diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 102c4145..5c91f7db 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 "use strict"
 
 var log = console.error.bind(console)
-var StreamFactory = require("./util/stream")
-var Stream = StreamFactory(log)
+var defaultStream = require("./stream/index")
 var m = require("./render/hyperscript")
 var renderService = require("./render/render")(window)
 var requestService = require("./request/request")(window, log)
@@ -14,11 +13,7 @@ m.route = require("./api/router")(window, renderService, redrawService)
 m.mount = require("./api/mount")(renderService, redrawService)
 m.trust = require("./render/trust")
 m.withAttr = require("./util/withAttr")
-m.prop = Stream.stream
-m.prop.combine = Stream.combine
-m.prop.reject = Stream.reject
-m.prop.merge = Stream.merge
-m.prop.HALT = Stream.HALT
+m.prop = defaultStream
 m.render = renderService.render
 m.redraw = redrawService.publish
 m.request = requestService.xhr
diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index d6adbadb..6f293f48 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 new function() {
 
+var log = console.error.bind(console)
 var log = console.error.bind(console)
 var StreamFactory = function(log) {
 	var guid = 0, noop = function() {}, HALT = {}
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ var StreamFactory = function(log) {
 	return {stream: createStream, merge: merge, combine: combine, reject: reject, HALT: HALT}
 }
 var Stream = StreamFactory(log)
+var defaultStream = Stream.stream
+defaultStream.combine = Stream.combine
+defaultStream.reject = Stream.reject
+defaultStream.merge = Stream.merge
+defaultStream.HALT = Stream.HALT
 function Vnode(tag, key, attrs, children, text, dom) {
 	return {tag: tag, key: key, attrs: attrs, children: children, text: text, dom: dom, domSize: undefined, state: {}, events: undefined, instance: undefined}
 }
@@ -1134,11 +1140,7 @@ m.withAttr = function(attrName, callback, context) {
 		return callback.call(context || this, attrName in e.currentTarget ? e.currentTarget[attrName] : e.currentTarget.getAttribute(attrName))
 	}
 }
-m.prop = Stream.stream
-m.prop.combine = Stream.combine
-m.prop.reject = Stream.reject
-m.prop.merge = Stream.merge
-m.prop.HALT = Stream.HALT
+m.prop = defaultStream
 m.render = renderService.render
 m.redraw = redrawService.publish
 m.request = requestService.xhr
diff --git a/stream/index.js b/stream/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..454a90fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stream/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"use strict"
+
+var log = console.error.bind(console)
+var StreamFactory = require("../util/stream")
+var Stream = StreamFactory(log)
+
+var defaultStream = Stream.stream
+defaultStream.combine = Stream.combine
+defaultStream.reject = Stream.reject
+defaultStream.merge = Stream.merge
+defaultStream.HALT = Stream.HALT
+
+module.exports = defaultStream