diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 662b09b..1fdea9c 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Please refer to the SSH section for further details.
 
 #+BEGIN_HTML
 <p align="center">
-    <a href="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.1.0-blue">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.1.0-blue">
+    <a href="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.2.0-blue">
+        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.2.0-blue">
     </a>
     <a href="https://github.com/cloudsftp/reView/actions/workflows/compile.yaml">
         <img src="https://github.com/cloudsftp/reView/actions/workflows/compile.yaml/badge.svg">
diff --git a/client/src/config.rs b/client/src/config.rs
index 82b2244..2b9713b 100644
--- a/client/src/config.rs
+++ b/client/src/config.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ fn resolve_option<T: From<String>>(cli_value: Option<T>, variable_name: &str, de
     )
 }
 
+/*
 fn resolve_boolean_option(cli_value: bool, variable_name: &str, default: bool) -> bool {
     let cli_value = if cli_value { Some(true) } else { None };
     resolve_with(
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ fn resolve_boolean_option(cli_value: bool, variable_name: &str, default: bool) -
         default,
     )
 }
+*/
 
 fn resolve_with<T>(
     cli_value: Option<T>,
diff --git a/client/src/connection/mod.rs b/client/src/connection/mod.rs
index 83bbc22..2084815 100644
--- a/client/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/client/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,20 @@
 mod ssh;
 pub mod video;
 
-use std::any::type_name;
-
 use anyhow::{Context, Error};
-use futures::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use review_server::{
     config::{StreamConfig, device::DeviceConfig},
+    connection::FramedTcpConnection,
     version::VersionInfo,
 };
-use serde::{Serialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
-use tokio_util::{
-    bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut},
-    codec::{Framed, LengthDelimitedCodec},
-};
 use tracing::info;
 
 use crate::config::ClientOptions;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Connection {
-    framed: Framed<TcpStream, LengthDelimitedCodec>,
+    framed: FramedTcpConnection,
 }
 
 impl Connection {
@@ -36,9 +29,9 @@ impl Connection {
 
         stream.set_nodelay(true).context("could not set nodelay")?;
 
-        let framed = Framed::new(stream, LengthDelimitedCodec::new());
+        let framed = FramedTcpConnection::new(stream);
 
-        Ok(Connection { framed })
+        Ok(Self { framed })
     }
 
     pub async fn initialize_communication(
@@ -50,6 +43,7 @@ impl Connection {
             .context("error while authenticating")?;
 
         let version_info: VersionInfo = self
+            .framed
             .receive()
             .await
             .context("could not receive version info")?;
@@ -70,63 +64,11 @@ impl Connection {
 
         info!("sending out stream config {:?}", &stream_config);
 
-        self.send(&stream_config)
+        self.framed
+            .send(&stream_config)
             .await
             .context("could not send device config")?;
 
         Ok(device_config)
     }
-
-    async fn receive<T: DeserializeOwned>(&mut self) -> Result<T, Error> {
-        let msg = self
-            .framed
-            .next()
-            .await
-            .context(format!(
-                "connection closed before message of type {} was received",
-                type_name::<T>(),
-            ))?
-            .context(format!(
-                "could not receive message of type {}",
-                type_name::<T>()
-            ))?;
-
-        let stream_config = bson::deserialize_from_slice(&msg).context(format!(
-            "could not deserialize message of type {}",
-            type_name::<T>(),
-        ))?;
-
-        Ok(stream_config)
-    }
-
-    async fn receive_raw(&mut self) -> Result<BytesMut, Error> {
-        self.framed
-            .next()
-            .await
-            .context("connection closed before raw message was received".to_string())?
-            .context("could not receive raw message".to_string())
-    }
-
-    async fn send<T: Serialize>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let msg = bson::serialize_to_vec(value)
-            .context(format!("could not serialize type {}", type_name::<T>()))?;
-
-        self.framed
-            .send(msg.into())
-            .await
-            .context(format!(
-                "could not send serialized message of type {}",
-                type_name::<T>()
-            ))
-            .map(|_| ())
-    }
-
-    #[allow(unused)]
-    async fn send_raw(&mut self, msg: Bytes) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.framed
-            .send(msg)
-            .await
-            .context("could not send raw message".to_string())
-            .map(|_| ())
-    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs b/client/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
index e73f136..b2544bc 100644
--- a/client/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
+++ b/client/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use keys::get_keys_to_check;
 impl Connection {
     pub async fn authenticate(&mut self, client_options: ClientOptions) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let token: AuthentificationToken = self
+            .framed
             .receive()
             .await
             .context("could not receive authentification token")?;
@@ -71,11 +72,13 @@ impl Connection {
 
         let signatures: Signatures = signatures.try_into()?;
 
