diff --git a/examples/demo/demo.py b/examples/demo/demo.py
index a185b93..4b1a677 100644
--- a/examples/demo/demo.py
+++ b/examples/demo/demo.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Then::
     paster serve demo.cfg
 """
 
-from webob.dec import wsgify
 from wsme import *
+from wsme.wsgi import WSRoot
 
 from wsme.protocols import restxml, restjson, soap
 
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ class DemoRoot(WSRoot):
         return p
 
 def app_factory(global_config, **local_conf):
-    soap = wsme.soap.SoapProtocol(
-        tns='http://example.com/demo',
-        typenamespace='http://example.com/demo/types',
-        baseURL='http://127.0.0.1:8989/',
-    )
-    return wsgify(DemoRoot([soap])._handle_request)
+    protocols = [ 
+        soap.SoapProtocol(
+            tns='http://example.com/demo',
+            typenamespace='http://example.com/demo/types',
+            baseURL='http://127.0.0.1:8989/',
+        )]
+    return DemoRoot(protocols)
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/wsme/controller.py b/wsme/controller.py
index 06a8b7e..e374705 100644
--- a/wsme/controller.py
+++ b/wsme/controller.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ def scan_api(controller, path=[]):
             if hasattr(a, '_wsme_definition'):
                 a._wsme_definition.path = path
                 yield a._wsme_definition
+        elif inspect.isclass(a):
+            continue
         else:
             if len(path) > 10:
                 raise ValueError(str(path))
diff --git a/wsme/tests/protocol.py b/wsme/tests/protocol.py
index 8284ed9..db76eb9 100644
--- a/wsme/tests/protocol.py
+++ b/wsme/tests/protocol.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from webob.dec import wsgify
 from webtest import TestApp
 
 from wsme import *
-from wsme.controller import WSRoot
+from wsme.wsgi import WSRoot
 import wsme.types
 
 warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', module='webob.dec')
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class ProtocolTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if self.__class__.__name__ != 'ProtocolTestCase':
             self.root = WSTestRoot([self.protocol])
 
-            self.app = TestApp(wsgify(self.root._handle_request))
+            self.app = TestApp(self.root)
 
     def test_invalid_path(self):
         try:
diff --git a/wsme/tests/test_controller.py b/wsme/tests/test_controller.py
index 8985b6f..1a21aed 100644
--- a/wsme/tests/test_controller.py
+++ b/wsme/tests/test_controller.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from webob.dec import wsgify
 import webtest
 
 from wsme import *
-from wsme.controller import scan_api, WSRoot
+from wsme.controller import scan_api
+from wsme.wsgi import WSRoot
 
 
 class DummyProtocol(object):
@@ -32,10 +33,6 @@ class DummyProtocol(object):
         return str(infos)
 
 
-def serve_ws(req, root):
-    return root._handle_request(req)
-
-
 class TestController(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_expose(self):
         class MyWS(WSRoot):
@@ -110,8 +107,7 @@ class TestController(unittest.TestCase):
         p = DummyProtocol()
         r = MyRoot(protocols=[p])
 
-        app = webtest.TestApp(
-            wsgify(r._handle_request))
+        app = webtest.TestApp(r)
 
         res = app.get('/')
 
diff --git a/wsme/wsgi.py b/wsme/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c1db90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wsme/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from webob.dec import wsgify
+from wsme import controller
+
+
+class WSRoot(controller.WSRoot, wsgify):
+    """
+    A WSRoot that is usable as a wsgi application.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
+        super(WSRoot, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
+        wsgify.__init__(self, self._handle_request)