diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 555bc68..d5f4153 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ Server:
 
 require 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
-use Amp\Ipc\IpcServer;
 use Amp\Ipc\Sync\ChannelledSocket;
 use Amp\Loop;
 
 use function Amp\asyncCall;
+use function Amp\Ipc\listen;
 
 Loop::run(static function () {
     $clientHandler = function (ChannelledSocket $socket) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Loop::run(static function () {
         echo "Closed connection".PHP_EOL."==========".PHP_EOL;
     };
 
-    $server = new IpcServer(\sys_get_temp_dir().'/test');
+    $server = listen(\sys_get_temp_dir().'/test');
     while ($socket = yield $server->accept()) {
         asyncCall($clientHandler, $socket);
     }
diff --git a/examples/server.php b/examples/server.php
index 8fd6df9..6d537da 100644
--- a/examples/server.php
+++ b/examples/server.php
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 require 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
-use Amp\Ipc\IpcServer;
 use Amp\Ipc\Sync\ChannelledSocket;
 use Amp\Loop;
 
 use function Amp\asyncCall;
+use function Amp\Ipc\listen;
 
 Loop::run(static function () {
     $clientHandler = function (ChannelledSocket $socket) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Loop::run(static function () {
         echo "Closed connection".PHP_EOL."==========".PHP_EOL;
     };
 
-    $server = new IpcServer(\sys_get_temp_dir().'/test');
+    $server = listen(\sys_get_temp_dir().'/test');
     while ($socket = yield $server->accept()) {
         asyncCall($clientHandler, $socket);
     }
diff --git a/lib/functions.php b/lib/functions.php
index 8b899ec..97a234a 100644
--- a/lib/functions.php
+++ b/lib/functions.php
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ use Amp\Promise;
 
 use function Amp\call;
 
+/**
+ * Create IPC server.
+ *
+ * @param string $uri Local endpoint on which to listen for requests
+ *
+ * @return IpcServer
+ */
+function listen(string $uri): IpcServer
+{
+    return new IpcServer($uri);
+}
 /**
  * Connect to IPC server.
  *
diff --git a/test/Fixtures/echoServer.php b/test/Fixtures/echoServer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f807865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Fixtures/echoServer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+\error_reporting(E_ALL);
+\ini_set('log_errors', 1);
+\ini_set('error_log', '/tmp/amphp.log');
+\error_log('Inited IPC test!');
+
+use Amp\Ipc\IpcServer;
+use Amp\Ipc\Sync\ChannelledSocket;
+use Amp\Parallel\Sync\Channel;
+
+use function Amp\delay;
+
+return function (Channel $channel) use ($argv) {
+    $server = new IpcServer($argv[1], $argv[2] === "1" ? true : false);
+
+    yield $channel->send($server->getUri());
+
+    $socket = yield $server->accept();
+
+    if (!$socket instanceof ChannelledSocket) {
+        throw new \RuntimeException('Socket is not instance of ChanneledSocket');
+    }
+
+    while (yield $socket->receive());
+    yield $socket->disconnect();
+
+    $server->close();
+
+    return $server->accept();
+};