diff --git a/satellite/audit/reservoirservice.go b/satellite/audit/reservoirservice.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..175954faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/satellite/audit/reservoirservice.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 Storj Labs, Inc.
+// See LICENSE for copying information.
+
+package audit
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"storj.io/storj/internal/sync2"
+	"storj.io/storj/pkg/storj"
+	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metainfo"
+)
+
+// ReservoirService is a temp name for the service struct during the audit 2.0 refactor.
+// Once V3-2363 and V3-2364 are implemented, ReservoirService will replace the existing Service struct.
+type ReservoirService struct {
+	log *zap.Logger
+
+	reservoirSlots int
+	Reservoirs     map[storj.NodeID]*Reservoir
+	rand           *rand.Rand
+
+	MetainfoLoop *metainfo.Loop
+	Loop         sync2.Cycle
+}
+
+// NewReservoirService instantiates ReservoirService
+func NewReservoirService(log *zap.Logger, metaLoop *metainfo.Loop, config Config) *ReservoirService {
+	return &ReservoirService{
+		log: log,
+
+		reservoirSlots: config.Slots,
+		rand:           rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix())),
+
+		MetainfoLoop: metaLoop,
+		Loop:         *sync2.NewCycle(config.Interval),
+	}
+}
+
+// Run runs auditing service 2.0
+func (service *ReservoirService) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+	service.log.Info("audit 2.0 is starting up")
+
+	return service.Loop.Run(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+		defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
+		pathCollector := NewPathCollector(service.reservoirSlots, service.rand)
+		err = service.MetainfoLoop.Join(ctx, pathCollector)
+		if err != nil {
+			service.log.Error("error joining metainfoloop", zap.Error(err))
+			return nil
+		}
+		service.Reservoirs = pathCollector.Reservoirs
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// Close halts the reservoir service loop
+func (service *ReservoirService) Close() error {
+	service.Loop.Close()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/satellite/audit/service.go b/satellite/audit/service.go
index 0916a6572..53ecded90 100644
--- a/satellite/audit/service.go
+++ b/satellite/audit/service.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package audit
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
@@ -61,50 +60,6 @@ func NewService(log *zap.Logger, config Config, metainfo *metainfo.Service,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// ReservoirService is a temp name for the service struct during the audit 2.0 refactor.
-// Once V3-2363 and V3-2364 are implemented, Service2 will replace the existing Service struct.
-type ReservoirService struct {
-	log *zap.Logger
-
-	reservoirSlots int
-	Reservoirs     map[storj.NodeID]*Reservoir
-	rand           *rand.Rand
-
-	MetainfoLoop *metainfo.Loop
-	Loop         sync2.Cycle
-}
-
-// NewReservoirService instantiates Service2
-func NewReservoirService(log *zap.Logger, metaLoop *metainfo.Loop, config Config) (*ReservoirService, error) {
-	return &ReservoirService{
-		log: log,
-
-		reservoirSlots: config.Slots,
-		rand:           rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix())),
-
-		MetainfoLoop: metaLoop,
-		Loop:         *sync2.NewCycle(config.Interval),
-	}, nil
-}
-
-// Run runs auditing service 2.0
-func (service *ReservoirService) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-	service.log.Info("audit 2.0 is starting up")
-
-	return service.Loop.Run(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-		defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
-		pathCollector := NewPathCollector(service.reservoirSlots, service.rand)
-		err = service.MetainfoLoop.Join(ctx, pathCollector)
-		if err != nil {
-			service.log.Error("error joining metainfoloop", zap.Error(err))
-			return nil
-		}
-		service.Reservoirs = pathCollector.Reservoirs
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
 // Run runs auditing service
 func (service *Service) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)
diff --git a/satellite/peer.go b/satellite/peer.go
index 9416f453a..f9717ce8d 100644
--- a/satellite/peer.go
+++ b/satellite/peer.go
@@ -489,13 +489,10 @@ func New(log *zap.Logger, full *identity.FullIdentity, db DB, revocationDB exten
 		}
 
 		// setup audit 2.0
-		peer.Audit.ReservoirService, err = audit.NewReservoirService(peer.Log.Named("reservoir service"),
+		peer.Audit.ReservoirService = audit.NewReservoirService(peer.Log.Named("reservoir service"),
 			peer.Metainfo.Loop,
 			config,
 		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errs.Combine(err, peer.Close())
-		}
 	}
 
 	{ // setup garbage collection