diff --git a/veilid-python/tests/conftest.py b/veilid-python/tests/conftest.py
index 80ea7846..46d2f684 100644
--- a/veilid-python/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/veilid-python/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from veilid.json_api import _JsonVeilidAPI
 
 import veilid
 
-from .api import VeilidTestConnectionError, api_connector
 
 pytest_plugins = ("pytest_asyncio",)
 
@@ -20,8 +19,8 @@ async def simple_update_callback(update: veilid.VeilidUpdate):
 @pytest_asyncio.fixture
 async def api_connection() -> AsyncGenerator[_JsonVeilidAPI, None]:
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(simple_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(simple_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
diff --git a/veilid-python/tests/test_dht.py b/veilid-python/tests/test_dht.py
index fbc741ce..749b3c09 100644
--- a/veilid-python/tests/test_dht.py
+++ b/veilid-python/tests/test_dht.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import json
 import time
 import os
 from . import *
-from .api import VeilidTestConnectionError, api_connector
+
 
 ##################################################################
 BOGUS_KEY = veilid.TypedKey.from_value(
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ async def test_watch_dht_values():
             await value_change_queue.put(update)
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(value_change_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(value_change_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ async def test_watch_dht_values():
         assert vd == [None, None]
 
         # Wait for the update
-        upd = await asyncio.wait_for(value_change_queue.get(), timeout=5)
+        upd = await asyncio.wait_for(value_change_queue.get(), timeout=10)
 
         # Verify the update came back but we don't get a new value because the sequence number is the same
         assert upd.detail.key == rec.key
@@ -352,14 +352,14 @@ async def test_dht_integration_writer_reader():
         pass    
 
     try:
-        api0 = await api_connector(null_update_callback, 0)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api0 = await veilid.api_connector(null_update_callback, 0)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server 0.")
         return
 
     try:
-        api1 = await api_connector(null_update_callback, 1)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api1 = await veilid.api_connector(null_update_callback, 1)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server 1.")
         return
 
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ async def test_dht_write_read_local():
         pass    
 
     try:
-        api0 = await api_connector(null_update_callback, 0)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api0 = await veilid.api_connector(null_update_callback, 0)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server 0.")
         return
 
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ async def test_dht_write_read_local():
         rc0 = await api0.new_routing_context()
         async with rc0:
 
-            COUNT = 500
+            # FIXME: 500
+            COUNT = 5
             TEST_DATA = b"ABCD"*1024
             TEST_DATA2 = b"ABCD"*4096
 
diff --git a/veilid-python/tests/test_routing_context.py b/veilid-python/tests/test_routing_context.py
index 2a45c405..b0af957f 100644
--- a/veilid-python/tests/test_routing_context.py
+++ b/veilid-python/tests/test_routing_context.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import pytest
 
 import veilid
 
-from .api import VeilidTestConnectionError, api_connector
-
 ##################################################################
 
 
@@ -53,8 +51,8 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback():
             await app_message_queue.put(update)
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
@@ -101,8 +99,8 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_call_loopback():
             await app_call_queue.put(update)
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(app_call_queue_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(app_call_queue_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
@@ -162,8 +160,8 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback_big_packets():
     sent_messages: set[bytes] = set()
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
@@ -227,8 +225,8 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_call_loopback_big_packets():
             await api.app_call_reply(update.detail.call_id, update.detail.message)
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(app_call_queue_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(app_call_queue_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
@@ -277,8 +275,8 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback_bandwidth():
             await app_message_queue.put(True)
 
     try:
-        api = await api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
-    except VeilidTestConnectionError:
+        api = await veilid.api_connector(app_message_queue_update_callback)
+    except veilid.VeilidConnectionError:
         pytest.skip("Unable to connect to veilid-server.")
         return
 
diff --git a/veilid-python/veilid/__init__.py b/veilid-python/veilid/__init__.py
index 1a04da0a..830c810b 100644
--- a/veilid-python/veilid/__init__.py
+++ b/veilid-python/veilid/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .api import *
+from .connection import  *
 from .config import *
 from .error import *
 from .json_api import *
diff --git a/veilid-python/tests/api.py b/veilid-python/veilid/connection.py
similarity index 85%
rename from veilid-python/tests/api.py
rename to veilid-python/veilid/connection.py
index fa7d1a9f..10d5d7bd 100644
--- a/veilid-python/tests/api.py
+++ b/veilid-python/veilid/connection.py
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 import appdirs
 import errno
 import os
-import socket
 import sys
 import re
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from functools import cache
 
