diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index a7b8ddb..815a74a 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -16,3 +16,11 @@ pub type ByteVec = Vec<u8>;
 pub fn fail(msg: &str) -> anyhow::Error {
     anyhow::Error::msg(msg.to_owned())
 }
+
+macro_rules! ffail {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {
+        fail(&format!($($arg)*))
+    };
+}
+
+pub(crate) use ffail;
diff --git a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
index 52f156f..630861d 100644
--- a/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/projections/xmpp/mod.rs
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ async fn socket_force_tls(
     writer: &mut (impl AsyncWrite + Unpin),
     reader_buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut xml_reader = &mut NsReader::from_reader(reader);
-    let mut xml_writer = &mut Writer::new(writer);
+    use crate::protos::xmpp::tls::*;
+    let xml_reader = &mut NsReader::from_reader(reader);
+    let xml_writer = &mut Writer::new(writer);
     read_xml_header(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
     let _ = ClientStreamStart::parse(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
 
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ async fn socket_force_tls(
     xml_writer.get_mut().flush().await?;
 
     let StartTLS = StartTLS::parse(xml_reader, reader_buf).await?;
-    Proceed.write_xml(xml_writer).await?;
+    ProceedTLS.write_xml(xml_writer).await?;
     xml_writer.get_mut().flush().await?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs b/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
index e1a8a99..0bb3baa 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/protos/xmpp/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod client;
 pub mod sasl;
 pub mod stream;
+pub mod tls;
 
 // Implemented as a macro instead of a fn due to borrowck limitations
 macro_rules! skip_text {
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs b/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs
index 978721b..7da2a3a 100644
--- a/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs
+++ b/src/protos/xmpp/stream.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 pub static XMLNS: &'static str = "http://etherx.jabber.org/streams";
 pub static PREFIX: &'static str = "stream";
 pub static XMLNS_XML: &'static str = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace";
-pub static XMLNS_TLS: &'static str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls";
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct ClientStreamStart {
@@ -161,40 +160,6 @@ impl Features {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct StartTLS;
-impl StartTLS {
-    pub async fn parse(
-        reader: &mut NsReader<impl AsyncBufRead + Unpin>,
-        buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
-    ) -> Result<StartTLS> {
-        let incoming = skip_text!(reader, buf);
-        if let Event::Empty(e) = incoming {
-            if e.name().0 == b"starttls" {
-                Ok(StartTLS)
-            } else {
-                Err(fail("starttls expected"))
-            }
-        } else {
-            log::error!("WAT: {incoming:?}");
-            Err(panic!())
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Proceed;
-impl Proceed {
-    pub async fn write_xml(&self, writer: &mut Writer<impl AsyncWrite + Unpin>) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut event = BytesStart::new("proceed");
-        let attributes = [Attribute {
-            key: QName(b"xmlns"),
-            value: XMLNS_TLS.as_bytes().into(),
-        }];
-        event.extend_attributes(attributes.into_iter());
-        writer.write_event_async(Event::Empty(event)).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs b/src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fdf4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/protos/xmpp/tls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use quick_xml::events::attributes::Attribute;
+use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
+use quick_xml::name::QName;
+use quick_xml::{NsReader, Writer};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncBufRead, AsyncWrite};
+
+use super::skip_text;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+pub static XMLNS: &'static str = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls";
+
+pub struct StartTLS;
+impl StartTLS {
+    pub async fn parse(
+        reader: &mut NsReader<impl AsyncBufRead + Unpin>,
+        buf: &mut Vec<u8>,
+    ) -> Result<StartTLS> {
+        let incoming = skip_text!(reader, buf);
+        if let Event::Empty(ref e) = incoming {
+            if e.name().0 == b"starttls" {
+                return Ok(StartTLS);
+            }
+        }
+        Err(ffail!("XML tag starttls expected, received: {incoming:?}"))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ProceedTLS;
+impl ProceedTLS {
+    pub async fn write_xml(&self, writer: &mut Writer<impl AsyncWrite + Unpin>) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut event = BytesStart::new("proceed");
+        let attributes = [Attribute {
+            key: QName(b"xmlns"),
+            value: XMLNS.as_bytes().into(),
+        }];
+        event.extend_attributes(attributes.into_iter());
+        writer.write_event_async(Event::Empty(event)).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}