diff --git a/performance/lib/wsapi_client.js b/libs/wsapi_client.js
similarity index 100%
rename from performance/lib/wsapi_client.js
rename to libs/wsapi_client.js
diff --git a/performance/lib/include_only.js b/performance/lib/include_only.js
index 191f65c2d63d0a7659f4e1ad238b2e1a41e0fec8..5c6e287c28d13c271d1a1327e6933f02ae0d4206 100644
--- a/performance/lib/include_only.js
+++ b/performance/lib/include_only.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var
 http = require('http'),
 https = require('https'),
 url = require('url'),
-client = require('./wsapi_client.js');
+client = require('../../libs/wsapi_client.js');
 
 exports.startFunc = function(cfg, cb) {
   client.get(cfg, '/include.js', {}, undefined, function(r) {
diff --git a/performance/lib/signup.js b/performance/lib/signup.js
index f7297ef231e8080865533de1004d41450abaaece..ea7f084e1446297f852914dedd92b65d79a70532 100644
--- a/performance/lib/signup.js
+++ b/performance/lib/signup.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
 
 const
-wcli = require("./wsapi_client.js"),
+wcli = require("../../libs/wsapi_client.js"),
 userdb = require("./user_db.js");
 
 /* this file is the "signup" activity, which simulates the process of a new user
diff --git a/performance/lib/test.js b/performance/lib/test.js
index 209780e533b7bc76ed975c559f9ee6367fedcdda..ec454f2edd8dc2a01377aeecf30b7c7278bb9e2d 100644
--- a/performance/lib/test.js
+++ b/performance/lib/test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const
-wcli = require("./wsapi_client.js"),
+wcli = require("../../libs/wsapi_client.js"),
 userdb = require("./user_db.js");
 
 // lets create a user!