diff --git a/l2tplac.c b/l2tplac.c
index 0cec975..f515d85 100644
--- a/l2tplac.c
+++ b/l2tplac.c
@@ -278,6 +278,49 @@ void lac_save_rad_tag_tunnels(sessionidt s)
 	}
 }
 
+// Create Remote LNS Session
+int lac_create_session(tunnelidt t, sessionidt s, char * puser)
+{
+	if (main_quit != QUIT_SHUTDOWN)
+	{
+
+		/**********************/
+		/** Open New session **/
+		/**********************/
+		sessionidt new_sess = sessionfree;
+
+		sessionfree = session[new_sess].next;
+		memset(&session[new_sess], 0, sizeof(session[new_sess]));
+
+		if (new_sess > config->cluster_highest_sessionid)
+			config->cluster_highest_sessionid = new_sess;
+
+		session[new_sess].opened = time_now;
+		session[new_sess].tunnel = t;
+		session[new_sess].last_packet = session[s].last_data = time_now;
+
+		session[new_sess].ppp.phase = Establish;
+		session[new_sess].ppp.lcp = Starting;
+		session[s].ppp.phase = Establish;
+
+		LOG(2, 0, t, "Open New session to REMOTE LNS %s for user: %s\n", fmtaddr(htonl(tunnel[t].ip), 0), puser);
+		// Sent ICRQ  Incoming-call-request
+		lac_send_ICRQ(t, new_sess);
+
+		// Set session to forward to another LNS
+		session[s].forwardtosession = new_sess;
+		session[new_sess].forwardtosession = s;
+		strncpy(session[s].user, puser, sizeof(session[s].user) - 1);
+		strncpy(session[new_sess].user, puser, sizeof(session[new_sess].user) - 1);
+
+		STAT(session_created);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		lac_tunnelshutdown(t, "Shutting down", 6, 0, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 // Create Remote LNS a Tunnel or Session
 static int lac_create_tunnelsession(tunnelidt t, sessionidt s, confrlnsidt i_conf, char * puser)
 {
@@ -307,44 +350,7 @@ static int lac_create_tunnelsession(tunnelidt t, sessionidt s, confrlnsidt i_con
 	}
 	else if (tunnel[t].state == TUNNELOPEN)
 	{
-		if (main_quit != QUIT_SHUTDOWN)
-		{
-
-			/**********************/
-			/** Open New session **/
-			/**********************/
-			sessionidt new_sess = sessionfree;
-
-			sessionfree = session[new_sess].next;
-			memset(&session[new_sess], 0, sizeof(session[new_sess]));
-
-			if (new_sess > config->cluster_highest_sessionid)
-				config->cluster_highest_sessionid = new_sess;
-
-			session[new_sess].opened = time_now;
-			session[new_sess].tunnel = t;
-			session[new_sess].last_packet = session[s].last_data = time_now;
-
-			session[new_sess].ppp.phase = Establish;
-			session[new_sess].ppp.lcp = Starting;
-			session[s].ppp.phase = Establish;
-
-			LOG(2, 0, t, "Open New session to REMOTE LNS %s for user: %s\n", fmtaddr(htonl(tunnel[t].ip), 0), puser);
-			// Sent ICRQ  Incoming-call-request
-			lac_send_ICRQ(t, new_sess);
-
-			// Set session to forward to another LNS
-			session[s].forwardtosession = new_sess;
-			session[new_sess].forwardtosession = s;
-			strncpy(session[s].user, puser, sizeof(session[s].user) - 1);
-			strncpy(session[new_sess].user, puser, sizeof(session[new_sess].user) - 1);
-
-			STAT(session_created);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			lac_tunnelshutdown(t, "Shutting down", 6, 0, 0);
-		}
+		lac_create_session(t, s, puser);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/l2tplac.h b/l2tplac.h
index b755bdb..5df6caa 100644
--- a/l2tplac.h
+++ b/l2tplac.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ typedef uint16_t confrlnsidt;
 // l2tplac.c
 void lac_initremotelnsdata();
 int lac_session_forward(uint8_t *buf, int len, sessionidt sess, uint16_t proto, in_addr_t s_addr, int sin_port, uint16_t indexudpfd);
+int lac_create_session(tunnelidt t, sessionidt s, char * puser);
 int lac_conf_forwardtoremotelns(sessionidt s, char * puser);
 void lac_calc_rlns_auth(tunnelidt t, uint8_t id, uint8_t *out);
 void lac_calc_our_auth(tunnelidt t, uint8_t *challenge, uint8_t id, uint16_t challenge_length, uint8_t *out);