diff --git a/input_file.go b/input_file.go
index 0a38428..1fdf0f1 100644
--- a/input_file.go
+++ b/input_file.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -51,28 +50,12 @@ func (i *FileInput) String() string {
 	return "File input: " + i.path
 }
 
-func scanSeparator(data []byte, atEOF bool) (advance int, token []byte, err error) {
-	if atEOF && len(data) == 0 {
-   		return 0, nil, nil
-   	}
-
-	if i := bytes.Index(data, []byte(fileSeparator)); i >= 0 {
-		// We have a full newline-terminated line.
-		return i + len(fileSeparator), data[0:i], nil
-	}
-
-	if atEOF {
-   		return len(data), data, nil
-	}
-   return 0, nil, nil
-}
-
 func (i *FileInput) emit() {
 	var lastTime int64
 
 	// reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(i.file)
-	scanner.Split(scanSeparator)
+	scanner.Split(payloadScanner)
 
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		buf := scanner.Bytes()
diff --git a/output_file.go b/output_file.go
index d01f05f..e8b0d86 100644
--- a/output_file.go
+++ b/output_file.go
@@ -31,15 +31,13 @@ func (o *FileOutput) init(path string) {
 	}
 }
 
-var fileSeparator = "\n🐵🙈🙉\n"
-
 func (o *FileOutput) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	if !isOriginPayload(data) {
 		return len(data), nil
 	}
 
 	o.file.Write(data)
-	o.file.Write([]byte(fileSeparator))
+	o.file.Write([]byte(payloadSeparator))
 
 	return len(data), nil
 }
diff --git a/protocol.go b/protocol.go
index 9b8cc1a..a55f6b3 100644
--- a/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol.go
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@ func uuid() []byte {
 	return uuid
 }
 
+var payloadSeparator = "\n🐵🙈🙉\n"
+
+func payloadScanner(data []byte, atEOF bool) (advance int, token []byte, err error) {
+	if atEOF && len(data) == 0 {
+   		return 0, nil, nil
+   	}
+
+	if i := bytes.Index(data, []byte(payloadSeparator)); i >= 0 {
+		// We have a full newline-terminated line.
+		return i + len([]byte(payloadSeparator)), data[0:i], nil
+	}
+
+	if atEOF {
+   		return len(data), data, nil
+	}
+   return 0, nil, nil
+}
+
 
 // Timing is request start or round-trip time, depending on payloadType
 func payloadHeader(payloadType int, uuid []byte, timing int64) (header []byte) {