diff --git a/pisa/responder.py b/pisa/responder.py
index 1198553..d1c2aa3 100644
--- a/pisa/responder.py
+++ b/pisa/responder.py
@@ -146,6 +146,17 @@ class Responder:
         self.chain_monitor = chain_monitor
         self.db_manager = db_manager
 
+    def awake(self):
+        self.asleep = False
+        self.chain_monitor.responder_asleep = False
+        Thread(target=self.do_watch).start()
+
+    def sleep(self):
+        self.asleep = True
+        self.chain_monitor.responder_asleep = True
+
+        logger.info("No more pending trackers, going back to sleep")
+
     @staticmethod
     def on_sync(block_hash):
         """
@@ -265,9 +276,7 @@ class Responder:
         )
 
         if self.asleep:
-            self.asleep = False
-            self.chain_monitor.responder_asleep = False
-            Thread(target=self.do_watch).start()
+            self.awake()
 
     def do_watch(self):
         """
@@ -321,10 +330,7 @@ class Responder:
                 prev_block_hash = block.get("hash")
 
         # Go back to sleep if there are no more pending trackers
-        self.asleep = True
-        self.chain_monitor.responder_asleep = True
-
-        logger.info("No more pending trackers, going back to sleep")
+        self.sleep()
 
     def check_confirmations(self, txs):
         """
diff --git a/pisa/watcher.py b/pisa/watcher.py
index 86a5c40..7dbc68b 100644
--- a/pisa/watcher.py
+++ b/pisa/watcher.py
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ class Watcher:
         if not isinstance(responder, Responder):
             self.responder = Responder(db_manager, chain_monitor)
 
+    def awake(self):
+        self.asleep = False
+        self.chain_monitor.watcher_asleep = False
+        Thread(target=self.do_watch).start()
+
+        logger.info("Waking up")
+
+    def sleep(self):
+        self.asleep = True
+        self.chain_monitor.watcher_asleep = True
+
+        logger.info("No more pending appointments, going back to sleep")
+
     def add_appointment(self, appointment):
         """
         Adds a new appointment to the ``appointments`` dictionary if ``max_appointments`` has not been reached.
@@ -118,11 +131,7 @@ class Watcher:
                 self.locator_uuid_map[appointment.locator] = [uuid]
 
             if self.asleep:
-                self.asleep = False
-                self.chain_monitor.watcher_asleep = False
-                Thread(target=self.do_watch).start()
-
-                logger.info("Waking up")
+                self.awake()
 
             self.db_manager.store_watcher_appointment(uuid, appointment.to_json())
             self.db_manager.create_append_locator_map(appointment.locator, uuid)
@@ -208,10 +217,7 @@ class Watcher:
                 self.db_manager.store_last_block_hash_watcher(block_hash)
 
         # Go back to sleep if there are no more appointments
-        self.asleep = True
-        self.chain_monitor.watcher_asleep = True
-
-        logger.info("No more pending appointments, going back to sleep")
+        self.sleep()
 
     def get_breaches(self, txids):
         """