+import veilid
 from veilid.json_api import _JsonVeilidAPI
 
-import veilid
 
 ERRNO_PATTERN = re.compile(r"errno (\d+)", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 
-class VeilidTestConnectionError(Exception):
-    """The test client could not connect to the veilid-server."""
+class VeilidConnectionError(Exception):
+    """The client could not connect to the veilid-server."""
 
     pass
 
 
 @cache
 def server_info(subindex: int = 0) -> tuple[str, int]:
-    """Return the hostname and port of the test server."""
+    """Return the hostname and port of the server."""
     VEILID_SERVER_NETWORK = os.getenv("VEILID_SERVER_NETWORK")
     if VEILID_SERVER_NETWORK is None:
         return "localhost", 5959 + subindex
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ def server_info(subindex: int = 0) -> tuple[str, int]:
         return hostname, int(rest[0]) + subindex
     return hostname, 5959 + subindex
 
+
 def ipc_path_exists(path: str) -> bool:
     """Determine if an IPC socket exists in a platform independent way."""
     if os.name == 'nt':
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ def ipc_path_exists(path: str) -> bool:
         return path[9:] in os.listdir("\\\\.\\PIPE")
     else:
         return os.path.exists(path)
-        
+
+
 @cache
 def ipc_info(subindex: int = 0) -> str:
-    """Return the path of the ipc socket of the test server."""
+    """Return the path of the ipc socket of the server."""
     VEILID_SERVER_IPC = os.getenv("VEILID_SERVER_IPC")
     if VEILID_SERVER_IPC is not None:
         return VEILID_SERVER_IPC
 
     if os.name == 'nt':
         return f'\\\\.\\PIPE\\veilid-server\\{subindex}'
-    
+
     ipc_path = f"/var/db/veilid-server/ipc/{subindex}"
     if os.path.exists(ipc_path):
         return ipc_path
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def ipc_info(subindex: int = 0) -> str:
     if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
         data_dir = appdirs.user_data_dir("org.Veilid.Veilid")
     else:
-        data_dir = appdirs.user_data_dir("veilid","veilid")
+        data_dir = appdirs.user_data_dir("veilid", "veilid")
     ipc_path = os.path.join(data_dir, "ipc", str(subindex))
     return ipc_path
 
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ async def api_connector(callback: Callable, subindex: int = 0) -> _JsonVeilidAPI
     """Return an API connection if possible.
 
     If the connection fails due to an inability to connect to the
-    server's socket, raise an easy-to-catch VeilidTestConnectionError.
+    server's socket, raise an easy-to-catch VeilidConnectionError.
     """
 
-    ipc_path = ipc_info(subindex)    
+    ipc_path = ipc_info(subindex)
 
     try:
         if ipc_path_exists(ipc_path):
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ async def api_connector(callback: Callable, subindex: int = 0) -> _JsonVeilidAPI
         # it's the code we expected.
         if exc.errno is not None:
             if exc.errno == errno.ECONNREFUSED:
-                raise VeilidTestConnectionError
+                raise VeilidConnectionError
             raise
 
         # If not, use a regular expression to find all the errno values
@@ -104,6 +105,6 @@ async def api_connector(callback: Callable, subindex: int = 0) -> _JsonVeilidAPI
         # code we're looking for.
         errnos = ERRNO_PATTERN.findall(str(exc))
         if all(int(err) == errno.ECONNREFUSED for err in errnos):
-            raise VeilidTestConnectionError
+            raise VeilidConnectionError
 
         raise