-        self.send(&signatures)
+        self.framed
+            .send(&signatures)
             .await
             .context("could not send over all public keys to check")?;
 
         let authorized_key: AuthorizedPublicKey = self
+            .framed
             .receive()
             .await
             .context("could not receive authorized key index")?;
diff --git a/client/src/connection/video.rs b/client/src/connection/video.rs
index b16e2e8..4550c9a 100644
--- a/client/src/connection/video.rs
+++ b/client/src/connection/video.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl VideoConnection {
 
             let compressed_frame = self
                 .conn
+                .framed
                 .receive_raw()
                 .await
                 .context("could not reveive next frame")?;
diff --git a/server/src/connection/mod.rs b/server/src/connection/mod.rs
index b892c12..c8c5d4a 100644
--- a/server/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ use crate::version::VersionInfo;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Connection {
-    framed: Framed<TcpStream, LengthDelimitedCodec>,
+    framed: FramedTcpConnection,
 }
 
 impl Connection {
     pub fn new(stream: TcpStream) -> Self {
-        let framed = Framed::new(stream, LengthDelimitedCodec::new());
+        let framed = FramedTcpConnection::new(stream);
 
-        Connection { framed }
+        Self { framed }
     }
 
     pub async fn initialize_communication(&mut self) -> Result<StreamConfig, Error> {
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ impl Connection {
 
         info!("sending out version information");
 
-        self.send(&version_info)
+        self.framed
+            .send(&version_info)
             .await
             .context("could not send out version information")?;
 
         let stream_config: StreamConfig = self
+            .framed
             .receive()
             .await
             .context("could not receive stream config")?;
@@ -54,8 +56,21 @@ impl Connection {
 
         Ok(stream_config)
     }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FramedTcpConnection {
+    framed: Framed<TcpStream, LengthDelimitedCodec>,
+}
+
+impl FramedTcpConnection {
+    pub fn new(stream: TcpStream) -> Self {
+        let framed = Framed::new(stream, LengthDelimitedCodec::new());
+
+        Self { framed }
+    }
 
-    async fn receive<T: DeserializeOwned>(&mut self) -> Result<T, Error> {
+    pub async fn receive<T: DeserializeOwned>(&mut self) -> Result<T, Error> {
         let msg = self
             .framed
             .next()
@@ -78,7 +93,7 @@ impl Connection {
     }
 
     #[allow(unused)]
-    async fn receive_raw(&mut self) -> Result<BytesMut, Error> {
+    pub async fn receive_raw(&mut self) -> Result<BytesMut, Error> {
         self.framed
             .next()
             .await
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ impl Connection {
             .context("could not receive raw message".to_string())
     }
 
-    async fn send<T: Serialize>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn send<T: Serialize>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let msg = bson::serialize_to_vec(value)
             .context(format!("could not serialize type {}", type_name::<T>()))?;
 
@@ -100,7 +115,7 @@ impl Connection {
             .map(|_| ())
     }
 
-    async fn send_raw(&mut self, msg: Bytes) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn send_raw(&mut self, msg: Bytes) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.framed
             .send(msg)
             .await
diff --git a/server/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs b/server/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
index 691a582..66f2647 100644
--- a/server/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/connection/ssh/mod.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ pub struct AuthorizedPublicKey {
 impl Connection {
     pub async fn authenticate(&mut self) -> Result<PublicKey, Error> {
         let token = AuthentificationToken::new();
-        self.send(&token)
+        self.framed
+            .send(&token)
             .await
             .context("could not send authentification token to client")?;
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ impl Connection {
         let authorized_keys = get_authorized_keys().context("could not get authorized keys")?;
 
         let signatures: Signatures = self
+            .framed
             .receive()
             .await
             .context("could not receive public keys")?;
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ impl Connection {
             index: authorized_key_index,
         };
 
-        self.send(&authorized_key_message)
+        self.framed
+            .send(&authorized_key_message)
             .await
             .context("could not send index of authorized key")?;
 
diff --git a/server/src/connection/video.rs b/server/src/connection/video.rs
index c466b3d..cce892a 100644
--- a/server/src/connection/video.rs
+++ b/server/src/connection/video.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl VideoConnection {
             );
 
             self.conn
+                .framed
                 .send_raw(encoded_buffer.into())
                 .await
                 .context("could not send next frame")?;