diff --git a/HttpClient.qml b/HttpClient.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..802b605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HttpClient.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import QtQuick 2.0
+
+QtObject {
+    id: root
+
+    signal reply(var data)
+    signal error(string text)
+
+    function get(url) {
+        var request = new XMLHttpRequest()
+
+        request.open('GET', url)
+        request.onreadystatechange = function () {
+            if (request.readyState !== XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            if (request.status === 200) {
+                root.reply(JSON.parse(request.responseText))
+                return
+            }
+
+            root.error(qsTr("[%1] Request error: %2").
+                       arg(request.status).
+                       arg(request.statusText))
+        }
+
+        request.send()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LightsModel.qml b/LightsModel.qml
index e2d4140..4e8b1c6 100644
--- a/LightsModel.qml
+++ b/LightsModel.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import QtQml.Models 2.1
 ListModel {
     id: root
 
+    readonly property var httpClient: HttpClient {
+        id: httpClient
+
+        onError: {
+            root.error(text)
+            root.isLoading = false
+        }
+
+        onReply: {
+            root.populateModel(data)
+            root.isLoading = false
+        }
+    }
+
     property string serviceUrl: undefined
     property bool isLoading: false
 
@@ -11,29 +25,8 @@ ListModel {
     onServiceUrlChanged: reload()
 
     function reload() {
-        var request = new XMLHttpRequest()
-
-        request.open('GET', root.serviceUrl + '/static/channels.js')
-        request.onreadystatechange = function () {
-            if (request.readyState !== XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
-                return
-            }
-
-            if (request.status === 200) {
-                populateModel(JSON.parse(request.responseText))
-                root.isLoading = false
-                return
-            }
-
-            root.error(qsTr("[%1] Request error: %2").
-                      arg(request.status).
-                      arg(request.statusText))
-
-            root.isLoading = false
-        }
-
+        root.httpClient.get(root.serviceUrl + '/static/channels.js')
         root.isLoading = true
-        request.send()
     }
 
     function populateModel(data) {
diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index eae51c0..5c3e215 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
         <file>GradientButton.qml</file>
         <file>lamp.png</file>
         <file>Off.png</file>
+        <file>HttpClient.qml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>