diff --git a/src/netcontroller/__init__.py b/src/netcontroller/__init__.py
index c9a0337e..bf912b74 100755
--- a/src/netcontroller/__init__.py
+++ b/src/netcontroller/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from . import torbinary, getopenport, netcontrol
-tor_binary = torbinary.tor_binary
+from . import getopenport, torcontrol
+from . import torcontrol
+tor_binary = torcontrol.torbinary.tor_binary
 get_open_port = getopenport.get_open_port
-NetController = netcontrol.NetController
\ No newline at end of file
+NetController = torcontrol.NetController
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/netcontrol.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/__init__.py
similarity index 57%
rename from src/netcontroller/netcontrol.py
rename to src/netcontroller/torcontrol/__init__.py
index d2eba18a..919b1c9b 100644
--- a/src/netcontroller/netcontrol.py
+++ b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
-'''
+"""
     Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
-    Netcontroller library, used to control/work with Tor/I2P and send requests through them
-'''
-'''
+    Netcontroller library, used to control/work with Tor and send requests through them
+"""
+import os
+import base64
+import subprocess
+import signal
+import time
+import multiprocessing
+import platform  # For windows sigkill workaround
+
+from onionrtypes import BooleanSuccessState
+import config
+import logger
+from .. import getopenport
+from .. import watchdog
+from . import customtorrc
+from . import gentorrc
+from . import addbridges
+from . import torbinary
+from utils import identifyhome
+"""
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -16,112 +34,36 @@
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-'''
-import os, sys, base64, subprocess, signal, time
-import multiprocessing
-import platform # For windows sigkill workaround
-import config, logger
-from . import getopenport
-from . import watchdog
-from . import customtorrc
-from utils import identifyhome
+"""
 
 config.reload()
 TOR_KILL_WAIT = 3
+addbridges = addbridges.add_bridges
 
-def add_bridges(torrc: str)->str:
-    """Configure tor to use a bridge using Onionr config keys"""
-    if config.get('tor.use_bridge', False) == True:
-        bridge = config.get('tor.bridge_ip', None)
-        if not bridge is None:
-            fingerprint = config.get('tor.bridge_fingerprint', '') # allow blank fingerprint purposefully
-            torrc += '\nUseBridges 1\nBridge %s %s\n' % (bridge, fingerprint)
-        else:
-            logger.warn('bridge was enabled but not specified in config')
-
-    return torrc
 
 class NetController:
-    '''
-        This class handles hidden service setup on Tor and I2P
-    '''
+    """
+        This class handles hidden service setup on Tor
+    """
 
     def __init__(self, hsPort, apiServerIP='127.0.0.1'):
         # set data dir
         self.dataDir = identifyhome.identify_home()
-
+        self.socksPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
         self.torConfigLocation = self.dataDir + 'torrc'
         self.readyState = False
-        self.socksPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
         self.hsPort = hsPort
         self._torInstnace = ''
         self.myID = ''
         self.apiServerIP = apiServerIP
+        self.torBinary = torbinary.tor_binary()
 
-        if os.path.exists('./tor'):
-            self.torBinary = './tor'
-        elif os.path.exists('/usr/bin/tor'):
-            self.torBinary = '/usr/bin/tor'
-        else:
-            self.torBinary = 'tor'
-
-    def generateTorrc(self):
-        '''
-            Generate a torrc file for our tor instance
-        '''
-        hsVer = '# v2 onions'
-        if config.get('tor.v3onions'):
-            hsVer = 'HiddenServiceVersion 3'
-
-        if os.path.exists(self.torConfigLocation):
-            os.remove(self.torConfigLocation)
-
-        # Set the Tor control password. Meant to make it harder to manipulate our Tor instance
-        plaintext = base64.b64encode(os.urandom(50)).decode()
-        config.set('tor.controlpassword', plaintext, savefile=True)
-        config.set('tor.socksport', self.socksPort, savefile=True)
-
-        controlPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
-
-        config.set('tor.controlPort', controlPort, savefile=True)
-
-        hashedPassword = subprocess.Popen([self.torBinary, '--hash-password', plaintext], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-        for line in iter(hashedPassword.stdout.readline, b''):
-            password = line.decode()
-            if 'warn' not in password:
-                break
-
-        torrcData = '''SocksPort ''' + str(self.socksPort) + ''' OnionTrafficOnly
-DataDirectory ''' + self.dataDir + '''tordata/
-CookieAuthentication 1
-KeepalivePeriod 40
-CircuitsAvailableTimeout 86400
-ControlPort ''' + str(controlPort) + '''
-HashedControlPassword ''' + str(password) + '''
-        '''
-        if config.get('general.security_level', 1) == 0:
-            torrcData += '''\nHiddenServiceDir ''' + self.dataDir + '''hs/
-\n''' + hsVer + '''\n
-HiddenServiceNumIntroductionPoints 6
-HiddenServiceMaxStreams 100
-HiddenServiceMaxStreamsCloseCircuit 1
-HiddenServicePort 80 ''' + self.apiServerIP + ''':''' + str(self.hsPort)
-
-        torrcData = add_bridges(torrcData)
-
-        torrcData += customtorrc.get_custom_torrc()
-
-        torrc = open(self.torConfigLocation, 'w')
-        torrc.write(torrcData)
-        torrc.close()
-        return
-
-    def startTor(self, gen_torrc=True):
-        '''
+    def startTor(self, gen_torrc=True) -> BooleanSuccessState:
+        """
             Start Tor with onion service on port 80 & socks proxy on random port
-        '''
+        """
         if gen_torrc:
-            self.generateTorrc()
+            gentorrc.generate_torrc(self, self.apiServerIP)
 
