diff --git a/includes/application.php b/includes/application.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..418dd08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/application.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+use Engelsystem\Application;
+use Engelsystem\Config\Config;
+use Engelsystem\Exceptions\Handler;
+use Engelsystem\Exceptions\Handlers\HandlerInterface;
+
+
+/**
+ * Include the autoloader
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/autoload.php';
+
+
+/**
+ * Initialize and bootstrap the application
+ */
+$app = new Application(realpath(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..'));
+$appConfig = $app->make(Config::class);
+$appConfig->set(require config_path('app.php'));
+$app->bootstrap($appConfig);
+
+
+/**
+ * Configure application
+ */
+date_default_timezone_set($app->get('config')->get('timezone'));
+
+if (config('environment') == 'development') {
+    $errorHandler = $app->get('error.handler');
+    $errorHandler->setEnvironment(Handler::ENV_DEVELOPMENT);
+    $app->bind(HandlerInterface::class, 'error.handler.development');
+    ini_set('display_errors', true);
+    error_reporting(E_ALL);
+} else {
+    ini_set('display_errors', false);
+}
diff --git a/includes/engelsystem.php b/includes/engelsystem.php
index 07abbb42..f7d813c5 100644
--- a/includes/engelsystem.php
+++ b/includes/engelsystem.php
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-use Engelsystem\Application;
-use Engelsystem\Config\Config;
-use Engelsystem\Exceptions\Handler;
-use Engelsystem\Exceptions\Handlers\HandlerInterface;
-
 /**
- * This file includes all needed functions, connects to the db etc.
+ * Bootstrap application
  */
-require_once __DIR__ . '/autoload.php';
+require __DIR__ . '/application.php';
 
 
 /**
@@ -17,31 +12,6 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/autoload.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/includes.php';
 
 
-/**
- * Initialize and bootstrap the application
- */
-$app = new Application(realpath(__DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '..'));
-$appConfig = $app->make(Config::class);
-$appConfig->set(require config_path('app.php'));
-$app->bootstrap($appConfig);
-
-
-/**
- * Configure application
- */
-date_default_timezone_set($app->get('config')->get('timezone'));
-
-if (config('environment') == 'development') {
-    $errorHandler = $app->get('error.handler');
-    $errorHandler->setEnvironment(Handler::ENV_DEVELOPMENT);
-    $app->bind(HandlerInterface::class, 'error.handler.development');
-    ini_set('display_errors', true);
-    error_reporting(E_ALL);
-} else {
-    ini_set('display_errors', false);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Check for maintenance
  */