diff --git a/include/directory.php b/include/directory.php
index 4fdcf4928..2c9daa5ea 100644
--- a/include/directory.php
+++ b/include/directory.php
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <?php
+require_once("boot.php");
 
-	require_once("boot.php");
-
-	$a = new App;
-
-	@include(".htconfig.php");
-	require_once("dba.php");
-	$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+function directory_run($argv, $argc){
+  global $a, $db;
 
+  if(is_null($a)){
+    $a = new App;
+  }
+  
+  if(is_null($db)){
+    @include(".htconfig.php");
+    require_once("dba.php");
+    $db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+    unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  };
 
 	if($argc != 2)
 		return;
@@ -20,9 +25,14 @@
 	$dir = get_config('system','directory_submit_url');
 
 	if(! strlen($dir))
-		exit;
+		return;
 
 	fetch_url($dir . '?url=' . bin2hex($argv[1]));
 
 	return;
+}
 
+if (array_search(__file__,get_included_files())===0){
+  directory_run($argv,$argc);
+  killme();
+}
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index bb38ecf51..dd5d55ed0 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <?php
+require_once("boot.php");
 
-	require_once("boot.php");
-
-	$a = new App;
-
-	@include(".htconfig.php");
-	require_once("dba.php");
-	$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
+  global $a, $db;
 
+  if(is_null($a)){
+    $a = new App;
+  }
+  
+  if(is_null($db)){
+    @include(".htconfig.php");
+    require_once("dba.php");
+    $db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+    unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  };
 
 	require_once("session.php");
 	require_once("datetime.php");
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@
 		default:
 			$item_id = intval($argv[2]);
 			if(! $item_id){
-				killme(); return;
+				return;
 			}
 			break;
 	}
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@
 				intval($item_id)
 		);
 		if(! count($message)){
-			killme(); return;
+			return;
 		}
 		$uid = $message[0]['uid'];
 		$recipients[] = $message[0]['contact-id'];
@@ -52,15 +57,15 @@
 
 	}
 	else {
-		// find ancestors
 
+		// find ancestors
 		$r = q("SELECT `parent`, `uid`, `edited` FROM `item` WHERE `id` = %d LIMIT 1",
 			intval($item_id)
 		);
 		if(! count($r)){
-			killme(); return;
+			return;
 		}
-
+  
 		$parent_id = $r[0]['parent'];
 		$uid = $r[0]['uid'];
 		$updated = $r[0]['edited'];
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@
 		);
 
 		if(! count($items)){
-			killme(); return;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@
 	if(count($r))
 		$owner = $r[0];
 	else {
-		killme(); return;
+		return;
 	}
 	$hub = get_config('system','huburl');
 
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@
 		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `id` IN ( $conversant_str ) AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0");
 
 		if( ! count($r)){
-			killme(); return;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		$contacts = $r;
@@ -254,7 +259,7 @@
 		dbesc($recip_str)
 	);
 	if(! count($r)){
-		killme(); return;
+		return;
 	}
 	// delivery loop
 
@@ -365,5 +370,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	killme();
+	return;
+}
 
+if (array_search(__file__,get_included_files())===0){
+  echo "run!";
+  notifier_run($argv,$argc);
+  killme();
+}
diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index a4bc60767..1003b2f08 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 <?php
+require_once("boot.php");
 
+function poller_run($argv, $argc){
+  global $a, $db;
 
-	require_once('boot.php');
-
-	$a = new App;
-
-	@include('.htconfig.php');
-	require_once('dba.php');
-	$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  if(is_null($a)){
+    $a = new App;
+  }
+  
+  if(is_null($db)){
+    @include(".htconfig.php");
+    require_once("dba.php");
+    $db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+    unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  };
 
 	require_once('session.php');
 	require_once('datetime.php');
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@
 		AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `readonly` = 0 ORDER BY RAND()");
 
 	if(! count($contacts)){
-		killme(); return;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	foreach($contacts as $contact) {
@@ -267,7 +272,10 @@
 		// loop - next contact
 	}  
 		
-	killme();
-
-
+	return;
+}
 
+if (array_search(__file__,get_included_files())===0){
+  poller_run($argv,$argc);
+  killme();
+}
diff --git a/include/queue.php b/include/queue.php
index fae93e328..d4fc7dbd6 100644
--- a/include/queue.php
+++ b/include/queue.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-
+require_once("boot.php");
 
 function update_queue_time($id) {
 	logger('queue: requeue item ' . $id);
@@ -16,14 +16,19 @@ function remove_queue_item($id) {
 	);
 }
 
-	require_once("boot.php");
+function queue_run($argv, $argc){
+  global $a, $db;
 
-	$a = new App;
-
-	@include(".htconfig.php");
-	require_once("dba.php");
-	$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-		unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  if(is_null($a)){
+    $a = new App;
+  }
+  
+  if(is_null($db)){
+    @include(".htconfig.php");
+    require_once("dba.php");
+    $db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+    unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
+  };
 
 
 	require_once("session.php");
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ function remove_queue_item($id) {
 	$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `queue` WHERE `last` < UTC_TIMESTAMP() - INTERVAL 15 MINUTE ");
 
 	if(! count($r)){
-		killme(); return;
+		return;
 	}
 	// delivery loop
 
@@ -118,7 +123,11 @@ function remove_queue_item($id) {
 		}
 	}
 		
-	killme();
+	return;
 
-	// NOTREACHED
+}
 
+if (array_search(__file__,get_included_files())===0){
+  queue_run($argv,$argc);
+  killme();
+}