         if os.path.exists('./tor'):
             self.torBinary = './tor'
@@ -137,7 +79,9 @@ HiddenServicePort 80 ''' + self.apiServerIP + ''':''' + str(self.hsPort)
             return False
         else:
             # Test Tor Version
-            torVersion = subprocess.Popen([self.torBinary, '--version'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            torVersion = subprocess.Popen([self.torBinary, '--version'],
+                                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                          stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             for line in iter(torVersion.stdout.readline, b''):
                 if 'Tor 0.2.' in line.decode():
                     logger.fatal('Tor 0.3+ required', terminal=True)
@@ -177,18 +121,18 @@ HiddenServicePort 80 ''' + self.apiServerIP + ''':''' + str(self.hsPort)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             self.myID = ""
 
-        torPidFile = open(self.dataDir + 'torPid.txt', 'w')
-        torPidFile.write(str(tor.pid))
-        torPidFile.close()
+        with open(self.dataDir + 'torPid.txt', 'w') as tor_pid_file:
+            tor_pid_file.write(str(tor.pid))
 
-        multiprocessing.Process(target=watchdog.watchdog, args=[os.getpid(), tor.pid]).start()
+        multiprocessing.Process(target=watchdog.watchdog,
+                                args=[os.getpid(), tor.pid]).start()
 
         return True
 
     def killTor(self):
-        '''
+        """
             Properly kill tor based on pid saved to file
-        '''
+        """
 
         try:
             pid = open(self.dataDir + 'torPid.txt', 'r')
@@ -199,7 +143,7 @@ HiddenServicePort 80 ''' + self.apiServerIP + ''':''' + str(self.hsPort)
 
         try:
             int(pidN)
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             return
 
         try:
@@ -220,12 +164,12 @@ HiddenServicePort 80 ''' + self.apiServerIP + ''':''' + str(self.hsPort)
             pass
 
