diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
index d5e668a..aac4de1 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/actors/libvirt_actor.rs
@@ -120,32 +120,8 @@ pub struct DefineDomainReq(pub DomainXML);
 impl Handler<DefineDomainReq> for LibVirtActor {
     type Result = anyhow::Result<XMLUuid>;
 
-    fn handle(&mut self, mut msg: DefineDomainReq, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
-        // A issue with the disks & network interface definition serialization needs them to be serialized aside
-        let mut devices_xml = Vec::with_capacity(msg.0.devices.disks.len());
-        for disk in msg.0.devices.disks {
-            let disk_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&disk)?;
-            let start_offset = disk_xml.find("<disk").unwrap();
-            devices_xml.push(disk_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
-        }
-        for network in msg.0.devices.net_interfaces {
-            let network_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&network)?;
-            let start_offset = network_xml.find("<interface").unwrap();
-            devices_xml.push(network_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
-        }
-        for input in msg.0.devices.inputs {
-            let input_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&input)?;
-            let start_offset = input_xml.find("<input").unwrap();
-            devices_xml.push(input_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
-        }
-
-        msg.0.devices.disks = vec![];
-        msg.0.devices.net_interfaces = vec![];
-        msg.0.devices.inputs = vec![];
-
-        let mut xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&msg.0)?;
-        let disks_xml = devices_xml.join("\n");
-        xml = xml.replacen("<devices>", &format!("<devices>{disks_xml}"), 1);
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: DefineDomainReq, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
+        let xml = msg.0.into_xml()?;
 
         log::debug!("Define domain:\n{}", xml);
         let domain = Domain::define_xml(&self.m, &xml)?;
@@ -389,26 +365,11 @@ pub struct DefineNetwork(pub NetworkXML);
 impl Handler<DefineNetwork> for LibVirtActor {
     type Result = anyhow::Result<XMLUuid>;
 
-    fn handle(&mut self, mut msg: DefineNetwork, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
+    fn handle(&mut self, msg: DefineNetwork, _ctx: &mut Self::Context) -> Self::Result {
         log::debug!("Define network: {:?}", msg.0);
 
-        // A issue with the IPs definition serialization needs them to be serialized aside
-        let mut ips_xml = Vec::with_capacity(msg.0.ips.len());
-        for ip in msg.0.ips {
-            log::debug!("Serialize {ip:?}");
-            let ip_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&ip)?;
-            let start_offset = ip_xml.find("<ip").unwrap();
-            ips_xml.push(ip_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
-        }
-        msg.0.ips = vec![];
-
-        let mut network_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&msg.0)?;
-        log::trace!("Serialize network XML start: {network_xml}");
-
-        let ips_xml = ips_xml.join("\n");
-        network_xml = network_xml.replacen("</network>", &format!("{ips_xml}</network>"), 1);
-
         log::debug!("Source network structure: {:#?}", msg.0);
+        let network_xml = msg.0.into_xml()?;
         log::debug!("Define network XML: {network_xml}");
 
         let network = Network::define_xml(&self.m, &network_xml)?;
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
index addadab..f348603 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/libvirt_lib_structures.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,38 @@ pub struct DomainXML {
     pub on_crash: String,
 }
 
+impl DomainXML {
+    /// Turn this domain into its XML definition
+    pub fn into_xml(mut self) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+        // A issue with the disks & network interface definition serialization needs them to be serialized aside
+        let mut devices_xml = Vec::with_capacity(self.devices.disks.len());
+        for disk in self.devices.disks {
+            let disk_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&disk)?;
+            let start_offset = disk_xml.find("<disk").unwrap();
+            devices_xml.push(disk_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
+        }
+        for network in self.devices.net_interfaces {
+            let network_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&network)?;
+            let start_offset = network_xml.find("<interface").unwrap();
+            devices_xml.push(network_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
+        }
+        for input in self.devices.inputs {
+            let input_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&input)?;
+            let start_offset = input_xml.find("<input").unwrap();
+            devices_xml.push(input_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
+        }
+
+        self.devices.disks = vec![];
+        self.devices.net_interfaces = vec![];
+        self.devices.inputs = vec![];
+
+        let mut xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&self)?;
+        let disks_xml = devices_xml.join("\n");
+        xml = xml.replacen("<devices>", &format!("<devices>{disks_xml}"), 1);
+        Ok(xml)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Domain state
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum DomainState {
@@ -435,3 +467,24 @@ pub struct NetworkXML {
     #[serde(default, rename = "ip")]
     pub ips: Vec<NetworkIPXML>,
 }
+
+impl NetworkXML {
+    pub fn into_xml(mut self) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+        // A issue with the IPs definition serialization needs them to be serialized aside
+        let mut ips_xml = Vec::with_capacity(self.ips.len());
+        for ip in self.ips {
+            log::debug!("Serialize {ip:?}");
+            let ip_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&ip)?;
+            let start_offset = ip_xml.find("<ip").unwrap();
+            ips_xml.push(ip_xml[start_offset..].to_string());
+        }
+        self.ips = vec![];
+
+        let mut network_xml = serde_xml_rs::to_string(&self)?;
+        log::trace!("Serialize network XML start: {network_xml}");
+
+        let ips_xml = ips_xml.join("\n");
+        network_xml = network_xml.replacen("</network>", &format!("{ips_xml}</network>"), 1);
+        Ok(network_xml)
+    }
+}