diff --git a/core/server/bootstrap-socket.js b/core/server/bootstrap-socket.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 66fc1cc5cd..0000000000
--- a/core/server/bootstrap-socket.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = (socketAddress, logging, message) => {
-    // Very basic guard against bad calls
-    if (!socketAddress || !socketAddress.host || !socketAddress.port || !logging || !logging.info || !logging.warn || !message) {
-        return Promise.resolve();
-    }
-
-    const net = require('net');
-    const client = new net.Socket();
-
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-        const connect = (options = {}) => {
-            let wasResolved = false;
-
-            const waitTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-                logging.info('Bootstrap socket timed out.');
-
-                if (!client.destroyed) {
-                    client.destroy();
-                }
-
-                if (wasResolved) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                wasResolved = true;
-                resolve();
-            }, 1000 * 5);
-
-            client.connect(socketAddress.port, socketAddress.host, () => {
-                if (waitTimeout) {
-                    clearTimeout(waitTimeout);
-                }
-
-                client.write(JSON.stringify(message));
-
-                if (wasResolved) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                wasResolved = true;
-                resolve();
-            });
-
-            client.on('close', () => {
-                logging.info('Bootstrap client was closed.');
-
-                if (waitTimeout) {
-                    clearTimeout(waitTimeout);
-                }
-            });
-
-            client.on('error', (err) => {
-                logging.warn(`Can't connect to the bootstrap socket (${socketAddress.host} ${socketAddress.port}) ${err.code}.`);
-
-                client.removeAllListeners();
-
-                if (waitTimeout) {
-                    clearTimeout(waitTimeout);
-                }
-
-                if (options.tries < 3) {
-                    logging.warn(`Tries: ${options.tries}`);
-
-                    // retry
-                    logging.warn('Retrying...');
-
-                    options.tries = options.tries + 1;
-                    const retryTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-                        clearTimeout(retryTimeout);
-                        connect(options);
-                    }, 150);
-                } else {
-                    if (wasResolved) {
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    wasResolved = true;
-                    resolve();
-                }
-            });
-        };
-
-        connect({tries: 0});
-    });
-};
diff --git a/core/server/ghost-server.js b/core/server/ghost-server.js
index 4825b225ec..8e22003f7c 100644
--- a/core/server/ghost-server.js
+++ b/core/server/ghost-server.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
 const {events, i18n} = require('./lib/common');
 const logging = require('../shared/logging');
 const moment = require('moment');
-const connectToBootstrapSocket = require('./bootstrap-socket');
+const connectToBootstrapSocket = require('@tryghost/bootstrap-socket');
 
 /**
  * ## GhostServer
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06c63ee1f3..143d0fe04f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "@nexes/nql": "0.4.0",
     "@sentry/node": "5.20.1",
     "@tryghost/adapter-manager": "0.1.8",
+    "@tryghost/bootstrap-socket": "0.1.0",
     "@tryghost/errors": "0.2.0",
     "@tryghost/helpers": "1.1.28",
     "@tryghost/image-transform": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 60ee3dd1d1..1e1d4efb54 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@tryghost/errors" "^0.2.1"
 
+"@tryghost/bootstrap-socket@0.1.0":
+  version "0.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tryghost/bootstrap-socket/-/bootstrap-socket-0.1.0.tgz#bd92bb4fe084a9f3b1c6801d23631710f4534d4e"
+  integrity sha512-/fibvaj34co1uxMONJIIHYLqLamE0ClN57Z1YiBd10YlKDavxpwKoX0Pg7+Trk/UKfc7Owq2O+ZrCs0M/I1A8A==
+
 "@tryghost/errors@0.2.0", "@tryghost/errors@^0.2.0":
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tryghost/errors/-/errors-0.2.0.tgz#850fe93db8aceadfe1f9e21b8c3a42599de17808"