         if 'windows' == platform.system().lower():
-            os.system('taskkill /PID %s /F' % (pidN,))
+            os.system(f'taskkill /PID {pidN} /F')
             time.sleep(0.5)
             return
         try:
             os.kill(int(pidN), signal.SIGKILL)
-        except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError) as e:
+        except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError):
             pass
         try:
             os.remove(self.dataDir + 'tordata/lock')
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/addbridges.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/addbridges.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ac69cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/addbridges.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    Add bridge info to torrc configuration string
+"""
+import config
+import logger
+"""
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+
+def add_bridges(torrc: str) -> str:
+    """Configure tor to use a bridge using Onionr config keys"""
+    if config.get('tor.use_bridge', False) is True:
+        bridge = config.get('tor.bridge_ip', None)
+        if bridge is not None:
+            # allow blank fingerprint purposefully
+            fingerprint = config.get('tor.bridge_fingerprint', '')
+            torrc += '\nUseBridges 1\nBridge %s %s\n' % (bridge, fingerprint)
+        else:
+            logger.warn('bridge was enabled but not specified in config')
+
+    return torrc
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/customtorrc.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/customtorrc.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/netcontroller/customtorrc.py
rename to src/netcontroller/torcontrol/customtorrc.py
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/gentorrc.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/gentorrc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..916ab854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/gentorrc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import base64
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from .. import getopenport
+from . import customtorrc
+from . import addbridges
+from . import torbinary
+from utils import identifyhome
+import config
+
+add_bridges = addbridges.add_bridges
+
+
+def generate_torrc(net_controller, api_server_ip):
+    """
+        Generate a torrc file for our tor instance
+    """
+    socks_port = net_controller.socksPort
+    hs_ver = '# v2 onions'
+    home_dir = identifyhome.identify_home()
+    tor_config_location = home_dir + '/torrc'
+
+    if config.get('tor.v3onions'):
+        hs_ver = 'HiddenServiceVersion 3'
+
+    """
+    Set the Tor control password.
+    Meant to make it harder to manipulate our Tor instance
+    """
+    plaintext = base64.b64encode(os.urandom(50)).decode()
+    config.set('tor.controlpassword', plaintext, savefile=True)
+    config.set('tor.socksport', socks_port, savefile=True)
+
+    controlPort = getopenport.get_open_port()
+
+    config.set('tor.controlPort', controlPort, savefile=True)
+
+    hashedPassword = subprocess.Popen([torbinary.tor_binary(),
+                                      '--hash-password',
+                                       plaintext],
+                                      stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                      stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    for line in iter(hashedPassword.stdout.readline, b''):
+        password = line.decode()
+        if 'warn' not in password:
+            break
+
+    torrc_data = """SocksPort """ + str(socks_port) + """ OnionTrafficOnly
+DataDirectory """ + home_dir + """tordata/
+CookieAuthentication 1
+KeepalivePeriod 40
+CircuitsAvailableTimeout 86400
+ControlPort """ + str(controlPort) + """
+HashedControlPassword """ + str(password) + """
+    """
+    if config.get('general.security_level', 1) == 0:
+        torrc_data += """\nHiddenServiceDir """ + home_dir + """hs/
+\n""" + hs_ver + """\n
+HiddenServiceNumIntroductionPoints 6
+HiddenServiceMaxStreams 100
+HiddenServiceMaxStreamsCloseCircuit 1
+HiddenServicePort 80 """ + api_server_ip + """:""" + str(socks_port)
+
+    torrc_data = add_bridges(torrc_data)
+
+    torrc_data += customtorrc.get_custom_torrc()
+
+    torrc = open(tor_config_location, 'w')
+    torrc.write(torrc_data)
+    torrc.close()
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/rebuildtor.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/rebuildtor.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/netcontroller/rebuildtor.py
rename to src/netcontroller/torcontrol/rebuildtor.py
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/torbinary.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torbinary.py
similarity index 90%
rename from src/netcontroller/torbinary.py
rename to src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torbinary.py
index fb61e2d6..c3b7d0bf 100644
--- a/src/netcontroller/torbinary.py
+++ b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torbinary.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-'''
+"""
     Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     get the tor binary path
-'''
-'''
+"""
+import os
+from shutil import which
+"""
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -16,13 +18,12 @@
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-'''
-import os
-from shutil import which
+"""
+
 
 def tor_binary():
-    '''Return tor binary path or none if not exists'''
+    """Return tor binary path or none if not exists"""
     tor_path = './tor'
     if not os.path.exists(tor_path):
         tor_path = which('tor')
-    return tor_path
\ No newline at end of file
+    return tor_path
diff --git a/src/netcontroller/torcontroller.py b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torcontroller.py
similarity index 99%
rename from src/netcontroller/torcontroller.py
rename to src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torcontroller.py
index 201121d7..f3dba225 100644
--- a/src/netcontroller/torcontroller.py
+++ b/src/netcontroller/torcontrol/torcontroller.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from stem.control import Controller
 
 import config
 
+
 def get_controller():
     c = Controller.from_port(port=config.get('tor.controlPort'))
     c.authenticate(config.get('tor.controlpassword'))
diff --git a/src/onionrtypes/__init__.py b/src/onionrtypes/__init__.py
index 37cf3c51..a8075498 100644
--- a/src/onionrtypes/__init__.py
+++ b/src/onionrtypes/__init__.py
@@ -9,4 +9,9 @@ BlockHash = NewType('BlockHash', str)
 
 OnboardingConfig = NewType('OnboardingConfig', str)
 
+# JSON serializable string. e.g. no raw bytes
 JSONSerializable = NewType('JSONSerializable', str)
+
+# Return value of some functions or methods, denoting operation success
+# Do not use for new code
+BooleanSuccessState = NewType('BooleanSuccessState', bool)
diff --git a/tests/test_custom_torrc.py b/tests/test_custom_torrc.py
index 02b33cdd..bdf4892c 100644
--- a/tests/test_custom_torrc.py
+++ b/tests/test_custom_torrc.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
 os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
 from utils import createdirs, identifyhome
 import onionrsetup as setup
-from netcontroller import customtorrc
+from netcontroller.torcontrol import customtorrc
 createdirs.create_dirs()
 setup.setup_config()