diff --git a/http/routing/websocketrule.cpp b/http/routing/websocketrule.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..898a1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/routing/websocketrule.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright OpenBMC Authors
+
+#include "websocketrule.hpp"
+
+#include "async_resp.hpp"
+#include "http_request.hpp"
+#include "logging.hpp"
+#include "websocket_impl.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ssl/stream.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace crow
+{
+void WebSocketRule::handleUpgrade(
+    const Request& req, const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& /*asyncResp*/,
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&& adaptor)
+{
+    BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Websocket handles upgrade");
+    std::shared_ptr<
+        crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>
+        myConnection = std::make_shared<
+            crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>(
+            req.url(), req.session, std::move(adaptor), openHandler,
+            messageHandler, messageExHandler, closeHandler, errorHandler);
+    myConnection->start(req);
+}
+
+void WebSocketRule::handleUpgrade(
+    const Request& req, const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& /*asyncResp*/,
+    boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>&& adaptor)
+{
+    BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Websocket handles upgrade");
+    std::shared_ptr<crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<
+        boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>>
+        myConnection = std::make_shared<crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<
+            boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>>(
+            req.url(), req.session, std::move(adaptor), openHandler,
+            messageHandler, messageExHandler, closeHandler, errorHandler);
+    myConnection->start(req);
+}
+} // namespace crow
diff --git a/http/routing/websocketrule.hpp b/http/routing/websocketrule.hpp
index 0341022..56bc6ca 100644
--- a/http/routing/websocketrule.hpp
+++ b/http/routing/websocketrule.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
-#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace crow
@@ -47,32 +46,12 @@
 
     void handleUpgrade(const Request& req,
                        const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& /*asyncResp*/,
-                       boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&& adaptor) override
-    {
-        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Websocket handles upgrade");
-        std::shared_ptr<
-            crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>
-            myConnection = std::make_shared<
-                crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>(
-                req.url(), req.session, std::move(adaptor), openHandler,
-                messageHandler, messageExHandler, closeHandler, errorHandler);
-        myConnection->start(req);
-    }
+                       boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&& adaptor) override;
 
     void handleUpgrade(const Request& req,
                        const std::shared_ptr<bmcweb::AsyncResp>& /*asyncResp*/,
                        boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>&&
-                           adaptor) override
-    {
-        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Websocket handles upgrade");
-        std::shared_ptr<crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<
-            boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>>
-            myConnection = std::make_shared<crow::websocket::ConnectionImpl<
-                boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>>(
-                req.url(), req.session, std::move(adaptor), openHandler,
-                messageHandler, messageExHandler, closeHandler, errorHandler);
-        myConnection->start(req);
-    }
+                           adaptor) override;
 
     template <typename Func>
     self_t& onopen(Func f)