diff --git a/src/cron/daemon/daemon.v b/src/cron/daemon/daemon.v
index ade8fcbf..da3b46e2 100644
--- a/src/cron/daemon/daemon.v
+++ b/src/cron/daemon/daemon.v
@@ -253,14 +253,21 @@ fn (mut d Daemon) rebuild_base_image() bool {
 fn (mut d Daemon) clean_old_base_images() {
 	mut i := 0
 
+	mut dd := docker.new_conn() or {
+		d.lerror('Failed to connect to Docker socket.')
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer {
+		dd.close() or {}
+	}
+
 	for i < d.builder_images.len - 1 {
 		// For each builder image, we try to remove it by calling the Docker
 		// API. If the function returns an error or false, that means the image
 		// wasn't deleted. Therefore, we move the index over. If the function
 		// returns true, the array's length has decreased by one so we don't
 		// move the index.
-		if !docker.remove_image(d.builder_images[i]) or { false } {
-			i += 1
-		}
+		dd.remove_image(d.builder_images[i]) or { i += 1 }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/docker/containers.v b/src/docker/containers.v
index 05c9cc7f..76054526 100644
--- a/src/docker/containers.v
+++ b/src/docker/containers.v
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) containers() ?[]Container {
 	return data
 }
 
-[params]
 pub struct NewContainer {
 	image      string   [json: Image]
 	entrypoint []string [json: Entrypoint]
@@ -74,26 +73,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) start_container(id string) ? {
 	}
 }
 
-// create_container creates a container defined by the given configuration. If
-// successful, it returns the ID of the newly created container.
-pub fn create_container(c &NewContainer) ?string {
-	res := request_with_json('POST', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/create')?, c)?
-
-	if res.status_code != 201 {
-		return error('Failed to create container.')
-	}
-
-	return json.decode(CreatedContainer, res.text)?.id
-}
-
-// start_container starts a container with a given ID. It returns whether the
-// container was started or not.
-pub fn start_container(id string) ?bool {
-	res := request('POST', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/$id/start')?)?
-
-	return res.status_code == 204
-}
-
 struct ContainerInspect {
 pub mut:
 	state ContainerState [json: State]
@@ -134,26 +113,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) inspect_container(id string) ?ContainerInspect {
 	return data
 }
 
-// inspect_container returns the result of inspecting a container with a given
-// ID.
-pub fn inspect_container(id string) ?ContainerInspect {
-	res := request('GET', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/$id/json')?)?
-
-	if res.status_code != 200 {
-		return error('Failed to inspect container.')
-	}
-
-	mut data := json.decode(ContainerInspect, res.text)?
-
-	data.state.start_time = time.parse_rfc3339(data.state.start_time_str)?
-
-	if data.state.status == 'exited' {
-		data.state.end_time = time.parse_rfc3339(data.state.end_time_str)?
-	}
-
-	return data
-}
-
 // remove_container removes the container with the given id.
 pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) remove_container(id string) ? {
 	d.send_request('DELETE', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/$id')?)?
@@ -166,13 +125,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) remove_container(id string) ? {
 	}
 }
 
-// remove_container removes a container with a given ID.
-pub fn remove_container(id string) ?bool {
-	res := request('DELETE', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/$id')?)?
-
-	return res.status_code == 204
-}
-
 // get_container_logs returns a reader object allowing access to the
 // container's logs.
 pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_container_logs(id string) ?&StreamFormatReader {
@@ -189,25 +141,3 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_container_logs(id string) ?&StreamFormatReader {
 
 	return d.get_stream_format_reader()
 }
-
-// get_container_logs retrieves the logs for a Docker container, both stdout &
-// stderr.
-pub fn get_container_logs(id string) ?string {
-	res := request('GET', urllib.parse('/v1.41/containers/$id/logs?stdout=true&stderr=true')?)?
-	mut res_bytes := res.text.bytes()
-
-	// Docker uses a special "stream" format for their logs, so we have to
-	// clean up the data.
-	mut index := 0
-
-	for index < res_bytes.len {
-		// The reverse is required because V reads in the bytes differently
-		t := res_bytes[index + 4..index + 8].reverse()
-		len_length := unsafe { *(&u32(&t[0])) }
-
-		res_bytes.delete_many(index, 8)
-		index += int(len_length)
-	}
-
-	return res_bytes.bytestr()
-}
diff --git a/src/docker/docker.v b/src/docker/docker.v
index fa83d897..2ee9bff7 100644
--- a/src/docker/docker.v
+++ b/src/docker/docker.v
@@ -1,91 +1,158 @@
 module docker
 
 import net.unix
-import net.urllib
+import io
 import net.http
+import strings
+import net.urllib
 import json
+import util
 
