diff --git a/commands/run_command.go b/commands/run_command.go
index 9abc2d7..5e30aa3 100644
--- a/commands/run_command.go
+++ b/commands/run_command.go
@@ -3,73 +3,8 @@ package commands
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
-func ResolvePort(host string) string {
-
-	if len(host) > 0 {
-		hasPort := false
-		for i := len(host) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-			if host[i] == ':' {
-				hasPort = true
-				break
-			}
-			if host[i] == ']' {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if !hasPort {
-			host = host + ":22"
-		}
-	}
-
-	return host
-
-}
-
-func GetSigner(private_key_file string) ssh.Signer {
-
-	key_bytes, err := os.ReadFile(private_key_file)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error reading private key: %v\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey(key_bytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error parsing private key: %v\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	return signer
-
-}
-
-func GetClient(private_key_file, username, host string) *ssh.Client {
-
-	signer := GetSigner(private_key_file)
-
-	config := &ssh.ClientConfig{
-		User: username,
-		Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
-			ssh.PublicKeys(signer),
-		},
-		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
-	}
-
-	addr := ResolvePort(host)
-
-	client, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, config)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error connecting to server: %v\n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	return client
-}
-
 type RunCommandArgs struct {
 	Command string `json:"command"`
 	RemoteCommand string `json:"remote_command"`
diff --git a/commands/utils.go b/commands/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bf3a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+)
+
+func ResolvePort(host string) string {
+
+	if len(host) > 0 {
+		hasPort := false
+		for i := len(host) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if host[i] == ':' {
+				hasPort = true
+				break
+			}
+			if host[i] == ']' {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !hasPort {
+			host = host + ":22"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return host
+
+}
+
+func GetSigner(private_key_file string) ssh.Signer {
+
+	key_bytes, err := os.ReadFile(private_key_file)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error reading private key: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey(key_bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error parsing private key: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return signer
+
+}
+
+func GetClient(private_key_file, username, host string) *ssh.Client {
+
+	signer := GetSigner(private_key_file)
+
+	config := &ssh.ClientConfig{
+		User: username,
+		Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
+			ssh.PublicKeys(signer),
+		},
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+	}
+
+	addr := ResolvePort(host)
+
+	client, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error connecting to server: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	return client
+}
+