diff --git a/core/qubes.py b/core/qubes.py
index 107c285f..9ab73cf4 100755
--- a/core/qubes.py
+++ b/core/qubes.py
@@ -125,70 +125,6 @@ defaults = {
 qubes_max_qid = 254
 qubes_max_netid = 254
 
-class QubesVMMConnection(object):
-    def __init__(self):
-        self._libvirt_conn = None
-        self._xs = None
-        self._xc = None
-        self._offline_mode = False
-
-    @property
-    def offline_mode(self):
-        return self._offline_mode
-
-    @offline_mode.setter
-    def offline_mode(self, value):
-        if not value and self._libvirt_conn is not None:
-            raise QubesException("Cannot change offline mode while already connected")
-
-        self._offline_mode = value
-
-    def _libvirt_error_handler(self, ctx, error):
-        pass
-
-    def init_vmm_connection(self):
-        if self._libvirt_conn is not None:
-            # Already initialized
-            return
-        if self._offline_mode:
-            # Do not initialize in offline mode
-            return
-
-        if 'xen.lowlevel.xs' in sys.modules:
-            self._xs = xen.lowlevel.xs.xs()
-        libvirt.virEventRegisterDefaultImpl()
-        self._libvirt_conn = libvirt.open(defaults['libvirt_uri'])
-        if self._libvirt_conn == None:
-            raise QubesException("Failed connect to libvirt driver")
-        libvirt.registerErrorHandler(self._libvirt_error_handler, None)
-        atexit.register(self._libvirt_conn.close)
-
-    def _common_getter(self, name):
-        if self._offline_mode:
-            # Do not initialize in offline mode
-            raise QubesException("VMM operations disabled in offline mode")
-
-        if self._libvirt_conn is None:
-            self.init_vmm_connection()
-        return getattr(self, name)
-
-    @property
-    def libvirt_conn(self):
-        return self._common_getter('_libvirt_conn')
-
-    @property
-    def xs(self):
-        if 'xen.lowlevel.xs' in sys.modules:
-            return self._common_getter('_xs')
-        else:
-            return None
-
-
-##### VMM global variable definition #####
-
-if not dry_run:
-    vmm = QubesVMMConnection()
-
 ##########################################
 
 class QubesHost(object):
diff --git a/qubes/__init__.py b/qubes/__init__.py
index db4b724d..3cefbd78 100644
--- a/qubes/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/__init__.py
@@ -14,3 +14,73 @@ class QubesException(Exception):
     '''Exception that can be shown to the user'''
     pass
 
+class QubesVMMConnection(object):
+    '''Connection to Virtual Machine Manager (libvirt)'''
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._libvirt_conn = None
+        self._xs = None
+        self._xc = None
+        self._offline_mode = False
+
+    @property
+    def offline_mode(self):
+        '''Check or enable offline mode (do not actually connect to vmm)'''
+        return self._offline_mode
+
+    @offline_mode.setter
+    def offline_mode(self, value):
+        if not value and self._libvirt_conn is not None:
+            raise QubesException("Cannot change offline mode while already connected")
+
+        self._offline_mode = value
+
+    def _libvirt_error_handler(self, ctx, error):
+        pass
+
+    def init_vmm_connection(self):
+        '''Initialise connection
+
+        This method is automatically called when getting'''
+        if self._libvirt_conn is not None:
+            # Already initialized
+            return
+        if self._offline_mode:
+            # Do not initialize in offline mode
+            return
+
+        if 'xen.lowlevel.xs' in sys.modules:
+            self._xs = xen.lowlevel.xs.xs()
+        self._libvirt_conn = libvirt.open(defaults['libvirt_uri'])
+        if self._libvirt_conn == None:
+            raise QubesException("Failed connect to libvirt driver")
+        libvirt.registerErrorHandler(self._libvirt_error_handler, None)
+        atexit.register(self._libvirt_conn.close)
+
+    def _common_getter(self, name):
+        if self._offline_mode:
+            # Do not initialize in offline mode
+            raise QubesException("VMM operations disabled in offline mode")
+
+        if self._libvirt_conn is None:
+            self.init_vmm_connection()
+        return getattr(self, name)
+
+    @property
+    def libvirt_conn(self):
+        '''Connection to libvirt'''
+        return self._common_getter('_libvirt_conn')
+
+    @property
+    def xs(self):
+        '''Connection to Xen Store
+
+        This property in available only when running on Xen.'''
+
+        if 'xen.lowlevel.xs' in sys.modules:
+            return self._common_getter('_xs')
+        else:
+            return None
+
+if not dry_run:
+    vmm = QubesVMMConnection()
+