diff --git a/tui/internal/services/cdashdisplay.go b/services/cdashdisplay.go
similarity index 100%
rename from tui/internal/services/cdashdisplay.go
rename to services/cdashdisplay.go
diff --git a/tui/internal/services/device.go b/services/device.go
similarity index 100%
rename from tui/internal/services/device.go
rename to services/device.go
diff --git a/tui/internal/services/services.go b/services/services.go
similarity index 100%
rename from tui/internal/services/services.go
rename to services/services.go
diff --git a/tui/internal/services/telemetry.go b/services/telemetry.go
similarity index 100%
rename from tui/internal/services/telemetry.go
rename to services/telemetry.go
diff --git a/tui/internal/controllers/device.go b/tui/internal/controllers/device.go
index 648de23..c73ff98 100644
--- a/tui/internal/controllers/device.go
+++ b/tui/internal/controllers/device.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	serv "esdi/tui/internal/services"
+	serv "esdi/services"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/views"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
diff --git a/tui/internal/controllers/layout.go b/tui/internal/controllers/layout.go
index 430df27..f9946f0 100644
--- a/tui/internal/controllers/layout.go
+++ b/tui/internal/controllers/layout.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"esdi/cdashdisplay"
 	helper "esdi/helpers"
-	"esdi/tui/internal/services"
+	"esdi/services"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/views"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
diff --git a/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go b/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
index ae45f2e..8686e22 100644
--- a/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
+++ b/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"esdi/config"
 	"esdi/providers"
+	"esdi/services"
 	"esdi/telemetry"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/models"
-	"esdi/tui/internal/services"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/views"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
diff --git a/tui/tui.go b/tui/tui.go
index 3587cd1..aa67f8d 100644
--- a/tui/tui.go
+++ b/tui/tui.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 package tui
 
 import (
-	"esdi/tui/internal/controllers"
-	"esdi/tui/internal/services"
 	"log/slog"
 
+	"esdi/services"
+	"esdi/tui/internal/controllers"
+
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type ControlPanel struct {
 }
 
 func NewControlPanel(logger *slog.Logger) *ControlPanel {
+	// NOTE: given the services should not be only for the TUI should this be here?
 	baseController := &controllers.Controller{
 		Logger: logger,
 		App:    tview.NewApplication(),