diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 07e7b66..e7e58df 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ use crate::error::MyResult;
 use crate::federation::objects::article::DbArticle;
 use crate::federation::objects::instance::DbInstance;
 use axum::extract::Path;
-use axum::Json;
+use axum::routing::get;
+use axum::{Json, Router};
 use axum_macros::debug_handler;
 
+pub fn api_routes() -> Router {
+    Router::new().route("/article/:title", get(api_get_article))
+}
+
 #[debug_handler]
-pub async fn api_get_article(Path(title): Path<String>) -> MyResult<Json<DbArticle>> {
+async fn api_get_article(Path(title): Path<String>) -> MyResult<Json<DbArticle>> {
     let instance = DbInstance::new("localhost")?;
     let article = DbArticle::new(title, "dummy".to_string(), instance.ap_id)?;
     Ok(Json(article))
diff --git a/src/federation/routes.rs b/src/federation/routes.rs
index 0c8bcee..400fd49 100644
--- a/src/federation/routes.rs
+++ b/src/federation/routes.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ use activitypub_federation::protocol::context::WithContext;
 use activitypub_federation::traits::Object;
 use axum::extract::path::Path;
 use axum::response::IntoResponse;
+use axum::routing::{get, post};
+use axum::Router;
 use axum_macros::debug_handler;
 
+pub fn federation_routes() -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/:user/inbox", post(http_post_user_inbox))
+        .route("/:user", get(http_get_user))
+}
+
 #[debug_handler]
-pub async fn http_get_user(
+async fn http_get_user(
     Path(name): Path<String>,
     data: Data<DatabaseHandle>,
 ) -> MyResult<FederationJson<WithContext<Person>>> {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 43981aa..b8fae9b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ use crate::utils::generate_object_id;
 use tracing::log::LevelFilter;
 
 use activitypub_federation::config::FederationMiddleware;
-use axum::{
-    routing::{get, post},
-    Router, Server,
-};
+use axum::{Router, Server};
 
-use crate::api::api_get_article;
+use crate::api::api_routes;
 use crate::error::MyResult;
-use crate::federation::routes::http_get_user;
-use crate::federation::routes::http_post_user_inbox;
+use crate::federation::routes::federation_routes;
 use federation::federation_config;
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 use tracing::info;
@@ -33,11 +29,8 @@ pub async fn start(hostname: &str) -> MyResult<()> {
     info!("Listening with axum on {hostname}");
     let config = config.clone();
     let app = Router::new()
-        // federation routes
-        .route("/:user/inbox", post(http_post_user_inbox))
-        .route("/:user", get(http_get_user))
-        // api routes
-        .route("/api/v1/article/:title", get(api_get_article))
+        .nest("", federation_routes())
+        .nest("/api/v1", api_routes())
         .layer(FederationMiddleware::new(config));
 
     let addr = hostname
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 20e4447..6f07315 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 extern crate fediwiki;
+
+use fediwiki::error::MyResult;
 use fediwiki::federation::objects::article::DbArticle;
 use fediwiki::start;
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_get_article() {
+async fn test_get_article() -> MyResult<()> {
     let hostname = "localhost:8131";
     let handle = tokio::task::spawn(async {
         start(hostname).await.unwrap();
@@ -11,18 +13,17 @@ async fn test_get_article() {
 
     let title = "Manu_Chao";
     let res: DbArticle = reqwest::get(format!("http://{hostname}/api/v1/article/{title}"))
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
+        .await?
         .json()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
+        .await?;
     assert_eq!(title, res.title);
     assert!(res.local);
     handle.abort();
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn test_follow_instance() {
+async fn test_follow_instance() -> MyResult<()> {
     let hostname_alpha = "localhost:8131";
     let hostname_beta = "localhost:8132";
     let handle_alpha = tokio::task::spawn(async {
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ async fn test_follow_instance() {
         start(hostname_beta).await.unwrap();
     });
 
+    // TODO
+
     handle_alpha.abort();
     handle_beta.abort();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    Ok(())
+}