diff --git a/ipc_unix/simple.py b/ipc_unix/simple.py
index 5a4294a..5aad761 100644
--- a/ipc_unix/simple.py
+++ b/ipc_unix/simple.py
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import ujson
 from ipc_unix.utils import read_payload
 
 
-def send_to(socket_path, data: dict):
-    with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
-        sock.connect(socket_path)
-        sock.sendall(ujson.dumps(data).encode() + b"\n")
-        return read_payload(sock)[0]
+class Client:
+    def __init__(self, socket_path):
+        self.socket_path = socket_path
+
+    def send(self, data: dict):
+        with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, type=socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+            sock.connect(self.socket_path)
+            sock.sendall(ujson.dumps(data).encode() + b"\n")
+            return read_payload(sock)[0]
 
 
 class RequestHandler(socketserver.BaseRequestHandler):
diff --git a/tests/test_simple.py b/tests/test_simple.py
index e256cae..25000cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_simple.py
+++ b/tests/test_simple.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-from functools import partial
 from unittest import TestCase
 
-from ipc_unix.simple import send_to
+from ipc_unix.simple import Client
 from ipc_unix.utils import BUFFER_SIZE
 from tests import EchoServer, get_temp_file_path
 
@@ -11,23 +10,23 @@ class SimpleServerTestCase(TestCase):
         self.socket_path = get_temp_file_path()
         self.server = EchoServer(self.socket_path)
         self.server.serve_in_thread()
-        self.send_to_client = partial(send_to, self.socket_path)
+        self.client = Client(self.socket_path)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.server.close()
 
     def test_sending_dict(self):
         data = {"foo": "bar"}
-        response = self.send_to_client(data)
+        response = self.client.send(data)
         self.assertEqual(response, data)
 
     def test_sending_full_buffer(self):
         data = {"foo" + str(i): i for i in range(BUFFER_SIZE)}
-        response = self.send_to_client(data)
+        response = self.client.send(data)
         self.assertEqual(response, data)
 
     def test_multiple_send_to_same_server(self):
         data = {"foo": "bar"}
         for _ in range(10):
-            response = self.send_to_client(data)
+            response = self.client.send(data)
             self.assertEqual(response, data)