diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 95b25999a6..b9c8051a74 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ node.path = new function () {
 // Timers
 
 function setTimeout (callback, delay) {
-  var timer = new Timer(callback, delay, 0); 
+  var timer = new node.Timer(callback, delay, 0); 
   timer.start();
   return timer;
 };
 
 function setInterval (callback, delay) {
-  var timer = new Timer(callback, delay, delay); 
+  var timer = new node.Timer(callback, delay, delay); 
   timer.start();
   return timer;
 };
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 36d8bebbde..7bcdc1bc46 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 
   // BUILT-IN MODULES
-  node::Init_timer(g);
+  Timer::Initialize(node);
 
   File::Initialize(g);
 
diff --git a/src/timer.cc b/src/timer.cc
index 21553f1b6f..518259559d 100644
--- a/src/timer.cc
+++ b/src/timer.cc
@@ -5,19 +5,18 @@
 using namespace v8;
 using namespace node;
 
-class Timer : ObjectWrap {
- public:
-  Timer(Handle<Object> handle, Handle<Function> callback, ev_tstamp after, ev_tstamp repeat);
-  ~Timer();
+void
+Timer::Initialize (Handle<Object> target)
+{
+  HandleScope scope;
 
-  static Handle<Value> New (const Arguments& args);
-  static Handle<Value> Start (const Arguments& args);
-  static Handle<Value> Stop (const Arguments& args);
+  Local<FunctionTemplate> timer_template = FunctionTemplate::New(Timer::New);
+  timer_template->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
+  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Timer"), timer_template->GetFunction());
 
- private:
-  static void OnTimeout (EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents);
-  ev_timer watcher_;
-};
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(timer_template->InstanceTemplate(), "start", Timer::Start);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(timer_template->InstanceTemplate(), "stop", Timer::Stop);
+}
 
 void
 Timer::OnTimeout (EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents)
@@ -99,16 +98,3 @@ Timer::Stop (const Arguments& args)
   timer->Detach();
   return Undefined();
 }
-
-void
-node::Init_timer (Handle<Object> target)
-{
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  Local<FunctionTemplate> timer_template = FunctionTemplate::New(Timer::New);
-  timer_template->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(1);
-  target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Timer"), timer_template->GetFunction());
-
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(timer_template->InstanceTemplate(), "start", Timer::Start);
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(timer_template->InstanceTemplate(), "stop", Timer::Stop);
-}
diff --git a/src/timer.h b/src/timer.h
index ab64c27ae2..cee3be4da0 100644
--- a/src/timer.h
+++ b/src/timer.h
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
 #ifndef node_timer_h
 #define node_timer_h
 
+#include "node.h"
 #include <v8.h>
+#include <ev.h>
 
 namespace node {
 
-void Init_timer (v8::Handle<v8::Object> target);
+class Timer : ObjectWrap {
+ public:
+  static void Initialize (v8::Handle<v8::Object> target);
+
+ protected:
+  Timer(v8::Handle<v8::Object> handle,
+        v8::Handle<v8::Function> callback,
+        ev_tstamp after,
+        ev_tstamp repeat);
+  ~Timer();
+
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> New (const v8::Arguments& args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Start (const v8::Arguments& args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Stop (const v8::Arguments& args);
+
+ private:
+  static void OnTimeout (EV_P_ ev_timer *watcher, int revents);
+  ev_timer watcher_;
+};
 
 } // namespace node 
 #endif //  node_timer_h