diff --git a/llama/runner/runner.go b/llama/runner/runner.go
index c2d81e23..97129fef 100644
--- a/llama/runner/runner.go
+++ b/llama/runner/runner.go
@@ -121,65 +121,6 @@ func (s *Server) allNil() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func findStop(sequence string, stops []string) (bool, string) {
-	for _, stop := range stops {
-		if strings.Contains(sequence, stop) {
-			return true, stop
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, ""
-}
-
-func containsStopSuffix(sequence string, stops []string) bool {
-	for _, stop := range stops {
-		for i := 1; i <= len(stop); i++ {
-			if strings.HasSuffix(sequence, stop[:i]) {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-// truncateStop removes the provided stop string from pieces,
-// returning the partial pieces with stop removed, including truncating
-// the last piece if required
-func truncateStop(pieces []string, stop string) []string {
-	joined := strings.Join(pieces, "")
-
-	index := strings.Index(joined, stop)
-	if index == -1 {
-		return pieces
-	}
-
-	joined = joined[:index]
-
-	// Split truncated string back into pieces of original lengths
-	lengths := make([]int, len(pieces))
-	for i, piece := range pieces {
-		lengths[i] = len(piece)
-	}
-
-	var result []string
-	start := 0
-	for _, length := range lengths {
-		if start >= len(joined) {
-			break
-		}
-
-		end := start + length
-		if end > len(joined) {
-			end = len(joined)
-		}
-		result = append(result, joined[start:end])
-		start = end
-	}
-
-	return result
-}
-
 func (s *Server) run(ctx context.Context) {
 	batch := llama.NewBatch(s.batchSize, 0, s.parallel)
 	defer batch.Free()
diff --git a/llama/runner/stop.go b/llama/runner/stop.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b593a904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama/runner/stop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func findStop(sequence string, stops []string) (bool, string) {
+	for _, stop := range stops {
+		if strings.Contains(sequence, stop) {
+			return true, stop
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false, ""
+}
+
+func containsStopSuffix(sequence string, stops []string) bool {
+	for _, stop := range stops {
+		for i := 1; i <= len(stop); i++ {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(sequence, stop[:i]) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+// truncateStop removes the provided stop string from pieces,
+// returning the partial pieces with stop removed, including truncating
+// the last piece if required
+func truncateStop(pieces []string, stop string) []string {
+	joined := strings.Join(pieces, "")
+
+	index := strings.Index(joined, stop)
+	if index == -1 {
+		return pieces
+	}
+
+	joined = joined[:index]
+
+	// Split truncated string back into pieces of original lengths
+	lengths := make([]int, len(pieces))
+	for i, piece := range pieces {
+		lengths[i] = len(piece)
+	}
+
+	var result []string
+	start := 0
+	for _, length := range lengths {
+		if start >= len(joined) {
+			break
+		}
+
+		end := start + length
+		if end > len(joined) {
+			end = len(joined)
+		}
+		result = append(result, joined[start:end])
+		start = end
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/llama/runner/runner_test.go b/llama/runner/stop_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from llama/runner/runner_test.go
rename to llama/runner/stop_test.go