diff --git a/examples/go_service/main.go b/examples/go_service/main.go
index 30178c034..2f8efbfb9 100644
--- a/examples/go_service/main.go
+++ b/examples/go_service/main.go
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/service"
 )
 
@@ -59,7 +63,16 @@ pki:
 	if err := cfg.LoadString(configStr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	svc, err := service.New(&cfg)
+
+	logger := logrus.New()
+	logger.Out = os.Stdout
+
+	ctrl, err := nebula.Main(&cfg, false, "custom-app", logger, overlay.NewUserDeviceFromConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	svc, err := service.New(ctrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index 4ddd30182..ff16400ea 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
-	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/buffer"
@@ -46,14 +43,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	}
 }
 
-func New(config *config.C) (*Service, error) {
-	logger := logrus.New()
-	logger.Out = os.Stdout
-
-	control, err := nebula.Main(config, false, "custom-app", logger, overlay.NewUserDeviceFromConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func New(control *nebula.Control) (*Service, error) {
 	control.Start()
 
 	ctx := control.Context()
diff --git a/service/service_test.go b/service/service_test.go
index 31762090d..eb654c4d2 100644
--- a/service/service_test.go
+++ b/service/service_test.go
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/netip"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"dario.cat/mergo"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/e2e"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
@@ -71,7 +75,15 @@ func newSimpleService(caCrt *cert.NebulaCertificate, caKey []byte, name string,
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	s, err := New(&c)
+	logger := logrus.New()
+	logger.Out = os.Stdout
+
+	control, err := nebula.Main(&c, false, "custom-app", logger, overlay.NewUserDeviceFromConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	s, err := New(control)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}