diff --git a/cmd/godb/main.go b/cmd/godb/main.go
index 517086a..5227fc4 100644
--- a/cmd/godb/main.go
+++ b/cmd/godb/main.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	. "godb/internals/repl"
 )
 
 type metaCommandResults int
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ const (
 	statementInsert
 )
 
-type inputBuffer struct {
-	buffer string
-}
-
 type row struct {
 	id       uint
 	username string
@@ -45,9 +41,9 @@ type statement struct {
 	row   row
 }
 
-func doMetaCommands(inputBuffer *inputBuffer) metaCommandResults {
+func doMetaCommands(inputBuffer *InputBuffer) metaCommandResults {
 	metacommand := metaCommandUnrecognised
-	if inputBuffer.buffer == ".exit" {
+	if inputBuffer.Buffer == ".exit" {
 		fmt.Println("bye!")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	} else {
@@ -56,9 +52,9 @@ func doMetaCommands(inputBuffer *inputBuffer) metaCommandResults {
 	return metacommand
 }
 
-func prepareStatements(inputBuffer *inputBuffer, statement *statement) prepareResults {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.buffer, "insert") {
-		argsAssigned, err := fmt.Sscanf(inputBuffer.buffer, "insert %d %s %s", &statement.row.id, &statement.row.username, &statement.row.email)
+func prepareStatements(inputBuffer *InputBuffer, statement *statement) prepareResults {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.Buffer, "insert") {
+		argsAssigned, err := fmt.Sscanf(inputBuffer.Buffer, "insert %d %s %s", &statement.row.id, &statement.row.username, &statement.row.email)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("error parsing insert statement")
 			fmt.Println(err.Error())
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ func prepareStatements(inputBuffer *inputBuffer, statement *statement) prepareRe
 		statement.stype = statementInsert
 		return prepareSuccess
 	}
-	if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.buffer, "select") {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.Buffer, "select") {
 		statement.stype = statementSelect
 		return prepareSuccess
 	}
@@ -85,37 +81,18 @@ func executeStatement(statement *statement) {
 	}
 }
 
-func createInputBuffer() *inputBuffer {
-	return &inputBuffer{""}
-}
-
-func printConsole() {
-	fmt.Print("godb > ")
-}
-
-func readConsole(inputBuffer *inputBuffer, stdin *bufio.Reader) *inputBuffer {
-	line, err := stdin.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		fmt.Println("Error reading input", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	inputBuffer.buffer = strings.TrimSpace(line)
-	return inputBuffer
-}
-
 func main() {
-	var stdin = bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	inputBuffer := createInputBuffer()
+	inputBuffer := NewInputBuffer()
 	statement := statement{0, row{0, "", ""}}
 	for {
-		printConsole()
-		inputBuffer = readConsole(inputBuffer, stdin)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.buffer, ".") {
+		PrintConsole()
+		inputBuffer.ReadConsole()
+		if strings.HasPrefix(inputBuffer.Buffer, ".") {
 			switch doMetaCommands(inputBuffer) {
 			case metaCommandSuccess:
 				continue
 			case metaCommandUnrecognised:
-				fmt.Printf("unrecognised command %v\n", inputBuffer.buffer)
+				fmt.Printf("unrecognised comma%v\n", inputBuffer.Buffer)
 				continue
 			}
 		}
@@ -124,7 +101,7 @@ func main() {
 		case prepareSuccess:
 			//todo
 		case prepareUnrecognised:
-			fmt.Printf("Unrecognised keyword at the start of '%s'.\n", inputBuffer.buffer)
+			fmt.Printf("Unrecognised keyword at the start of '%s'.\n", inputBuffer.Buffer)
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cfeceaf..672f71b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-module godb/main
+module godb
 
-go 1.23.2
+go 1.26.3
diff --git a/internals/repl/repl.go b/internals/repl/repl.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56119ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internals/repl/repl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package repl
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type InputBuffer struct {
+	Buffer string
+	Reader *bufio.Reader
+}
+
+func NewInputBuffer() *InputBuffer {
+	return &InputBuffer{
+		Buffer: "",
+		Reader: bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin),
+	}
+}
+
+func PrintConsole() {
+	fmt.Print("godb > ")
+}
+
+func (inputBuffer *InputBuffer) ReadConsole() {
+	line, err := inputBuffer.Reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		fmt.Println("Error reading input", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	inputBuffer.Buffer = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+}