diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d27111b..cb2e70c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CHANGES
 v1.1.0
 ------
 
+* Refactored the main process\_packet method
 * Update README with version 1.1.0 related info
 * Added fix for an unknown packet type
 * Ensure fortune is installed
diff --git a/Dockerfile-dev b/Dockerfile-dev
index 217a0a6..b50bc5b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-dev
+++ b/Dockerfile-dev
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV VERSION=1.0.0
 ENV APRS_USER=aprs
 ENV HOME=/home/aprs
 ENV APRSD=http://github.com/craigerl/aprsd.git
-ENV APRSD_BRANCH="master"
+ENV APRSD_BRANCH="v1.1.0"
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=$HOME/.venv3
 
 ENV INSTALL=$HOME/install
diff --git a/aprsd/main.py b/aprsd/main.py
index 52c6a16..d2905c5 100644
--- a/aprsd/main.py
+++ b/aprsd/main.py
@@ -172,6 +172,71 @@ def setup_logging(config, loglevel, quiet):
         LOG.addHandler(sh)
 
 
+def process_ack_packet(packet):
+    ack_num = packet.get("msgNo")
+    LOG.info("Got ack for message {}".format(ack_num))
+    messaging.log_message(
+        "ACK", packet["raw"], None, ack=ack_num, fromcall=packet["from"]
+    )
+    messaging.ack_dict.update({int(ack_num): 1})
+    return
+
+
+def process_mic_e_packet(packet):
+    LOG.info("Mic-E Packet detected.  Currenlty unsupported.")
+    messaging.log_packet(packet)
+    return
+
+
+def process_message_packet(packet):
+    LOG.info("Got a message packet")
+    fromcall = packet["from"]
+    message = packet.get("message_text", None)
+
+    msg_number = packet.get("msgNo", None)
+    if msg_number:
+        ack = msg_number
+    else:
+        ack = "0"
+
+    messaging.log_message(
+        "Received Message", packet["raw"], message, fromcall=fromcall, ack=ack
+    )
+
+    found_command = False
+    # Get singleton of the PM
+    pm = plugin.PluginManager()
+    try:
+        results = pm.run(fromcall=fromcall, message=message, ack=ack)
+        for reply in results:
+            found_command = True
+            # A plugin can return a null message flag which signals
+            # us that they processed the message correctly, but have
+            # nothing to reply with, so we avoid replying with a usage string
+            if reply is not messaging.NULL_MESSAGE:
+                LOG.debug("Sending '{}'".format(reply))
+                messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
+            else:
+                LOG.debug("Got NULL MESSAGE from plugin")
+
+        if not found_command:
+            plugins = pm.get_plugins()
+            names = [x.command_name for x in plugins]
+            names.sort()
+
+            reply = "Usage: {}".format(", ".join(names))
+            messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        LOG.exception("Plugin failed!!!", ex)
+        reply = "A Plugin failed! try again?"
+        messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
+
+    # let any threads do their thing, then ack
+    # send an ack last
+    messaging.send_ack(fromcall, ack)
+    LOG.debug("Packet processing complete")
+
+
 def process_packet(packet):
     """Process a packet recieved from aprs-is server."""
 
@@ -179,66 +244,22 @@ def process_packet(packet):
     try:
         LOG.debug("Got message: {}".format(packet))
 
-        fromcall = packet["from"]
-        message = packet.get("message_text", None)
-        if not message:
-            LOG.debug("Didn't get a message, could be an ack?")
-            if packet.get("response", None) == "ack":
-                # looks like an ACKa
-                ack_num = packet.get("msgNo")
-                LOG.info("Got ack for message {}".format(ack_num))
-                messaging.log_message(
-                    "ACK", packet["raw"], None, ack=ack_num, fromcall=packet["from"]
-                )
-                messaging.ack_dict.update({int(ack_num): 1})
-                return
-            else:
-                LOG.info("Don't know what to do with this message.  Ignoring")
-                messaging.log_packet(packet)
-                return
+        msg = packet.get("message_text", None)
+        msg_format = packet.get("format", None)
+        msg_response = packet.get("response", None)
+        if msg_format == "message" and msg:
+            # we want to send the message through the
+            # plugins
+            process_message_packet(packet)
+            return
+        elif msg_response == "ack":
+            process_ack_packet(packet)
+            return
 
-        msg_number = packet.get("msgNo", None)
-        if msg_number:
-            ack = msg_number
-        else:
-            ack = "0"
-
-        messaging.log_message(
-            "Received Message", packet["raw"], message, fromcall=fromcall, ack=ack
-        )
-
-        found_command = False
-        # Get singleton of the PM
-        pm = plugin.PluginManager()
-        try:
-            results = pm.run(fromcall=fromcall, message=message, ack=ack)
-            for reply in results:
-                found_command = True
-                # A plugin can return a null message flag which signals
-                # us that they processed the message correctly, but have
-                # nothing to reply with, so we avoid replying with a usage string
-                if reply is not messaging.NULL_MESSAGE:
-                    LOG.debug("Sending '{}'".format(reply))
-                    messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
-                else:
-                    LOG.debug("Got NULL MESSAGE from plugin")
-
-            if not found_command:
-                plugins = pm.get_plugins()
-                names = [x.command_name for x in plugins]
-                names.sort()
-
-                reply = "Usage: {}".format(", ".join(names))
-                messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            LOG.exception("Plugin failed!!!", ex)
-            reply = "A Plugin failed! try again?"
-            messaging.send_message(fromcall, reply)
-
-        # let any threads do their thing, then ack
-        # send an ack last
-        messaging.send_ack(fromcall, ack)
-        LOG.debug("Packet processing complete")
+        if msg_format == "mic-e":
+            # process a mic-e packet
+            process_mic_e_packet(packet)
+            return
 
     except (aprslib.ParseError, aprslib.UnknownFormat) as exp:
         LOG.exception("Failed to parse packet from aprs-is", exp)