diff --git a/src/pydase/client/client.py b/src/pydase/client/client.py
index 39543d1..079aca6 100644
--- a/src/pydase/client/client.py
+++ b/src/pydase/client/client.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from typing import TypedDict, cast
 
 import socketio  # type: ignore
 
-import pydase.components
-from pydase.client.proxy_loader import ProxyClassMixin, ProxyLoader
+from pydase.client.proxy_class import ProxyClass
+from pydase.client.proxy_loader import ProxyLoader
 from pydase.utils.serialization.deserializer import loads
 from pydase.utils.serialization.types import SerializedDataService, SerializedObject
 
@@ -34,47 +34,6 @@ def asyncio_loop_thread(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop) -> None:
     loop.run_forever()
 
 
-class ProxyClass(ProxyClassMixin, pydase.components.DeviceConnection):
-    """
-    A proxy class that serves as the interface for interacting with device connections
-    via a socket.io client in an asyncio environment.
-
-    Args:
-        sio_client:
-            The socket.io client instance used for asynchronous communication with the
-            pydase service server.
-        loop:
-            The event loop in which the client operations are managed and executed.
-
-    This class is used to create a proxy object that behaves like a local representation
-    of a remote pydase service, facilitating direct interaction as if it were local
-    while actually communicating over network protocols.
-    It can also be used as an attribute of a pydase service itself, e.g.
-
-    ```python
-    import pydase
-
-
-    class MyService(pydase.DataService):
-        proxy = pydase.Client(
-            hostname="...", port=8001, block_until_connected=False
-        ).proxy
-
-
-    if __name__ == "__main__":
-        service = MyService()
-        server = pydase.Server(service, web_port=8002).run()
-    ```
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, sio_client: socketio.AsyncClient, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
-    ) -> None:
-        super().__init__()
-        pydase.components.DeviceConnection.__init__(self)
-        self._initialise(sio_client=sio_client, loop=loop)
-
-
 class Client:
     """
     A client for connecting to a remote pydase service using socket.io. This client
diff --git a/src/pydase/client/proxy_class.py b/src/pydase/client/proxy_class.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..287d33c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pydase/client/proxy_class.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+
+import socketio  # type: ignore
+
+import pydase.components
+from pydase.client.proxy_loader import ProxyClassMixin
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ProxyClass(ProxyClassMixin, pydase.components.DeviceConnection):
+    """
+    A proxy class that serves as the interface for interacting with device connections
+    via a socket.io client in an asyncio environment.
+
+    Args:
+        sio_client:
+            The socket.io client instance used for asynchronous communication with the
+            pydase service server.
+        loop:
+            The event loop in which the client operations are managed and executed.
+
+    This class is used to create a proxy object that behaves like a local representation
+    of a remote pydase service, facilitating direct interaction as if it were local
+    while actually communicating over network protocols.
+    It can also be used as an attribute of a pydase service itself, e.g.
+
+    ```python
+    import pydase
+
+
+    class MyService(pydase.DataService):
+        proxy = pydase.Client(
+            hostname="...", port=8001, block_until_connected=False
+        ).proxy
+
+
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        service = MyService()
+        server = pydase.Server(service, web_port=8002).run()
+    ```
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, sio_client: socketio.AsyncClient, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        pydase.components.DeviceConnection.__init__(self)
+        self._initialise(sio_client=sio_client, loop=loop)