diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2bb0763..4b0d68d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ MODULES_SRC = \
 	src/spawn.c \
 	src/state.c \
 	src/unit.c \
-	src/util.c
+	src/util.c \
+	src/xbase.c
 
 DWM_SRC = \
 	src/dwm/handlers.c \
diff --git a/src/dwm.c b/src/dwm.c
index 4d09cde..b27d18a 100644
--- a/src/dwm.c
+++ b/src/dwm.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "state.h"
 #include "unit.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "xbase.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ static void zoom(const Arg *arg);
  * variables *
  *************/
 
-static const char *program_title = NULL;
+static Xbase xbase = NULL;
 
 static struct Screen screen = {
 	.sizes = { 0, 0 },
@@ -284,19 +285,12 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent])(XEvent*) = {
 
 int dwm_main(const char *const new_program_title)
 {
-	if (!(program_title = new_program_title)) {
-		fatal("no program title is given");
-	}
+	xbase = xbase_new(new_program_title);
 
-	if (!XSupportsLocale()) {
-		warning("no locale support in X");
-	}
-
-	// Resource allocations start here.
-
-	if (!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL))) {
-		fatal("cannot open display");
-	}
+	dpy             = xbase->x_display;
+	screen.x_screen = xbase->x_screen;
+	screen.sizes    = xbase->screen_sizes;
+	root            = xbase->x_root;
 
 	checkotherwm();
 
@@ -308,14 +302,6 @@ int dwm_main(const char *const new_program_title)
 		fatal("cannot create atoms");
 	}
 
-	screen.x_screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
-	screen.sizes.w = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen.x_screen);
-	screen.sizes.h = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen.x_screen);
-
-	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen.x_screen);
-
-	// Old code.
-
 	if (!setup()) {
 		fatal("cannot setup");
 	}
@@ -325,11 +311,9 @@ int dwm_main(const char *const new_program_title)
 
 	cleanup();
 
-	// Resource cleanups.
-
 	UNIT_DELETE(global_unit);
 	ATOMS_DELETE(atoms);
-	XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+	XBASE_DELETE(xbase);
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -2212,8 +2196,8 @@ void wmcheckwin_create()
 		8,
 		PropModeReplace,
 		(unsigned char*)
-		program_title,
-		strlen(program_title)
+		xbase->program_title,
+		strlen(xbase->program_title)
 	);
 	XChangeProperty(
 		dpy,
diff --git a/src/xbase.c b/src/xbase.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b50ac7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xbase.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "xbase.h"
+
+#include "main.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+Xbase xbase_new(const char *const program_title)
+{
+	if (!XSupportsLocale()) warning("no locale support in X");
+
+	Xbase xbase = malloc(sizeof(struct Xbase));
+	if (!xbase) fatal_perror("cannot allocate xbase");
+
+	if (!(xbase->program_title = strdup(program_title))) {
+		fatal_perror("no program title is given");
+	}
+
+	if (!(xbase->x_display = XOpenDisplay(NULL))) {
+		fatal("cannot open X display");
+	}
+
+	xbase->x_screen = DefaultScreen(xbase->x_display);
+	xbase->screen_sizes = sizes_create_from_args(
+		DisplayWidth(xbase->x_display, xbase->x_screen),
+		DisplayHeight(xbase->x_display, xbase->x_screen)
+	);
+	xbase->x_root = RootWindow(xbase->x_display, xbase->x_screen);
+
+	return xbase;
+}
+
+void xbase_delete(const Xbase xbase)
+{
+	// TODO: maybe we should assert here
+	if (xbase == NULL) return;
+
+	XCloseDisplay(xbase->x_display);
+	free(xbase);
+}
diff --git a/src/xbase.h b/src/xbase.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc8682b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xbase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef _XBASE_H
+#define _XBASE_H
+
+#include "state.h"
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+
+#define XBASE_DELETE(xbase) { \
+	xbase_delete(xbase);      \
+	xbase = NULL;             \
+}
+
+typedef struct Xbase {
+	const char *program_title;
+	Display *x_display;
+	int x_screen;
+	struct Sizes screen_sizes;
+	int x_root;
+} *Xbase;
+
+Xbase xbase_new(const char *program_title);
+void xbase_delete(Xbase xbase);
+
+#endif // _XBASE_H