-// send writes a request to the Docker socket, waits for a response & returns
-// it.
-fn send(req &string) ?http.Response {
-	// Open a connection to the socket
-	mut s := unix.connect_stream(socket) or {
-		return error('Failed to connect to socket ${socket}.')
+const (
+	socket               = '/var/run/docker.sock'
+	buf_len              = 10 * 1024
+	http_separator       = [u8(`\r`), `\n`, `\r`, `\n`]
+	http_chunk_separator = [u8(`\r`), `\n`]
+)
+
+pub struct DockerDaemon {
+mut:
+	socket &unix.StreamConn
+	reader &io.BufferedReader
+}
+
+// new_conn creates a new connection to the Docker daemon.
+pub fn new_conn() ?&DockerDaemon {
+	s := unix.connect_stream(docker.socket)?
+
+	d := &DockerDaemon{
+		socket: s
+		reader: io.new_buffered_reader(reader: s)
 	}
 
-	defer {
-		// This or is required because otherwise, the V compiler segfaults for
-		// some reason
-		// https://github.com/vlang/v/issues/13534
-		s.close() or {}
-	}
+	return d
+}
 
-	// Write the request to the socket
-	s.write_string(req) or { return error('Failed to write request to socket ${socket}.') }
+// close closes the underlying socket connection.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) close() ? {
+	d.socket.close()?
+}
 
-	s.wait_for_write()?
+// send_request sends an HTTP request without body.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request(method string, url urllib.URL) ? {
+	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\n\n'
 
+	d.socket.write_string(req)?
+
+	// When starting a new request, the reader needs to be reset.
+	d.reader = io.new_buffered_reader(reader: d.socket)
+}
+
+// send_request_with_body sends an HTTP request with the given body.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request_with_body(method string, url urllib.URL, content_type string, body string) ? {
+	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\nContent-Type: $content_type\nContent-Length: $body.len\n\n$body\n\n'
+
+	d.socket.write_string(req)?
+
+	// When starting a new request, the reader needs to be reset.
+	d.reader = io.new_buffered_reader(reader: d.socket)
+}
+
+// send_request_with_json<T> is a convenience wrapper around
+// send_request_with_body that encodes the input as JSON.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request_with_json<T>(method string, url urllib.URL, data &T) ? {
+	body := json.encode(data)
+
+	return d.send_request_with_body(method, url, 'application/json', body)
+}
+
+// read_response_head consumes the socket's contents until it encounters
+// '\r\n\r\n', after which it parses the response as an HTTP response.
+// Importantly, this function never consumes the reader past the HTTP
+// separator, so the body can be read fully later on.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response_head() ?http.Response {
 	mut c := 0
-	mut buf := []u8{len: buf_len}
+	mut buf := []u8{len: 4}
 	mut res := []u8{}
 
 	for {
-		c = s.read(mut buf) or { return error('Failed to read data from socket ${socket}.') }
+		c = d.reader.read(mut buf)?
 		res << buf[..c]
 
-		if c < buf_len {
+		match_len := util.match_array_in_array(buf[..c], docker.http_separator)
+
+		if match_len == 4 {
 			break
 		}
-	}
 
-	// After reading the first part of the response, we parse it into an HTTP
-	// response. If it isn't chunked, we return early with the data.
-	parsed := http.parse_response(res.bytestr()) or {
-		return error('Failed to parse HTTP response from socket ${socket}.')
-	}
+		if match_len > 0 {
+			mut buf2 := []u8{len: 4 - match_len}
+			c2 := d.reader.read(mut buf2)?
+			res << buf2[..c2]
 
-	if parsed.header.get(http.CommonHeader.transfer_encoding) or { '' } != 'chunked' {
-		return parsed
-	}
-
-	// We loop until we've encountered the end of the chunked response
-	// A chunked HTTP response always ends with '0\r\n\r\n'.
-	for res.len < 5 || res#[-5..] != [u8(`0`), `\r`, `\n`, `\r`, `\n`] {
-		// Wait for the server to respond
-		s.wait_for_write()?
-
-		for {
-			c = s.read(mut buf) or { return error('Failed to read data from socket ${socket}.') }
-			res << buf[..c]
-
-			if c < buf_len {
+			if buf2 == docker.http_separator[match_len..] {
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Decode chunked response
 	return http.parse_response(res.bytestr())
 }
 
