diff --git a/src/ankisyncd/users/__init__.py b/src/ankisyncd/users/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9708b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ankisyncd/users/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import importlib
+import inspect
+
+from ankisyncd import logging
+from ankisyncd.users.simple_manager import SimpleUserManager
+from ankisyncd.users.sqlite_manager import SqliteUserManager
+
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_user_manager(config):
+    if "auth_db_path" in config and config["auth_db_path"]:
+        logger.info("Found auth_db_path in config, using SqliteUserManager for auth")
+        return SqliteUserManager(config["auth_db_path"], config["data_root"])
+    elif "user_manager" in config and config["user_manager"]:  # load from config
+        logger.info(
+            "Found user_manager in config, using {} for auth".format(
+                config["user_manager"]
+            )
+        )
+
+        module_name, class_name = config["user_manager"].rsplit(".", 1)
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name.strip())
+        class_ = getattr(module, class_name.strip())
+
+        if not SimpleUserManager in inspect.getmro(class_):
+            raise TypeError(
+                """"user_manager" found in the conf file but it doesn''t
+                            inherit from SimpleUserManager"""
+            )
+        return class_(config)
+    else:
+        logger.warning(
+            "neither auth_db_path nor user_manager set, ankisyncd will accept any password"
+        )
+        return SimpleUserManager()
diff --git a/src/ankisyncd/users/simple_manager.py b/src/ankisyncd/users/simple_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c62e35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ankisyncd/users/simple_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import os
+from ankisyncd import logging
+
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class SimpleUserManager:
+    """A simple user manager that always allows any user."""
+
+    def __init__(self, collection_path=""):
+        self.collection_path = collection_path
+
+    def authenticate(self, username, password):
+        """
+        Returns True if this username is allowed to connect with this password.
+        False otherwise. Override this to change how users are authenticated.
+        """
+
+        return True
+
+    def userdir(self, username):
+        """
+        Returns the directory name for the given user. By default, this is just
+        the username. Override this to adjust the mapping between users and
+        their directory.
+        """
+
+        return username
+
+    def _create_user_dir(self, username):
+        user_dir_path = os.path.join(self.collection_path, username)
+        if not os.path.isdir(user_dir_path):
+            logger.info(
+                "Creating collection directory for user '{}' at {}".format(
+                    username, user_dir_path
+                )
+            )
+            os.makedirs(user_dir_path)
diff --git a/src/ankisyncd/users.py b/src/ankisyncd/users/sqlite_manager.py
similarity index 70%
rename from src/ankisyncd/users.py
rename to src/ankisyncd/users/sqlite_manager.py
index ab1fb62..bf5fd9b 100644
--- a/src/ankisyncd/users.py
+++ b/src/ankisyncd/users/sqlite_manager.py
@@ -1,45 +1,11 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import binascii
 import hashlib
-import logging
 import os
 import sqlite3 as sqlite
+from ankisyncd import logging
+from ankisyncd.users.simple_manager import SimpleUserManager
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("ankisyncd.users")
-
-
-class SimpleUserManager:
-    """A simple user manager that always allows any user."""
-
-    def __init__(self, collection_path=""):
-        self.collection_path = collection_path
-
-    def authenticate(self, username, password):
-        """
-        Returns True if this username is allowed to connect with this password.
-        False otherwise. Override this to change how users are authenticated.
-        """
-
-        return True
-
-    def userdir(self, username):
-        """
-        Returns the directory name for the given user. By default, this is just
-        the username. Override this to adjust the mapping between users and
-        their directory.
-        """
-
-        return username
-
-    def _create_user_dir(self, username):
-        user_dir_path = os.path.join(self.collection_path, username)
-        if not os.path.isdir(user_dir_path):
-            logger.info(
-                "Creating collection directory for user '{}' at {}".format(
-                    username, user_dir_path
-                )
-            )
-            os.makedirs(user_dir_path)
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
 class SqliteUserManager(SimpleUserManager):
@@ -208,33 +174,3 @@ class SqliteUserManager(SimpleUserManager):
         )
         conn.commit()
         conn.close()
-
-
-def get_user_manager(config):
-    if "auth_db_path" in config and config["auth_db_path"]:
-        logger.info("Found auth_db_path in config, using SqliteUserManager for auth")
-        return SqliteUserManager(config["auth_db_path"], config["data_root"])
-    elif "user_manager" in config and config["user_manager"]:  # load from config
-        logger.info(
-            "Found user_manager in config, using {} for auth".format(
-                config["user_manager"]
-            )
-        )
-        import importlib
-        import inspect
-
-        module_name, class_name = config["user_manager"].rsplit(".", 1)
-        module = importlib.import_module(module_name.strip())
-        class_ = getattr(module, class_name.strip())
-
-        if not SimpleUserManager in inspect.getmro(class_):
-            raise TypeError(
-                """"user_manager" found in the conf file but it doesn''t
-                            inherit from SimpleUserManager"""
-            )
-        return class_(config)
-    else:
-        logger.warning(
-            "neither auth_db_path nor user_manager set, ankisyncd will accept any password"
-        )
-        return SimpleUserManager()