diff --git a/src/filter/http_context.rs b/src/filter/http_context.rs
index 717563ab..aa02bdc4 100644
--- a/src/filter/http_context.rs
+++ b/src/filter/http_context.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 use crate::configuration::{FailureMode, FilterConfig};
-use crate::envoy::{RateLimitRequest, RateLimitResponse, RateLimitResponse_Code};
+use crate::envoy::{RateLimitResponse, RateLimitResponse_Code};
 use crate::filter::http_context::TracingHeader::{Baggage, Traceparent, Tracestate};
 use crate::policy::Policy;
+use crate::service::rate_limit::RateLimitService;
+use crate::service::Service;
 use log::{debug, warn};
 use protobuf::Message;
 use proxy_wasm::traits::{Context, HttpContext};
 use proxy_wasm::types::{Action, Bytes};
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::time::Duration;
-
-const RATELIMIT_SERVICE_NAME: &str = "envoy.service.ratelimit.v3.RateLimitService";
-const RATELIMIT_METHOD_NAME: &str = "ShouldRateLimit";
 
 // tracing headers
 pub enum TracingHeader {
@@ -63,28 +61,16 @@ impl Filter {
             );
             return Action::Continue;
         }
-
-        let mut rl_req = RateLimitRequest::new();
-        rl_req.set_domain(rlp.domain.clone());
-        rl_req.set_hits_addend(1);
-        rl_req.set_descriptors(descriptors);
-
-        let rl_req_serialized = Message::write_to_bytes(&rl_req).unwrap(); // TODO(rahulanand16nov): Error Handling
-
         let rl_tracing_headers = self
             .tracing_headers
             .iter()
             .map(|(header, value)| (header.as_str(), value.as_slice()))
             .collect();
 
-        match self.dispatch_grpc_call(
-            rlp.service.as_str(),
-            RATELIMIT_SERVICE_NAME,
-            RATELIMIT_METHOD_NAME,
-            rl_tracing_headers,
-            Some(&rl_req_serialized),
-            Duration::from_secs(5),
-        ) {
+        let rls = RateLimitService::new(rlp.service.as_str(), rl_tracing_headers);
+        let message = RateLimitService::message(rlp.domain.clone(), descriptors);
+
+        match rls.send(message) {
             Ok(call_id) => {
                 debug!(
                     "#{} initiated gRPC call (id# {}) to Limitador",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8ee6c311..fb1c60aa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod filter;
 mod glob;
 mod policy;
 mod policy_index;
+mod service;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/src/service.rs b/src/service.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd7b945a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/service.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+pub(crate) mod rate_limit;
+
+use protobuf::reflect::ProtobufValue;
+use protobuf::{Message, RepeatedField};
+use proxy_wasm::types::Status;
+
+pub trait Service<M: Message, V: ProtobufValue> {
+    fn message(domain: String, descriptors: RepeatedField<V>) -> M;
+    fn send(&self, message: M) -> Result<u32, Status>;
+}
diff --git a/src/service/rate_limit.rs b/src/service/rate_limit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd2f4089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/service/rate_limit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+use crate::envoy::{RateLimitDescriptor, RateLimitRequest};
+use crate::service::Service;
+use protobuf::{Message, RepeatedField};
+use proxy_wasm::hostcalls::dispatch_grpc_call;
+use proxy_wasm::types::Status;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const RATELIMIT_SERVICE_NAME: &str = "envoy.service.ratelimit.v3.RateLimitService";
+const RATELIMIT_METHOD_NAME: &str = "ShouldRateLimit";
+
+pub struct RateLimitService<'a> {
+    endpoint: String,
+    metadata: Vec<(&'a str, &'a [u8])>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> RateLimitService<'a> {
+    pub fn new(endpoint: &str, metadata: Vec<(&'a str, &'a [u8])>) -> RateLimitService<'a> {
+        Self {
+            endpoint: String::from(endpoint),
+            metadata,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Service<RateLimitRequest, RateLimitDescriptor> for RateLimitService<'_> {
+    fn message(
+        domain: String,
+        descriptors: RepeatedField<RateLimitDescriptor>,
+    ) -> RateLimitRequest {
+        RateLimitRequest {
+            domain,
+            descriptors,
+            hits_addend: 1,
+            unknown_fields: Default::default(),
+            cached_size: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+    fn send(&self, message: RateLimitRequest) -> Result<u32, Status> {
+        let msg = Message::write_to_bytes(&message).unwrap(); // TODO(didierofrivia): Error Handling
+        dispatch_grpc_call(
+            self.endpoint.as_str(),
+            RATELIMIT_SERVICE_NAME,
+            RATELIMIT_METHOD_NAME,
+            self.metadata.clone(),
+            Some(&msg),
+            Duration::from_secs(5),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use protobuf::{CachedSize, RepeatedField, UnknownFields};
+    use crate::envoy::{RateLimitDescriptor, RateLimitDescriptor_Entry};
+    use crate::service::rate_limit::RateLimitService;
+    use crate::service::Service;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn builds_message() {
+        let domain = "rlp1";
+        let mut field = RateLimitDescriptor::new();
+        let mut entry = RateLimitDescriptor_Entry::new();
+        entry.set_key("key1".to_string());
+        entry.set_value("value1".to_string());
+        field.set_entries(RepeatedField::from_vec(vec![entry]));
+        let descriptors = RepeatedField::from_vec(vec![field]);
+
+        let msg = RateLimitService::message(domain.to_string(), descriptors.clone());
+
+        assert_eq!(msg.hits_addend, 1);
+        assert_eq!(msg.domain, domain.to_string());
+        assert_eq!(msg.descriptors , descriptors);
+        assert_eq!(msg.unknown_fields , UnknownFields::default());
+        assert_eq!(msg.cached_size , CachedSize::default());
+    }
+}