diff --git a/src/main/blockchain/electrum.ts b/src/main/blockchain/electrum.ts
index 82e4da60..4cc88fa0 100644
--- a/src/main/blockchain/electrum.ts
+++ b/src/main/blockchain/electrum.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   transactionsStatusChanged,
 } from '../../store/features/electrumSlice';
 import { ELECTRUM_PROBE_TRANSACTIONS, ELECTRUM_SERVERS } from './electrumData';
-import { sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer } from '../main';
+import { sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer } from '../ipc';
 
 const REPROBE_DELAY_MS = 60 * 1000;
 
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f62c78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import { stopCli } from './cli/cli';
+import spawnBalanceCheck from './cli/commands/balanceCommand';
+import { resumeBuyXmr, spawnBuyXmr } from './cli/commands/buyXmrCommand';
+import spawnCancelRefund from './cli/commands/cancelRefundCommand';
+import spawnWithdrawBtc from './cli/commands/withdrawBtcCommand';
+import spawnListSellersCommand from './cli/commands/listSellersCommand';
+import { getCliLogFile } from './cli/dirs';
+import { spawnTor, stopTor } from './tor';
+import logger from '../utils/logger';
+import { mainWindow } from './main';
+
+export default function registerIpcHandlers() {
+  ipcMain.handle('stop-cli', stopCli);
+
+  ipcMain.handle('spawn-balance-check', spawnBalanceCheck);
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    'spawn-buy-xmr',
+    (_event, provider, redeemAddress, refundAddress) =>
+      spawnBuyXmr(provider, redeemAddress, refundAddress)
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle('resume-buy-xmr', (_event, swapId) => resumeBuyXmr(swapId));
+
+  ipcMain.handle('spawn-cancel-refund', (_event, swapId) =>
+    spawnCancelRefund(swapId)
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle('spawn-withdraw-btc', (_event, address) =>
+    spawnWithdrawBtc(address)
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle('spawn-list-sellers', (_event, rendezvousPointAddress) =>
+    spawnListSellersCommand(rendezvousPointAddress)
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle('get-cli-log-path', (_event, swapId) => getCliLogFile(swapId));
+
+  ipcMain.handle('spawn-tor', spawnTor);
+
+  ipcMain.handle('stop-tor', stopTor);
+}
+
+export function sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer(
+  message: string,
+  variant: string,
+  autoHideDuration: number | null,
+  key: string | null
+) {
+  function send() {
+    logger.debug(
+      { message, variant, autoHideDuration, key },
+      'Attempting to send snackbar alert to renderer'
+    );
+    if (mainWindow) {
+      if (
+        mainWindow.webContents.isDestroyed() ||
+        mainWindow.webContents.isLoading()
+      ) {
+        logger.debug(
+          'Main window is loading, waiting for it to finish before sending snackbar alert'
+        );
+        mainWindow.webContents.once('did-finish-load', () =>
+          setTimeout(send, 5000)
+        );
+      } else {
+        logger.debug(
+          { message, variant, autoHideDuration, key },
+          'Sending snackbar alert to renderer'
+        );
+        mainWindow?.webContents.send(
+          'display-snackbar-alert',
+          message,
+          variant,
+          autoHideDuration,
+          key
+        );
+      }
+    } else {
+      setTimeout(send, 1000);
+    }
+  }
+
+  send();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index a58e3cba..005292aa 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -10,27 +10,24 @@
  */
 import 'core-js/stable';
 import 'regenerator-runtime/runtime';
-import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, shell } from 'electron';
+import { app, BrowserWindow, shell } from 'electron';
 import blocked from 'blocked-at';
 import { resolveHtmlPath } from './util';
 import { stopCli } from './cli/cli';
 import spawnBalanceCheck from './cli/commands/balanceCommand';
-import { resumeBuyXmr, spawnBuyXmr } from './cli/commands/buyXmrCommand';
-import spawnWithdrawBtc from './cli/commands/withdrawBtcCommand';
 import watchDatabase from './cli/database';
 import { getPlatform, isDevelopment } from '../store/config';
-import { getAssetPath, fixAppDataPath, getCliLogFile } from './cli/dirs';
+import { getAssetPath, fixAppDataPath } from './cli/dirs';
 import initSocket from './socket';
 import logger from '../utils/logger';
 import watchElectrumTransactions from './blockchain/electrum';
 import watchLogs from './cli/log';
-import spawnListSellersCommand from './cli/commands/listSellersCommand';
-import { spawnTor, stopTor } from './tor';
-import spawnCancelRefund from './cli/commands/cancelRefundCommand';
+import { stopTor } from './tor';
 import initAutoUpdater from './updater';
 import initStats from './stats';
+import registerIpcHandlers from './ipc';
 
