diff --git a/src/picos/background_thread.ml b/src/picos/background_thread.ml
index 261daad..e753edb 100644
--- a/src/picos/background_thread.ml
+++ b/src/picos/background_thread.ml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-let is_setup = Global_.has_bg_thread
-let setup = Global_.setup_bg_thread
-let shutdown = Global_.shutdown_bg_thread
+let is_setup = Global_ev.has_bg_thread
+let setup = Global_ev.setup_bg_thread
+let shutdown = Global_ev.shutdown_bg_thread
 
 let with_setup ev f =
   setup ev;
diff --git a/src/picos/base.ml b/src/picos/base.ml
index 142e467..d04e242 100644
--- a/src/picos/base.ml
+++ b/src/picos/base.ml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 open Common_
 
-let[@inline] get_loop_exn_ () : Nanoev.t =
-  match Atomic.get Global_.st with
-  | None -> failwith "No nanoev loop installed."
-  | Some st -> st.nanoev
+let get_loop_exn_ : unit -> Nanoev.t = Global_ev.get_nanoev_exn
 
 let[@inline] unwrap_ = function
   | None -> ()
@@ -85,9 +82,7 @@ let rec write fd buf i len =
 let connect fd addr = retry_write_ fd (fun () -> Unix.connect fd addr)
 
 let[@inline] max_fds () =
-  match Atomic.get Global_.st with
-  | None -> 1024
-  | Some st -> Nanoev.max_fds st.nanoev
+  Option.fold ~none:1024 ~some:Nanoev.max_fds @@ Global_ev.get_nanoev ()
 
 let sleep t =
   if t > 0. then (
diff --git a/src/picos/global_.ml b/src/picos/global_ev.ml
similarity index 67%
rename from src/picos/global_.ml
rename to src/picos/global_ev.ml
index 2e590b8..cb773fc 100644
--- a/src/picos/global_.ml
+++ b/src/picos/global_ev.ml
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+(** Global loop *)
+
 open Common_
 
-type st =
-  | None
-  | Some of {
-      active: bool Atomic.t;
-      nanoev: Nanoev.t;
-      th: Thread.t;
-    }
+open struct
+  type st =
+    | None
+    | Some of {
+        active: bool Atomic.t;
+        nanoev: Nanoev.t;
+        th: Thread.t;
+      }
 
-let st : st Atomic.t = Atomic.make None
-let lock = Mutex.create ()
+  let st : st Atomic.t = Atomic.make None
+  let lock = Mutex.create ()
+end
 
 let with_lock lock f =
   Mutex.lock lock;
@@ -27,6 +31,16 @@ let bg_thread_ ~active ~evloop () : unit =
     Nanoev.step evloop
   done
 
+let[@inline] get_nanoev () : Nanoev.t option =
+  match Atomic.get st with
+  | None -> None
+  | Some st -> Some st.nanoev
+
+let[@inline] get_nanoev_exn () : Nanoev.t =
+  match Atomic.get st with
+  | None -> failwith "No nanoev loop installed in nanoev_picos"
+  | Some st -> st.nanoev
+
 let[@inline] has_bg_thread () = Atomic.get st <> None
 
 let setup_bg_thread (ev : Nanoev.t) : unit =
diff --git a/src/picos/net_server.ml b/src/picos/net_server.ml
index 642ba48..028f37f 100644
--- a/src/picos/net_server.ml
+++ b/src/picos/net_server.ml
@@ -60,12 +60,7 @@ end
 
 let establish ?backlog ?max_connections ?(exn_handler = default_exn_handler)
     ~spawn ~(client_handler : client_handler) addr : t =
-  let ev =
-    match Atomic.get Global_.st with
-    | Some { nanoev = ev; _ } -> ev
-    | None -> invalid_arg "Nanoev_picos.Net_server: no event loop installed"
-  in
-
+  let ev = Global_ev.get_nanoev_exn () in
   let max_connections =
     match max_connections with
     | None -> Nanoev.max_fds ev