diff --git a/maintenance.go b/maintenance.go
index 8afe8af..827d49e 100644
--- a/maintenance.go
+++ b/maintenance.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func allfiles(dirpath) []string {
 	return files
 }
 
+
 // maintenance runs
 func tidy() {
 	// Skip if we've been disabled
@@ -55,24 +56,7 @@ func tidy() {
 	}
 	categories = newCategories
 	
-	//
-	// Collect new points
-	//
-	pointsLog = os.OpenFile(statePath("points.log"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-	for f := range allfiles(statePath("points.new")) {
-		filename := statePath("points.new", f.Name())
-		s := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
-		award, err := ParseAward(s)
-		if (err != nil) {
-			log.Printf("Can't parse award file %s: %s", filename, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(pointsLog, "%s\n", award.String())
-		log.Print(award.String())
-		pointsLog.Sync()
-		os.Remove(filename)
-	}
-	pointsLog.Close()
+	collectPoints()
 }
 
 // maintenance is the goroutine that runs a periodic maintenance task
diff --git a/mothd.go b/mothd.go
index 437214d..3ae0c26 100644
--- a/mothd.go
+++ b/mothd.go
@@ -17,46 +17,6 @@ var basePath = "."
 var maintenanceInterval = 20 * time.Second
 var categories = []string{}
 
-type Award struct {
-	when time.Time,
-	team string,
-	category string,
-	points int,
-	comment string
-}
-
-func ParseAward(s string) (*Award, error) {
-	ret := Award{}
-	
-	parts := strings.SplitN(s, " ", 5)
-	if len(parts) < 4 {
-		return nil, Error("Malformed award string")
-	}
-	
-	whenEpoch, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
-	if (err != nil) {
-		return nil, Errorf("Malformed timestamp: %s", parts[0])
-	}
-	ret.when = time.Unix(whenEpoch, 0)
-	
-	ret.team = parts[1]
-	ret.category = parts[2]
-	
-	points, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[3])
-	if (err != nil) {
-		return nil, Errorf("Malformed points: %s", parts[3])
-	}
-	
-	if len(parts) == 5 {
-		ret.comment = parts[4]
-	}
-	
-	return &ret
-}
-
-func (a *Award) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d %s %s %d %s", a.when.Unix(), a.team, a.category, a.points, a.comment)
-}
 
 func mooHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	moo := req.FormValue("moo")
diff --git a/points.go b/points.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4314d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/points.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Award struct {
+	when time.Time,
+	team string,
+	category string,
+	points int,
+	comment string
+}
+
+func ParseAward(s string) (*Award, error) {
+	ret := Award{}
+	
+	parts := strings.SplitN(s, " ", 5)
+	if len(parts) < 4 {
+		return nil, Error("Malformed award string")
+	}
+	
+	whenEpoch, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+	if (err != nil) {
+		return nil, Errorf("Malformed timestamp: %s", parts[0])
+	}
+	ret.when = time.Unix(whenEpoch, 0)
+	
+	ret.team = parts[1]
+	ret.category = parts[2]
+	
+	points, err = strconv.Atoi(parts[3])
+	if (err != nil) {
+		return nil, Errorf("Malformed points: %s", parts[3])
+	}
+	
+	if len(parts) == 5 {
+		ret.comment = parts[4]
+	}
+	
+	return &ret
+}
+
+func (a *Award) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d %s %s %d %s", a.when.Unix(), a.team, a.category, a.points, a.comment)
+}
+
+// collectPoints gathers up files in points.new/ and appends their contents to points.log,
+// removing each points.new/ file as it goes.
+func collectPoints() {
+	pointsLog = os.OpenFile(statePath("points.log"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	defer pointsLog.Close()
+	
+	for f := range allfiles(statePath("points.new")) {
+		filename := statePath("points.new", f.Name())
+		s := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+		award, err := ParseAward(s)
+		if (err != nil) {
+			log.Printf("Can't parse award file %s: %s", filename, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(pointsLog, "%s\n", award.String())
+		log.Print(award.String())
+		pointsLog.Sync()
+		err := os.Remove(filename)
+		if (err != nil) {
+			log.Printf("Unable to remove %s: %s", filename, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
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