-let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
+export let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 
 async function installExtensions() {
   const installer = require('electron-devtools-installer');
@@ -128,6 +125,7 @@ if (gotTheLock) {
     .whenReady()
     .then(async () => {
       createWindow();
+      registerIpcHandlers();
       initSocket();
       watchDatabase();
       spawnBalanceCheck();
@@ -157,76 +155,3 @@ if (isDevelopment) {
     }
   );
 }
-
-export function sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer(
-  message: string,
-  variant: string,
-  autoHideDuration: number | null,
-  key: string | null
-) {
-  function send() {
-    logger.debug(
-      { message, variant, autoHideDuration, key },
-      'Attempting to send snackbar alert to renderer'
-    );
-    if (mainWindow) {
-      if (
-        mainWindow.webContents.isDestroyed() ||
-        mainWindow.webContents.isLoading()
-      ) {
-        logger.debug(
-          'Main window is loading, waiting for it to finish before sending snackbar alert'
-        );
-        mainWindow.webContents.once('did-finish-load', () =>
-          setTimeout(send, 5000)
-        );
-      } else {
-        logger.debug(
-          { message, variant, autoHideDuration, key },
-          'Sending snackbar alert to renderer'
-        );
-        mainWindow?.webContents.send(
-          'display-snackbar-alert',
-          message,
-          variant,
-          autoHideDuration,
-          key
-        );
-      }
-    } else {
-      setTimeout(send, 1000);
-    }
-  }
-
-  send();
-}
-
-ipcMain.handle('stop-cli', stopCli);
-
-ipcMain.handle('spawn-balance-check', spawnBalanceCheck);
-
-ipcMain.handle(
-  'spawn-buy-xmr',
-  (_event, provider, redeemAddress, refundAddress) =>
-    spawnBuyXmr(provider, redeemAddress, refundAddress)
-);
-
-ipcMain.handle('resume-buy-xmr', (_event, swapId) => resumeBuyXmr(swapId));
-
-ipcMain.handle('spawn-cancel-refund', (_event, swapId) =>
-  spawnCancelRefund(swapId)
-);
-
-ipcMain.handle('spawn-withdraw-btc', (_event, address) =>
-  spawnWithdrawBtc(address)
-);
-
-ipcMain.handle('spawn-list-sellers', (_event, rendezvousPointAddress) =>
-  spawnListSellersCommand(rendezvousPointAddress)
-);
-
-ipcMain.handle('get-cli-log-path', (_event, swapId) => getCliLogFile(swapId));
-
-ipcMain.handle('spawn-tor', spawnTor);
-
-ipcMain.handle('stop-tor', stopTor);
diff --git a/src/main/socket.ts b/src/main/socket.ts
index 97a9a632..fde3806c 100644
--- a/src/main/socket.ts
+++ b/src/main/socket.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { io, Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
 import { app } from 'electron';
 import { ExtendedProviderStatus, Provider } from '../models/apiModel';
 import logger from '../utils/logger';
-import { sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer } from './main';
+import { sendSnackbarAlertToRenderer } from './ipc';
 import { store } from '../store/store';
 import {
   increaseFailedRegistryReconnectAttemptsSinceLastSuccess,