diff --git a/examples/managed_queue/src/main.rs b/examples/managed_queue/src/main.rs
index 9f350b64..7dd09c4e 100644
--- a/examples/managed_queue/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/managed_queue/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 extern crate crossbeam;
 extern crate rocket;
 
+#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
+
 use crossbeam::sync::MsQueue;
 use rocket::State;
 
@@ -14,55 +16,23 @@ struct Event {
 
 struct LogChannel(MsQueue<Event>);
 
-#[get("/push?<event>")]
-fn push(event: Event, queue: State<LogChannel>) -> &'static str {
+#[put("/push?<event>")]
+fn push(event: Event, queue: State<LogChannel>) {
     queue.0.push(event);
-    "got it"
 }
 
 #[get("/pop")]
 fn pop(queue: State<LogChannel>) -> String {
-    let e = queue.0.pop();
-    e.description
+    let queue = &queue.0;
+    queue.pop().description
 }
 
-// Use with: curl http://<rocket ip>:8000/test?foo=bar
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite()
+        .mount("/", routes![push, pop])
+        .manage(LogChannel(MsQueue::new()))
+}
 
 fn main() {
-    let q:MsQueue<Event> = MsQueue::new();
-
-    rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![push,pop])
-        .manage(LogChannel(q))
-        .launch();
-
+    rocket().launch();
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::rocket;
-    use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
-    use rocket::http::Status;
-    use rocket::http::Method::*;
-    use crossbeam::sync::MsQueue;
-    use std::{thread, time};
-    use super::LogChannel;
-    use super::Event;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_get() {
-        let q: MsQueue<Event> = MsQueue::new();
-        let rocket = rocket::ignite().manage(LogChannel(q)).mount("/", routes![super::push, super::pop]);
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/push?description=test1");
-        let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-
-        let ten_millis = time::Duration::from_millis(10);
-        thread::sleep(ten_millis);
-
-        let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/pop");
-        let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
-        let body_str = response.body().and_then(|body| body.into_string());
-        assert_eq!(body_str, Some("test1".to_string()));
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs b/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6382de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/managed_queue/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use super::rocket;
+
+use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::http::Status;
+use rocket::http::Method::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_push_pop() {
+    let rocket = rocket();
+
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Put, "/push?description=test1");
+    let response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/pop");
+    let mut response = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    assert_eq!(response.body_string(), Some("test1".to_string()));
+}