diff --git a/anvil/Cargo.toml b/anvil/Cargo.toml
index 4bb079f..4dacbcf 100644
--- a/anvil/Cargo.toml
+++ b/anvil/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ xkbcommon = "0.4.0"
 [dependencies.smithay]
 path = ".."
 default-features = false
-features = [ "renderer_gl", "backend_egl", "wayland_frontend", "slog-stdlog" ]
+features = [ "wayland_frontend", "slog-stdlog" ]
 
 [dependencies.x11rb]
 optional = true
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ gl_generator = "0.14"
 default = [ "winit", "udev", "logind", "egl", "xwayland" ]
 egl = [ "smithay/use_system_lib", "smithay/backend_egl" ]
 winit = [ "smithay/backend_winit" ]
-udev = [ "smithay/backend_libinput", "smithay/backend_udev", "smithay/backend_drm", "smithay/backend_gbm", "smithay/backend_egl", "smithay/backend_session", "input", "image", "xcursor" ]
+udev = [ "smithay/backend_libinput", "smithay/backend_udev", "smithay/backend_drm", "smithay/backend_gbm", "smithay/backend_egl", "smithay/backend_session", "input", "image", "smithay/renderer_gl", "xcursor" ]
 logind = [ "smithay/backend_session_logind" ]
 elogind = ["logind", "smithay/backend_session_elogind" ]
 libseat = ["smithay/backend_session_libseat" ]
diff --git a/anvil/src/lib.rs b/anvil/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a1d98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anvil/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
+// If no backend is enabled, a large portion of the codebase is unused.
+// So silence this useless warning for the CI.
+#![cfg_attr(
+    not(any(feature = "winit", feature = "udev")),
+    allow(dead_code, unused_imports)
+)]
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate slog;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "udev")]
+pub mod cursor;
+pub mod drawing;
+pub mod input_handler;
+pub mod output_map;
+pub mod shell;
+pub mod state;
+#[cfg(feature = "udev")]
+pub mod udev;
+pub mod window_map;
+#[cfg(feature = "winit")]
+pub mod winit;
+#[cfg(feature = "xwayland")]
+pub mod xwayland;
+
+pub use state::AnvilState;
diff --git a/anvil/src/main.rs b/anvil/src/main.rs
index 34f1e88..b1ab5e6 100644
--- a/anvil/src/main.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/main.rs
@@ -1,36 +1,4 @@
-#![warn(rust_2018_idioms)]
-// If no backend is enabled, a large portion of the codebase is unused.
-// So silence this useless warning for the CI.
-#![cfg_attr(
-    not(any(feature = "winit", feature = "udev")),
-    allow(dead_code, unused_imports)
-)]
-
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate slog;
-
-use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
-
-use slog::Drain;
-use smithay::reexports::{calloop::EventLoop, wayland_server::Display};
-
-#[cfg(feature = "udev")]
-mod cursor;
-mod drawing;
-mod input_handler;
-mod shell;
-mod state;
-#[cfg(feature = "udev")]
-mod udev;
-mod window_map;
-#[cfg(feature = "winit")]
-mod winit;
-#[cfg(feature = "xwayland")]
-mod xwayland;
-
-mod output_map;
-
-use state::AnvilState;
+use slog::{crit, info, o, Drain};
 
 static POSSIBLE_BACKENDS: &[&str] = &[
     #[cfg(feature = "winit")]
@@ -54,20 +22,12 @@ fn main() {
         #[cfg(feature = "winit")]
         Some("--winit") => {
             info!(log, "Starting anvil with winit backend");
-            let mut event_loop = EventLoop::try_new().unwrap();
-            let display = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Display::new()));
-            if let Err(()) = winit::run_winit(display, &mut event_loop, log.clone()) {
-                crit!(log, "Failed to initialize winit backend.");
-            }
+            anvil::winit::run_winit(log);
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "udev")]
         Some("--tty-udev") => {
             info!(log, "Starting anvil on a tty using udev");
-            let mut event_loop = EventLoop::try_new().unwrap();
-            let display = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Display::new()));
-            if let Err(()) = udev::run_udev(display, &mut event_loop, log.clone()) {
-                crit!(log, "Failed to initialize tty backend.");
-            }
+            anvil::udev::run_udev(log);
         }
         Some(other) => {
             crit!(log, "Unknown backend: {}", other);
diff --git a/anvil/src/shell.rs b/anvil/src/shell.rs
index 667b4d2..7191e9f 100644
--- a/anvil/src/shell.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/shell.rs
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ pub fn init_shell<BackendData: 'static>(display: Rc<RefCell<Display>>, log: ::sl
     );
 
