diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_server.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_server.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 75ea0b3..0000000
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_server.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-module Webrat
-  module Selenium
-
-    class ApplicationServer
-
-      include Webrat::Selenium::SilenceStream
-
-      def boot
-        start
-        wait
-        stop_at_exit
-      end
-
-      def stop_at_exit
-        at_exit do
-          stop
-        end
-      end
-
-      def wait
-        $stderr.print "==> Waiting for #{Webrat.configuration.application_framework} application server on port #{Webrat.configuration.application_port}... "
-        wait_for_socket
-        $stderr.print "Ready!\n"
-      end
-
-      def wait_for_socket
-        silence_stream(STDOUT) do
-          TCPSocket.wait_for_service_with_timeout \
-            :host     => Webrat.configuration.application_address,
-            :port     => Webrat.configuration.application_port.to_i,
-            :timeout  => 30 # seconds
-        end
-      rescue SocketError
-        fail
-      end
-
-      def prepare_pid_file(file_path, pid_file_name)
-        FileUtils.mkdir_p File.expand_path(file_path)
-        File.expand_path("#{file_path}/#{pid_file_name}")
-      end
-
-    end
-
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers.rb
index 45c5ca4..cd0234b 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/base"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/sinatra"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/merb"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/rails"
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/base.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29fda8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+module Webrat
+  module Selenium
+    module ApplicationServers
+      class Base
+        include Webrat::Selenium::SilenceStream
+
+        def boot
+          start
+          wait
+          stop_at_exit
+        end
+
+        def stop_at_exit
+          at_exit do
+            stop
+          end
+        end
+
+        def wait
+          $stderr.print "==> Waiting for #{Webrat.configuration.application_framework} application server on port #{Webrat.configuration.application_port}... "
+          wait_for_socket
+          $stderr.print "Ready!\n"
+        end
+
+        def wait_for_socket
+          silence_stream(STDOUT) do
+            TCPSocket.wait_for_service_with_timeout \
+            :host     => Webrat.configuration.application_address,
+            :port     => Webrat.configuration.application_port.to_i,
+            :timeout  => 30 # seconds
+          end
+          rescue SocketError
+          fail
+        end
+
+        def prepare_pid_file(file_path, pid_file_name)
+          FileUtils.mkdir_p File.expand_path(file_path)
+          File.expand_path("#{file_path}/#{pid_file_name}")
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/external.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/external.rb
index 187cfff..a39bc31 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/external.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/external.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Webrat
   module Selenium
     module ApplicationServers
-      class External < ApplicationServer
+      class External < Webrat::Selenium::ApplicationServers::Base
         def start
           warn "Webrat Ignoring Start Of Application Server Due to External Mode"
         end
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/merb.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/merb.rb
index 163b7f0..fd5d9d8 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/merb.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/merb.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Webrat
   module Selenium
     module ApplicationServers
-      class Merb < ApplicationServer
+      class Merb < Webrat::Selenium::ApplicationServers::Base
 
         def start
           system start_command
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/rails.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/rails.rb
index 1561334..687abef 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/rails.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 module Webrat
   module Selenium
-
     module ApplicationServers
-      class Rails < ApplicationServer
+      class Rails < Webrat::Selenium::ApplicationServers::Base
 
         def start
           system start_command
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/sinatra.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/sinatra.rb
index cf04aef..dc991a3 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/sinatra.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/application_servers/sinatra.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Webrat
   module Selenium
     module ApplicationServers
-      class Sinatra < ApplicationServer
+      class Sinatra < Webrat::Selenium::ApplicationServers::Base
 
         def start
           fork do
diff --git a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
index 6a0324e..630f61b 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/selenium/selenium_session.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require "webrat/core/save_and_open_page"
 require "webrat/selenium/selenium_rc_server"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_server_factory"
-require "webrat/selenium/application_server"
+require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/base"
 
 module Webrat
   class TimeoutError < WebratError
diff --git a/spec/public/selenium/application_server_factory_spec.rb b/spec/public/selenium/application_server_factory_spec.rb
index 259fd44..56c562c 100644
--- a/spec/public/selenium/application_server_factory_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/public/selenium/application_server_factory_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper')
 
 require "webrat/selenium/silence_stream"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_server_factory"
-require "webrat/selenium/application_server"
 
 require "webrat/selenium/application_servers"
 
diff --git a/spec/public/selenium/application_servers/external_spec.rb b/spec/public/selenium/application_servers/external_spec.rb
index 7c3faca..353ac9e 100644
--- a/spec/public/selenium/application_servers/external_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/public/selenium/application_servers/external_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../spec_helper')
 
-require "webrat/selenium/application_server"
+require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/base"
 require "webrat/selenium/application_servers/external"
 
 describe Webrat::Selenium::ApplicationServers::External do