diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 70c011baa..b53f3b196 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ fn main() {
     if cmd_arguments.is_present("vm-config") && vm_config.valid() {
         // Create and start the VM based off the VM config we just built.
         let sender = api_request_sender.clone();
-        vmm::vm_create(
+        vmm::api::vm_create(
             api_evt.try_clone().unwrap(),
             api_request_sender,
             Arc::new(vm_config),
         )
         .expect("Could not create the VM");
-        vmm::vm_start(api_evt.try_clone().unwrap(), sender).expect("Could not start the VM");
+        vmm::api::vm_start(api_evt.try_clone().unwrap(), sender).expect("Could not start the VM");
     }
 
     match vmm_thread.join() {
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
index 16166b49e..c3be9ec16 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -29,24 +29,27 @@
 //! 5. The thread handles the response and forwards potential errors.
 
 extern crate micro_http;
+extern crate vmm_sys_util;
 
 pub use self::http::start_http_thread;
 
 pub mod http;
 
 use crate::config::VmConfig;
-use crate::vm::Error;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use crate::vm::Error as VmError;
+use crate::{Error, Result};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 /// API errors are sent back from the VMM API server through the ApiResponse.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ApiError {
     /// The VM could not be created.
-    VmCreate(Error),
+    VmCreate(VmError),
 
     /// The VM could not start.
-    VmStart(Error),
+    VmStart(VmError),
 }
 
 pub enum ApiResponsePayload {
@@ -70,3 +73,41 @@ pub enum ApiRequest {
     /// VmStart error back.
     VmStart(Sender<ApiResponse>),
 }
+
+pub fn vm_create(
+    api_evt: EventFd,
+    api_sender: Sender<ApiRequest>,
+    config: Arc<VmConfig>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let (response_sender, response_receiver) = channel();
+
+    // Send the VM creation request.
+    api_sender
+        .send(ApiRequest::VmCreate(config, response_sender))
+        .map_err(Error::ApiRequestSend)?;
+    api_evt.write(1).map_err(Error::EventFdWrite)?;
+
+    response_receiver
+        .recv()
+        .map_err(Error::ApiResponseRecv)?
+        .map_err(Error::ApiVmCreate)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn vm_start(api_evt: EventFd, api_sender: Sender<ApiRequest>) -> Result<()> {
+    let (response_sender, response_receiver) = channel();
+
+    // Send the VM start request.
+    api_sender
+        .send(ApiRequest::VmStart(response_sender))
+        .map_err(Error::ApiRequestSend)?;
+    api_evt.write(1).map_err(Error::EventFdWrite)?;
+
+    response_receiver
+        .recv()
+        .map_err(Error::ApiResponseRecv)?
+        .map_err(Error::ApiVmStart)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 26f069dd2..5bc148fef 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::vm::{Error as VmError, ExitBehaviour, Vm};
 use libc::EFD_NONBLOCK;
 use std::io;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
-use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, RecvError, SendError, Sender};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, RecvError, SendError, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{result, thread};
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod device_manager;
 pub mod vm;
 
-use self::config::VmConfig;
-//use self::vm::{ExitBehaviour, Vm};
-
 /// Errors associated with VMM management
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
@@ -236,44 +233,6 @@ pub fn start_vmm_thread(
     Ok(thread)
 }
 
-pub fn vm_create(
-    api_evt: EventFd,
-    api_sender: Sender<ApiRequest>,
-    config: Arc<VmConfig>,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let (response_sender, response_receiver) = channel();
-
-    // Send the VM creation request.
-    api_sender
-        .send(ApiRequest::VmCreate(config, response_sender))
-        .map_err(Error::ApiRequestSend)?;
-    api_evt.write(1).map_err(Error::EventFdWrite)?;
-
-    response_receiver
-        .recv()
-        .map_err(Error::ApiResponseRecv)?
-        .map_err(Error::ApiVmCreate)?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn vm_start(api_evt: EventFd, api_sender: Sender<ApiRequest>) -> Result<()> {
-    let (response_sender, response_receiver) = channel();
-
-    // Send the VM start request.
-    api_sender
-        .send(ApiRequest::VmStart(response_sender))
-        .map_err(Error::ApiRequestSend)?;
-    api_evt.write(1).map_err(Error::EventFdWrite)?;
-
-    response_receiver
-        .recv()
-        .map_err(Error::ApiResponseRecv)?
-        .map_err(Error::ApiVmStart)?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 pub struct Vmm {
     epoll: EpollContext,
     exit_evt: EventFd,