diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/queue.controller.js b/assets/js/controllers/queue.controller.js
index c752d3c..c2fd66b 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/queue.controller.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/queue.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-mpdClient.controller('queue', function ($scope, $resource, serverEvents) {
-  var Queue = $resource('/api/queue')
-
-  $scope.queueSongs = Queue.query()
+mpdClient.controller('queue', function ($scope, $resource, api, serverEvents) {
+  $scope.queueSongs = api.getQueue().query()
 
   $scope.updateQueue = function(data) {
     $scope.queueSongs = data
diff --git a/assets/js/controllers/transport.controller.js b/assets/js/controllers/transport.controller.js
index 4392121..c2408cd 100644
--- a/assets/js/controllers/transport.controller.js
+++ b/assets/js/controllers/transport.controller.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-mpdClient.controller('transport', function ($scope, $http, serverEvents) {
-  var Status = $http({ method: 'GET', url: '/api/status' })
-
+mpdClient.controller('transport', function ($scope, $http, api, serverEvents) {
   $scope.status = {}
 
-  Status.success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
+  api.getStatus().success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
     $scope.updateStatus(data)
   })
 
@@ -17,9 +15,7 @@ mpdClient.controller('transport', function ($scope, $http, serverEvents) {
     $scope.totalTime = data[1]
   }
 
-  $scope.sendCommand = function (command) {
-    $http({ method: 'PUT', url: '/api/control/' + command })
-  }
+  $scope.sendCommand = api.sendCommand
 
   $scope.stopped = function () {
     return $scope.status.state == 'stop'
diff --git a/assets/js/services/api.service.js b/assets/js/services/api.service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d0b68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/services/api.service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+mpdClient.factory('api', function ($rootScope, $http, $resource) {
+
+  var apiUrl = '/api'
+
+  return {
+    sendCommand: function (command) {
+      $http({ method: 'PUT', url: apiUrl + '/control/' + command })
+    },
+
+    getStatus: function () {
+      return $http({ method: 'GET', url: apiUrl + '/status' })
+    },
+
+    getQueue: function () {
+      return $resource(apiUrl + '/queue')
+    }
+  }
+})