-// request_with_body sends a request to the Docker socket with the given body.
-fn request_with_body(method string, url urllib.URL, content_type string, body string) ?http.Response {
-	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\nContent-Type: $content_type\nContent-Length: $body.len\n\n$body\n\n'
+// read_response_body reads `length` bytes from the stream. It can be used when
+// the response encoding isn't chunked to fully read it.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response_body(length int) ?string {
+	if length == 0 {
+		return ''
+	}
 
-	return send(req)
+	mut buf := []u8{len: docker.buf_len}
+	mut c := 0
+	mut builder := strings.new_builder(docker.buf_len)
+
+	for builder.len < length {
+		c = d.reader.read(mut buf) or { break }
+
+		builder.write(buf[..c])?
+	}
+
+	return builder.str()
 }
 
-// request sends a request to the Docker socket with an empty body.
-fn request(method string, url urllib.URL) ?http.Response {
-	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\n\n'
+// read_response is a convenience function which always consumes the entire
+// response & returns it. It should only be used when we're certain that the
+// result isn't too large.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response() ?(http.Response, string) {
+	head := d.read_response_head()?
 
-	return send(req)
+	if head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.transfer_encoding) or { '' } == 'chunked' {
+		mut builder := strings.new_builder(1024)
+		mut body := d.get_chunked_response_reader()
+
+		util.reader_to_writer(mut body, mut builder)?
+
+		return head, builder.str()
+	}
+
+	content_length := head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.content_length)?.int()
+	res := d.read_response_body(content_length)?
+
+	return head, res
 }
 
-// request_with_json<T> sends a request to the Docker socket with a given JSON
-// payload
-pub fn request_with_json<T>(method string, url urllib.URL, data &T) ?http.Response {
-	body := json.encode(data)
+// get_chunked_response_reader returns a ChunkedResponseReader using the socket
+// as reader.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_chunked_response_reader() &ChunkedResponseReader {
+	r := new_chunked_response_reader(d.reader)
 
-	return request_with_body(method, url, 'application/json', body)
+	return r
+}
+
+// get_stream_format_reader returns a StreamFormatReader using the socket as
+// reader.
+pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_stream_format_reader() &StreamFormatReader {
+	r := new_chunked_response_reader(d.reader)
+	r2 := new_stream_format_reader(r)
+
+	return r2
 }
diff --git a/src/docker/images.v b/src/docker/images.v
index 51620afd..58669058 100644
--- a/src/docker/images.v
+++ b/src/docker/images.v
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) pull_image(image string, tag string) ? {
 	}
 }
 
-// pull_image pulls tries to pull the image for the given image & tag
-pub fn pull_image(image string, tag string) ?http.Response {
-	return request('POST', urllib.parse('/v1.41/images/create?fromImage=$image&tag=$tag')?)
-}
-
 // create_image_from_container creates a new image from a container.
 pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) create_image_from_container(id string, repo string, tag string) ?Image {
 	d.send_request('POST', urllib.parse('/v1.41/commit?container=$id&repo=$repo&tag=$tag')?)?
@@ -53,25 +48,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) create_image_from_container(id string, repo string,
 	return data
 }
 
