScript *script.Build, repo *repo.Repo, key []byte, buildOutput io.Writer) (success bool, err error)
 }
 
-type runner struct {
+type buildRunner struct {
 	dockerClient *docker.Client
 	timeout      time.Duration
 }
 
-func newRunner(dockerClient *docker.Client, timeout time.Duration) *runner {
-	return &runner{
+func NewBuildRunner(dockerClient *docker.Client, timeout time.Duration) BuildRunner {
+	return &buildRunner{
 		dockerClient: dockerClient,
 		timeout:      timeout,
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *runner) Run(buildScript *script.Build, repo *repo.Repo, key []byte, buildOutput io.Writer) (bool, error) {
-	builder := build.New(r.dockerClient)
+func (runner *buildRunner) Run(buildScript *script.Build, repo *repo.Repo, key []byte, buildOutput io.Writer) (bool, error) {
+	builder := build.New(runner.dockerClient)
 	builder.Build = buildScript
 	builder.Repo = repo
 	builder.Key = key
 	builder.Stdout = buildOutput
-	builder.Timeout = r.timeout
+	builder.Timeout = runner.timeout
 
 	err := builder.Run()
 
diff --git a/pkg/queue/queue.go b/pkg/queue/queue.go
index 057a2c5aa..cb7cfba96 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/queue.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package queue
 
 import (
-	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/build/docker"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/pkg/build/script"
 	. "github.com/drone/drone/pkg/model"
-	"runtime"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // A Queue dispatches tasks to workers.
@@ -25,24 +22,12 @@ type BuildTask struct {
 	Script *script.Build
 }
 
-var defaultQueue = Start(runtime.NumCPU(), newRunner(docker.DefaultClient, 300*time.Second)) // TEMPORARY; INJECT PLEASE
-
-var Add = defaultQueue.Add // TEMPORARY; INJECT PLEASE
-
-func Start(workers int, runner Runner) *Queue {
-	// get the number of CPUs. Since builds
-	// tend to be CPU-intensive we should only
-	// execute 1 build per CPU.
-	// must be at least 1
-	// if ncpu < 1 {
-	// 	ncpu = 1
-	// }
-
+// Start N workers with the given build runner.
+func Start(workers int, runner BuildRunner) *Queue {
 	tasks := make(chan *BuildTask)
 
 	queue := &Queue{tasks: tasks}
 
-	// spawn a worker for each CPU
 	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
 		worker := worker{
 			runner: runner,
diff --git a/pkg/queue/worker.go b/pkg/queue/worker.go
index 9038e50b8..d89178bae 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/worker.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type worker struct {
-	runner Runner
+	runner BuildRunner
 }
 
 // work is a function that will infinitely