diff --git a/core/rtmp/broadcaster.go b/core/rtmp/broadcaster.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3645bf5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/rtmp/broadcaster.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package rtmp
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nareix/joy5/format/flv/flvio"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func setCurrentBroadcasterInfo(t flvio.Tag, remoteAddr string) {
+	data, err := getInboundDetailsFromMetadata(t.DebugFields())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorln(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	broadcaster := models.Broadcaster{
+		RemoteAddr: remoteAddr,
+		Time:       time.Now(),
+		StreamDetails: models.InboundStreamDetails{
+			Width:          data.Width,
+			Height:         data.Height,
+			VideoBitrate:   int(data.VideoBitrate),
+			VideoCodec:     getVideoCodec(data.VideoCodec),
+			VideoFramerate: data.VideoFramerate,
+			AudioBitrate:   int(data.AudioBitrate),
+			AudioCodec:     getAudioCodec(data.AudioCodec),
+			Encoder:        data.Encoder,
+		},
+	}
+
+	core.SetBroadcaster(broadcaster)
+}
diff --git a/core/rtmp/rtmp.go b/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
index 419e289ce..a93c9576b 100644
--- a/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/core/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nareix/joy5/format/rtmp"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 )
 
 var (
-	//IsConnected whether there is a connection or not
-	_isConnected = false
+	_hasInboundRTMPConnection = false
 )
 
 var _pipe *os.File
@@ -61,31 +59,6 @@ func Start() {
 	}
 }
 
-func setCurrentBroadcasterInfo(t flvio.Tag, remoteAddr string) {
-	data, err := getInboundDetailsFromMetadata(t.DebugFields())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorln(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	broadcaster := models.Broadcaster{
-		RemoteAddr: remoteAddr,
-		Time:       time.Now(),
-		StreamDetails: models.InboundStreamDetails{
-			Width:          data.Width,
-			Height:         data.Height,
-			VideoBitrate:   int(data.VideoBitrate),
-			VideoCodec:     getVideoCodec(data.VideoCodec),
-			VideoFramerate: data.VideoFramerate,
-			AudioBitrate:   int(data.AudioBitrate),
-			AudioCodec:     getAudioCodec(data.AudioCodec),
-			Encoder:        data.Encoder,
-		},
-	}
-
-	core.SetBroadcaster(broadcaster)
-}
-
 func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 	c.LogTagEvent = func(isRead bool, t flvio.Tag) {
 		if t.Type == flvio.TAG_AMF0 {
@@ -94,7 +67,7 @@ func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if _isConnected {
+	if _hasInboundRTMPConnection {
 		log.Errorln("stream already running; can not overtake an existing stream")
 		nc.Close()
 		return
@@ -113,7 +86,7 @@ func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 	pipePath := utils.GetTemporaryPipePath()
 	syscall.Mkfifo(pipePath, 0666)
 
-	_isConnected = true
+	_hasInboundRTMPConnection = true
 	core.SetStreamAsConnected()
 	_rtmpConnection = nc
 
@@ -126,7 +99,7 @@ func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 	w := flv.NewMuxer(f)
 
 	for {
-		if !_isConnected {
+		if !_hasInboundRTMPConnection {
 			break
 		}
 
@@ -147,7 +120,7 @@ func handleDisconnect(conn net.Conn) {
 	log.Infoln("RTMP disconnected.")
 	conn.Close()
 	_pipe.Close()
-	_isConnected = false
+	_hasInboundRTMPConnection = false
 }
 
 // Disconnect will force disconnect the current inbound RTMP connection.
@@ -159,9 +132,3 @@ func Disconnect() {
 	log.Infoln("Inbound stream disconnect requested.")
 	handleDisconnect(_rtmpConnection)
 }
-
-//IsConnected gets whether there is an rtmp connection or not
-//this is only a getter since it is controlled by the rtmp handler
-func IsConnected() bool {
-	return _isConnected
-}