-// create_image_from_container creates a new image from a container with the
-// given repo & tag, given the container's ID.
-pub fn create_image_from_container(id string, repo string, tag string) ?Image {
-	res := request('POST', urllib.parse('/v1.41/commit?container=$id&repo=$repo&tag=$tag')?)?
-
-	if res.status_code != 201 {
-		return error('Failed to create image from container.')
-	}
-
-	return json.decode(Image, res.text) or {}
-}
-
-// remove_image removes the image with the given ID.
-pub fn remove_image(id string) ?bool {
-	res := request('DELETE', urllib.parse('/v1.41/images/$id')?)?
-
-	return res.status_code == 200
-}
-
 // remove_image removes the image with the given id.
 pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) remove_image(id string) ? {
 	d.send_request('DELETE', urllib.parse('/v1.41/images/$id')?)?
diff --git a/src/docker/socket.v b/src/docker/socket.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ee9bff7..00000000
--- a/src/docker/socket.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-module docker
-
-import net.unix
-import io
-import net.http
-import strings
-import net.urllib
-import json
-import util
-
-const (
-	socket               = '/var/run/docker.sock'
-	buf_len              = 10 * 1024
-	http_separator       = [u8(`\r`), `\n`, `\r`, `\n`]
-	http_chunk_separator = [u8(`\r`), `\n`]
-)
-
-pub struct DockerDaemon {
-mut:
-	socket &unix.StreamConn
-	reader &io.BufferedReader
-}
-
-// new_conn creates a new connection to the Docker daemon.
-pub fn new_conn() ?&DockerDaemon {
-	s := unix.connect_stream(docker.socket)?
-
-	d := &DockerDaemon{
-		socket: s
-		reader: io.new_buffered_reader(reader: s)
-	}
-
-	return d
-}
-
-// close closes the underlying socket connection.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) close() ? {
-	d.socket.close()?
-}
-
-// send_request sends an HTTP request without body.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request(method string, url urllib.URL) ? {
-	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\n\n'
-
-	d.socket.write_string(req)?
-
-	// When starting a new request, the reader needs to be reset.
-	d.reader = io.new_buffered_reader(reader: d.socket)
-}
-
-// send_request_with_body sends an HTTP request with the given body.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request_with_body(method string, url urllib.URL, content_type string, body string) ? {
-	req := '$method $url.request_uri() HTTP/1.1\nHost: localhost\nContent-Type: $content_type\nContent-Length: $body.len\n\n$body\n\n'
-
-	d.socket.write_string(req)?
-
-	// When starting a new request, the reader needs to be reset.
-	d.reader = io.new_buffered_reader(reader: d.socket)
-}
-
-// send_request_with_json<T> is a convenience wrapper around
-// send_request_with_body that encodes the input as JSON.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) send_request_with_json<T>(method string, url urllib.URL, data &T) ? {
-	body := json.encode(data)
-
-	return d.send_request_with_body(method, url, 'application/json', body)
-}
-
-// read_response_head consumes the socket's contents until it encounters
-// '\r\n\r\n', after which it parses the response as an HTTP response.
-// Importantly, this function never consumes the reader past the HTTP
-// separator, so the body can be read fully later on.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response_head() ?http.Response {
-	mut c := 0
-	mut buf := []u8{len: 4}
-	mut res := []u8{}
-
-	for {
-		c = d.reader.read(mut buf)?
-		res << buf[..c]
-
-		match_len := util.match_array_in_array(buf[..c], docker.http_separator)
-
-		if match_len == 4 {
-			break
-		}
-
-		if match_len > 0 {
-			mut buf2 := []u8{len: 4 - match_len}
-			c2 := d.reader.read(mut buf2)?
-			res << buf2[..c2]
-
-			if buf2 == docker.http_separator[match_len..] {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return http.parse_response(res.bytestr())
-}
-
-// read_response_body reads `length` bytes from the stream. It can be used when
-// the response encoding isn't chunked to fully read it.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response_body(length int) ?string {
-	if length == 0 {
-		return ''
-	}
-
-	mut buf := []u8{len: docker.buf_len}
-	mut c := 0
-	mut builder := strings.new_builder(docker.buf_len)
-
-	for builder.len < length {
-		c = d.reader.read(mut buf) or { break }
-
-		builder.write(buf[..c])?
-	}
-
-	return builder.str()
-}
-
-// read_response is a convenience function which always consumes the entire
-// response & returns it. It should only be used when we're certain that the
-// result isn't too large.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) read_response() ?(http.Response, string) {
-	head := d.read_response_head()?
-
-	if head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.transfer_encoding) or { '' } == 'chunked' {
-		mut builder := strings.new_builder(1024)
-		mut body := d.get_chunked_response_reader()
-
-		util.reader_to_writer(mut body, mut builder)?
-
-		return head, builder.str()
-	}
-
-	content_length := head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.content_length)?.int()
-	res := d.read_response_body(content_length)?
-
-	return head, res
-}
-
-// get_chunked_response_reader returns a ChunkedResponseReader using the socket
-// as reader.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_chunked_response_reader() &ChunkedResponseReader {
-	r := new_chunked_response_reader(d.reader)
-
-	return r
-}
-
-// get_stream_format_reader returns a StreamFormatReader using the socket as
-// reader.
-pub fn (mut d DockerDaemon) get_stream_format_reader() &StreamFormatReader {
-	r := new_chunked_response_reader(d.reader)
-	r2 := new_stream_format_reader(r)
-
-	return r2
-}