diff --git a/evennia/__init__.py b/evennia/__init__.py
index 01bbb1ee47..03aaf9e4ec 100644
--- a/evennia/__init__.py
+++ b/evennia/__init__.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ create_message = None
 
 # utilities
 lockfuncs = None
-tickerhandler = None
+oobhandler = None
 logger = None
 gametime = None
 ansi = None
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ spawn = None
 managers = None
 contrib = None
 
+# Handlers
+SESSION_HANDLER = None
+TICKER_HANDLER = None
+OOB_HANDLER = None
+CHANNEL_HANDLER = None
+
 
 import os
 from subprocess import check_output, CalledProcessError, STDOUT
@@ -136,13 +142,18 @@ def init():
 
     # utilities
     from locks import lockfuncs
-    from scripts.tickerhandler import TICKER_HANDLER as tickerhandler
     from utils import logger
     from utils import gametime
     from utils import ansi
     from utils.spawner import spawn
     import contrib
 
+    # handlers
+    from scripts.tickerhandler import TICKER_HANDLER
+    from server.oobhandler import OOB_HANDLER
+    from server.sessionhandler import SESSION_HANDLER
+    from comms.channelhandler import CHANNEL_HANDLER
+
     # API containers
 
     class _EvContainer(object):
diff --git a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
index ee5f7c9ad5..ad2a026dca 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/channelhandler.py
@@ -158,4 +158,5 @@ class ChannelHandler(object):
             self.cached_cmdsets[source_object] = chan_cmdset
             return chan_cmdset
 
-CHANNELHANDLER = ChannelHandler()
+CHANNEL_HANDLER = ChannelHandler()
+CHANNELHANDLER = CHANNEL_HANDLER # legacy
diff --git a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
index ac9b8abb7f..5704cc1585 100644
--- a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
@@ -445,4 +445,5 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
             # pass the rest off to the session
             session.data_in(text=text, **kwargs)
 
-SESSIONS = ServerSessionHandler()
+SESSION_HANDLER = ServerSessionHandler()
+SESSIONS = SESSION_HANDLER # legacy