diff --git a/libvirtxml.go b/libvirtxml.go
index a2e53e7..d4ed5f8 100644
--- a/libvirtxml.go
+++ b/libvirtxml.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"libvirt.org/go/libvirtxml"
 )
 
+/*
 func makeStandardXml(hostname string) *libvirtxml.Domain {
 	log.Info("create new xml file for:", hostname)
 	domcfg := &libvirtxml.Domain{}
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func makeStandardXml(hostname string) *libvirtxml.Domain {
 
 	return domcfg
 }
+*/
 
 func writeoutXml(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) bool {
 	xmldoc, err := domcfg.Marshal()
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func setDiskFilename(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func addDefaultXml(d *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) {
+func AddDefaultXml(d *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) error {
 	/*
 	fullname := "resources/xml/" + filename + ".xml"
 	pfile, err := resources.ReadFile(fullname)
@@ -72,11 +74,11 @@ func addDefaultXml(d *libvirtxml.Domain, filename string) {
 	err := d.Unmarshal(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("Marshal failed on file", filename)
-		return
 	}
+	return err
 }
 
-func readXml(filename string) (*libvirtxml.Domain, error) {
+func ReadXml(filename string) (*libvirtxml.Domain, error) {
 	log.Verbose("parse xml file:", filename)
 
 	hostname := filepath.Base(filename)
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ func setRandomMacs(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) {
 // that is "standard". This is just a way to double check that
 // there might be something interesting in a VM
 // 'standard' here means what I think is standard
-func dumpNonStandardXML(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) (string, error) {
+func DumpNonStandardXML(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) (string, error) {
 	// dump type
 	if domcfg.Type == "kvm" {
 		domcfg.Type = ""
@@ -762,7 +764,7 @@ func warnUserOfNonStandardXML(domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // dump out all the fields in libvirtxml.DomainDeviceList
-func dumpLibvirtxmlDomainNames() {
+func DumpLibvirtxmlDomainNames() {
 	var domain libvirtxml.Domain
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(domain)
 
diff --git a/start.go b/start.go
index 6bb15ba..7586602 100644
--- a/start.go
+++ b/start.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 // generate the XML for 'virsh create'
-func startDropletXml(d *pb.Droplet) {
+func StartDropletXml(d *pb.Droplet, domcfg *libvirtxml.Domain, hostname string) {
+	/*
 	if d == nil {
 		log.Info("droplet is nil")
 		os.Exit(0)
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ func startDropletXml(d *pb.Droplet) {
 	// addDefaultXml(domcfg, "network")
 	addDefaultXml(domcfg, "spice")
 	addDefaultXml(domcfg, "qcow")
+	*/
 
 	domcfg.Type = "kvm"
 	domcfg.Name = d.Hostname