diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
index 3c7560eac2..ac514d69b0 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/application/WLGitBridgeServer.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.util.log.Log;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.application.jetty.NullLogger;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.exception.InvalidRootDirectoryPathException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.git.servlet.WLGitServlet;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.WriteLatexAPI;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.WLDataModel;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class WLGitBridgeServer {
         servletContextHandler.setContextPath("/");
         servletContextHandler.addServlet(
                 new ServletHolder(
-                        new WLGitServlet(servletContextHandler, new WLDataModel(rootGitDirectoryPath), rootGitDirectoryPath)),
+                        new WLGitServlet(servletContextHandler, new WriteLatexAPI(new WLDataModel(rootGitDirectoryPath)), rootGitDirectoryPath)),
                 "/*"
         );
         return servletContextHandler;
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/WriteLatexAPI.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/WriteLatexAPI.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99aca2147d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/WriteLatexAPI.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex;
+
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.RawDirectoryContents;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.WritableRepositoryContents;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.WriteLatexDataSource;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.exception.FailedConnectionException;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.SnapshotGetDocRequest;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.exception.InvalidProjectException;
+import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model.WLDataModel;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Winston on 16/11/14.
+ */
+public class WriteLatexAPI implements WriteLatexDataSource {
+
+    private final WLDataModel dataModel;
+
+    public WriteLatexAPI(WLDataModel dataModel) {
+        this.dataModel = dataModel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean repositoryExists(String projectName) throws FailedConnectionException {
+        SnapshotGetDocRequest snapshotGetDocRequest = new SnapshotGetDocRequest(projectName);
+        snapshotGetDocRequest.request();
+        try {
+            snapshotGetDocRequest.getResult().getVersionID();
+        } catch (InvalidProjectException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<WritableRepositoryContents> getWritableRepositories(String projectName) throws FailedConnectionException, InvalidProjectException {
+        return dataModel.updateProjectWithName(projectName);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void putDirectoryContentsToProjectWithName(String projectName, RawDirectoryContents directoryContents) throws SnapshotPostException {
+        dataModel.put(projectName, directoryContents);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
index 02c28e0eda..385fd59dd8 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/writelatex/model/WLDataModel.java
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ package uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.model;
 
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.RawDirectoryContents;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.WritableRepositoryContents;
-import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.bridge.WriteLatexDataSource;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.SnapshotPostException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.exception.FailedConnectionException;
-import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.SnapshotGetDocRequest;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.api.request.getdoc.exception.InvalidProjectException;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.filestore.node.WLDirectoryNode;
 import uk.ac.ic.wlgitbridge.writelatex.filestore.store.WLFileStore;
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 /**
  * Created by Winston on 06/11/14.
  */
-public class WLDataModel implements WriteLatexDataSource {
+public class WLDataModel {
 
     private final Map<String, WLProject> projects;
     private final WLFileStore fileStore;
@@ -28,25 +26,22 @@ public class WLDataModel implements WriteLatexDataSource {
         fileStore = new WLFileStore(rootGitDirectoryPath);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean repositoryExists(String projectName) throws FailedConnectionException {
-        SnapshotGetDocRequest snapshotGetDocRequest = new SnapshotGetDocRequest(projectName);
-        snapshotGetDocRequest.request();
-        try {
-            snapshotGetDocRequest.getResult().getVersionID();
-        } catch (InvalidProjectException e) {
-            return false;
+    public List<WritableRepositoryContents> updateProjectWithName(String name) throws FailedConnectionException, InvalidProjectException {
+        return fileStore.updateForProject(getProjectWithName(name));
+    }
+
+    public WLProject getProjectWithName(String name) {
+        WLProject project;
+        if (projects.containsKey(name)) {
+            project = projects.get(name);
+        } else {
+            project = new WLProject(name);
+            projects.put(name, project);
         }
-        return true;
+        return project;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public List<WritableRepositoryContents> getWritableRepositories(String projectName) throws FailedConnectionException, InvalidProjectException {
-        return updateProjectWithName(projectName);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void putDirectoryContentsToProjectWithName(String projectName, RawDirectoryContents directoryContents) throws SnapshotPostException {
+    public void put(String projectName, RawDirectoryContents directoryContents) throws SnapshotPostException {
         WLDirectoryNode dn = fileStore.createCandidateDirectoryNodeForProjectWithContents(getProjectWithName(projectName), directoryContents);
         System.out.println("Pushing project with name: " + projectName);
         System.out.println(dn);
@@ -64,19 +59,4 @@ public class WLDataModel implements WriteLatexDataSource {
         };
     }
 
-    private List<WritableRepositoryContents> updateProjectWithName(String name) throws FailedConnectionException, InvalidProjectException {
-        return fileStore.updateForProject(getProjectWithName(name));
-    }
-
-    private WLProject getProjectWithName(String name) {
-        WLProject project;
-        if (projects.containsKey(name)) {
-            project = projects.get(name);
-        } else {
-            project = new WLProject(name);
-            projects.put(name, project);
-        }
-        return project;
-    }
-
 }