diff --git a/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs b/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0268ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ship/packet/handler/auth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use libpso::packet::login::{Login, LoginResponse, AccountStatus, Session};
+use libpso::packet::ship::*;
+use crate::common::serverstate::ClientId;
+use crate::ship::ship::{SendShipPacket, ShipError, ClientState};
+use crate::login::login::get_login_status;
+use crate::entity::gateway::EntityGateway;
+use crate::ship::items::ActiveItemDatabase;
+
+pub fn validate_login<EG: EntityGateway>(id: ClientId,
+                                         pkt: &Login,
+                                         entity_gateway: &mut EG,
+                                         clients: &mut HashMap<ClientId, ClientState>,
+                                         item_database: &mut ActiveItemDatabase,
+                                         ship_name: &String)
+                                         -> Result<Vec<SendShipPacket>, ShipError> {
+    Ok(match get_login_status(entity_gateway, pkt) {
+        Ok(user) => {
+            let mut response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, Session::new());
+            response.guildcard = user.id.0 as u32;
+            response.team_id = user.team_id.map_or(31, |ti| ti) as u32;
+            let characters = entity_gateway.get_characters_by_user(&user);
+            let character = characters
+                .get(pkt.session.character_slot as usize)
+                .ok_or(ShipError::InvalidSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?.as_ref()
+                .ok_or(ShipError::NoCharacterInSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?
+                .clone();
+            let settings = entity_gateway.get_user_settings_by_user(&user)
+                .ok_or(ShipError::ClientNotFound(id))?;
+            let inventory = item_database.get_character_inventory(entity_gateway, &character);
+
+            clients.insert(id, ClientState::new(user, settings, character, inventory, pkt.session));
+            vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(response), SendShipPacket::ShipBlockList(ShipBlockList::new(&&ship_name, 3))]
+        },
+        Err(err) => {
+            vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(LoginResponse::by_status(err, Session::new()))]
+        }
+    })
+}
+
diff --git a/src/ship/packet/handler/lobby.rs b/src/ship/packet/handler/lobby.rs
index 9efe3bd..2972cc3 100644
--- a/src/ship/packet/handler/lobby.rs
+++ b/src/ship/packet/handler/lobby.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ pub fn send_player_to_lobby(id: ClientId,
                             _pkt: &CharData,
                             client_location: &mut ClientLocation,
                             clients: &HashMap<ClientId, ClientState>,
-                            level_table: &CharacterLevelTable) -> Result<Vec<(ClientId, SendShipPacket)>, ShipError> {
+                            level_table: &CharacterLevelTable)
+                            -> Result<Vec<(ClientId, SendShipPacket)>, ShipError> {
     let lobby = client_location.add_client_to_next_available_lobby(id, LobbyId(0)).map_err(|_| ShipError::TooManyClients)?;
     let lobby_clients = client_location.get_clients_in_lobby(lobby).map_err(|err| ShipError::ClientError(format!("{:?}", err)))?;
     let playerinfo = lobby_clients.iter()
diff --git a/src/ship/packet/handler/mod.rs b/src/ship/packet/handler/mod.rs
index 36bd53c..337c58f 100644
--- a/src/ship/packet/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ship/packet/handler/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pub mod auth;
 pub mod lobby;
diff --git a/src/ship/ship.rs b/src/ship/ship.rs
index 709805f..b13ec3a 100644
--- a/src/ship/ship.rs
+++ b/src/ship/ship.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use crate::entity::gateway::EntityGateway;
 use crate::entity::account::{UserAccountEntity, UserSettingsEntity, USERFLAG_NEWCHAR, USERFLAG_DRESSINGROOM};
 use crate::entity::character::CharacterEntity;
 use crate::entity::item::{ItemLocation, ItemEntity};
-use crate::login::login::get_login_status;
 use crate::ship::location::{ClientLocation, LobbyId, RoomId, RoomLobby, MAX_ROOMS};
 use crate::ship::character::{CharacterBytesBuilder, FullCharacterBytesBuilder};
 use crate::ship::items;
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ pub struct ClientState {
 }
 
 impl ClientState {
-    fn new(user: UserAccountEntity, settings: UserSettingsEntity, character: CharacterEntity, inventory: items::ActiveInventory, /*bank: Bank,*/ session: Session) -> ClientState {
+    pub fn new(user: UserAccountEntity, settings: UserSettingsEntity, character: CharacterEntity, inventory: items::ActiveInventory, /*bank: Bank,*/ session: Session) -> ClientState {
         ClientState {
             user: user,
             settings: settings,
@@ -183,30 +182,6 @@ impl<EG: EntityGateway> ShipServerState<EG> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn validate_login(&mut self, id: ClientId, pkt: &Login) -> Result<Vec<SendShipPacket>, ShipError> {
-        Ok(match get_login_status(&self.entity_gateway, pkt) {
-            Ok(user) => {
-                let mut response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, Session::new());
-                response.guildcard = user.id.0 as u32;
-                response.team_id = user.team_id.map_or(31, |ti| ti) as u32;
-                let characters = self.entity_gateway.get_characters_by_user(&user);
-                let character = characters
-                    .get(pkt.session.character_slot as usize)
-                    .ok_or(ShipError::InvalidSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?.as_ref()
-                    .ok_or(ShipError::NoCharacterInSlot(id, pkt.session.character_slot as u32))?
-                    .clone();
-                let settings = self.entity_gateway.get_user_settings_by_user(&user)
-                    .ok_or(ShipError::ClientNotFound(id))?;
-                let inventory = self.item_database.get_character_inventory(&mut self.entity_gateway, &character);
-
-                self.clients.insert(id, ClientState::new(user, settings, character, inventory, pkt.session));
-                vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(response), SendShipPacket::ShipBlockList(ShipBlockList::new(&self.name, 3))]
-            },
-            Err(err) => {
-                vec![SendShipPacket::LoginResponse(LoginResponse::by_status(err, Session::new()))]
-            }
-        })
-    }
 
     fn block_selected(&mut self, id: ClientId, pkt: &MenuSelect) -> Result<Vec<SendShipPacket>, ShipError> {
         let client = self.clients.get_mut(&id).ok_or(ShipError::ClientNotFound(id))?;
@@ -598,7 +573,7 @@ impl<EG: EntityGateway> ServerState for ShipServerState<EG> {
               -> Result<Box<dyn Iterator<Item = (ClientId, SendShipPacket)> + Send>, ShipError> {
         Ok(match pkt {
             RecvShipPacket::Login(login) => {
-                Box::new(self.validate_login(id, login)?.into_iter().map(move |pkt| (id, pkt)))
+                Box::new(handler::auth::validate_login(id, login, &mut self.entity_gateway, &mut self.clients, &mut self.item_database, &self.name)?.into_iter().map(move |pkt| (id, pkt)))
             },
             RecvShipPacket::MenuSelect(menuselect) => {
                 match menuselect.menu {