diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a20b6ec..2474633 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if you have ZeroMQ v3 installed, run:
 
 for ZeroMQ v2
 
-	go get github.com/vbatts/flaming-happiness/noti2
+	go get -tags zmq2 github.com/vbatts/flaming-happiness/noti
 
 
 If you're on Fedora, for dependencies, run:
diff --git a/noti/main.go b/noti/main.go
index bd293fd..bcf023f 100644
--- a/noti/main.go
+++ b/noti/main.go
@@ -1,43 +1,57 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
-	zmq "github.com/pebbe/zmq3"
-	"github.com/vbatts/flaming-happiness/common"
 	"log"
+
+	"github.com/vbatts/flaming-happiness/common"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
-  if len(ignoreChannels) > 0 {
-    common.SetIgnores(ignoreChannels)
-  }
+	if len(ignoreChannels) > 0 {
+		common.SetIgnores(ignoreChannels)
+	}
 
-	subscriber, _ := zmq.NewSocket(zmq.SUB)
-	if len(flag.Args()) == 1 {
-		subscriber.Connect(flag.Args()[0])
-		if !quiet {
-			log.Printf("Connected to [%s]", flag.Args()[0])
-		}
-	} else {
+	if len(flag.Args()) != 1 {
 		log.Fatalf("provide the zmq_notify publisher! like tcp://example.com:2428")
 	}
-	subscriber.SetSubscribe("")
+
+	subscriber, err := NewSubscriber(flag.Args()[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("ERROR: %s", err)
+	}
+	if err = subscriber.Connect(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("ERROR: %s", err)
+	}
+	if !quiet {
+		log.Printf("Connected to [%s]", flag.Args()[0])
+	}
+	if err = subscriber.SetSubscribe(""); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("ERROR: %s", err)
+	}
 
 	for {
-		msg, err := subscriber.RecvMessage(0)
+		msg, err := subscriber.RecvMessageBytes(0)
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("ERROR: %s", err)
 			break
 		}
 		noti_msg := common.IrcNotify{}
-		json.Unmarshal(bytes.NewBufferString(msg[0]).Bytes(), &noti_msg)
+		json.Unmarshal(msg[0], &noti_msg)
 		go common.Display(noti_msg, linger, quiet)
 	}
 }
 
+type Subscriber interface {
+	Connect() error
+	SetSubscribe(string) error
+	RecvMessage(flag int) (msg []string, err error)
+	RecvMessageBytes(flag int) (msg [][]byte, err error)
+}
+
 var (
 	linger         int64 = 5
 	quiet          bool  = false
diff --git a/noti/sub_zmq2.go b/noti/sub_zmq2.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70fe00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noti/sub_zmq2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// +build zmq2
+
+package main
+
+import "github.com/pebbe/zmq2"
+
+func NewSubscriber(endpoint string) (Subscriber, error) {
+	sub, err := zmq2.NewSocket(zmq2.SUB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return v2Subscriber{Socket: sub}, nil
+}
+
+type v2Subscriber struct {
+	Socket   *zmq2.Socket
+	endpoint string
+}
+
+func (v2b v2Subscriber) Connect() error {
+	return v2b.Socket.Connect(v2b.endpoint)
+}
+func (v2b v2Subscriber) SetSubscribe(topic string) error {
+	return v2b.Socket.SetSubscribe(topic)
+}
+func (v2b v2Subscriber) RecvMessage(flag int) (msg []string, err error) {
+	return v2b.Socket.RecvMessage(zmq2.Flag(flag))
+}
+func (v2b v2Subscriber) RecvMessageBytes(flag int) (msg [][]byte, err error) {
+	return v2b.Socket.RecvMessageBytes(zmq2.Flag(flag))
+}
diff --git a/noti/sub_zmq3.go b/noti/sub_zmq3.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a22c493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/noti/sub_zmq3.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// +build !zmq2
+
+package main
+
+import "github.com/pebbe/zmq3"
+
+func NewSubscriber(endpoint string) (Subscriber, error) {
+	sub, err := zmq3.NewSocket(zmq3.SUB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return v3Subscriber{Socket: sub}, nil
+}
+
+type v3Subscriber struct {
+	Socket   *zmq3.Socket
+	endpoint string
+}
+
+func (v3b v3Subscriber) Connect() error {
+	return v3b.Socket.Connect(v3b.endpoint)
+}
+func (v3b v3Subscriber) SetSubscribe(topic string) error {
+	return v3b.Socket.SetSubscribe(topic)
+}
+func (v3b v3Subscriber) RecvMessage(flag int) (msg []string, err error) {
+	return v3b.Socket.RecvMessage(zmq3.Flag(flag))
+}
+func (v3b v3Subscriber) RecvMessageBytes(flag int) (msg [][]byte, err error) {
+	return v3b.Socket.RecvMessageBytes(zmq3.Flag(flag))
+}
diff --git a/noti2/main.go b/noti2/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b832a22..0000000
--- a/noti2/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"flag"
-	zmq "github.com/pebbe/zmq2"
-	"github.com/vbatts/flaming-happiness/common"
-	"log"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	flag.Parse()
-
-  if len(ignoreChannels) > 0 {
-    common.SetIgnores(ignoreChannels)
-  }
-
-	subscriber, _ := zmq.NewSocket(zmq.SUB)
-	if len(flag.Args()) == 1 {
-		subscriber.Connect(flag.Args()[0])
-		if !quiet {
-			log.Printf("Connected to [%s]", flag.Args()[0])
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.Fatalf("provide the zmq_notify publisher! like tcp://example.com:2428")
-	}
-	subscriber.SetSubscribe("")
-
-	for {
-		msg, err := subscriber.RecvMessage(0)
-		if err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-		noti_msg := common.IrcNotify{}
-		json.Unmarshal(bytes.NewBufferString(msg[0]).Bytes(), &noti_msg)
-		go common.Display(noti_msg, linger, quiet)
-	}
-}
-
-var (
-	linger         int64 = 5
-	quiet          bool  = false
-	ignoreChannels string
-)
-
-func init() {
-	flag.Int64Var(&linger, "linger",
-		linger, "time to let the notification linger")
-	flag.BoolVar(&quiet, "quiet",
-		false, "less output")
-	flag.StringVar(&ignoreChannels, "ignore",
-		"", "comma seperated list of pattern of channels to ignore")
-}