     // Init a window map, to track the location of our windows
-    let window_map = Rc::new(RefCell::new(WindowMap::new()));
+    let window_map = Rc::new(RefCell::new(WindowMap::default()));
     let output_map = Rc::new(RefCell::new(OutputMap::new(
         display.clone(),
         window_map.clone(),
diff --git a/anvil/src/udev.rs b/anvil/src/udev.rs
index d1ad5d6..7049661 100644
--- a/anvil/src/udev.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/udev.rs
@@ -100,11 +100,10 @@ impl Backend for UdevData {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_udev(
-    display: Rc<RefCell<Display>>,
-    event_loop: &mut EventLoop<'static, AnvilState<UdevData>>,
-    log: Logger,
-) -> Result<(), ()> {
+pub fn run_udev(log: Logger) {
+    let mut event_loop = EventLoop::try_new().unwrap();
+    let display = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Display::new()));
+
     let name = display
         .borrow_mut()
         .add_socket_auto()
@@ -116,7 +115,13 @@ pub fn run_udev(
     /*
      * Initialize session
      */
-    let (session, notifier) = AutoSession::new(log.clone()).ok_or(())?;
+    let (session, notifier) = match AutoSession::new(log.clone()) {
+        Some(ret) => ret,
+        None => {
+            crit!(log, "Could not initialize a session");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
     let session_signal = notifier.signaler();
 
     /*
@@ -150,7 +155,13 @@ pub fn run_udev(
     /*
      * Initialize the udev backend
      */
-    let udev_backend = UdevBackend::new(state.seat_name.clone(), log.clone()).map_err(|_| ())?;
+    let udev_backend = match UdevBackend::new(state.seat_name.clone(), log.clone()) {
+        Ok(ret) => ret,
+        Err(err) => {
+            crit!(log, "Failed to initialize udev backend"; "error" => err);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
 
     /*
      * Initialize a fake output (we render one screen to every device in this example)
@@ -248,8 +259,6 @@ pub fn run_udev(
     event_loop.handle().remove(session_event_source);
     event_loop.handle().remove(libinput_event_source);
     event_loop.handle().remove(udev_event_source);
-
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 pub type RenderSurface = GbmBufferedSurface<SessionFd>;
diff --git a/anvil/src/window_map.rs b/anvil/src/window_map.rs
index 6f70ae3..08216c4 100644
--- a/anvil/src/window_map.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/window_map.rs
@@ -238,19 +238,13 @@ pub struct Popup {
     popup: PopupKind,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct WindowMap {
     windows: Vec<Window>,
     popups: Vec<Popup>,
 }
 
 impl WindowMap {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        WindowMap {
-            windows: Vec::new(),
-            popups: Vec::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn insert(&mut self, toplevel: Kind, location: Point<i32, Logical>) {
         let mut window = Window {
             location,
diff --git a/anvil/src/winit.rs b/anvil/src/winit.rs
index dfe38a7..72c6a3b 100644
--- a/anvil/src/winit.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/winit.rs
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ impl Backend for WinitData {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_winit(
-    display: Rc<RefCell<Display>>,
-    event_loop: &mut EventLoop<'static, AnvilState<WinitData>>,
-    log: Logger,
-) -> Result<(), ()> {
-    let (renderer, mut input) = winit::init(log.clone()).map_err(|err| {
-        slog::crit!(log, "Failed to initialize Winit backend: {}", err);
-    })?;
+pub fn run_winit(log: Logger) {
+    let mut event_loop = EventLoop::try_new().unwrap();
+    let display = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Display::new()));
+
+    let (renderer, mut input) = match winit::init(log.clone()) {
+        Ok(ret) => ret,
+        Err(err) => {
+            slog::crit!(log, "Failed to initialize Winit backend: {}", err);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
     let renderer = Rc::new(RefCell::new(renderer));
 
     #[cfg(feature = "egl")]
@@ -245,6 +248,4 @@ pub fn run_winit(
 
     // Cleanup stuff
     state.window_map.borrow_mut().clear();
-
-    Ok(())
 }