diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index af1e681..2b195e7 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ package oz
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"path"
-	"syscall"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -67,27 +64,3 @@ func LoadConfig(cpath string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 	return c, nil
 }
-
-func checkConfigPermissions(fpath string) error {
-	pd := path.Dir(fpath)
-	for _, fp := range []string{pd, fpath} {
-		if err := checkPathRootPermissions(fp); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("file (%s) is %s", fp, err)
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func checkPathRootPermissions(fpath string) error {
-	fstat, err := os.Stat(fpath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if (fstat.Mode().Perm() & syscall.S_IWOTH) != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("writable by everyone!", fpath)
-	}
-	if (fstat.Mode().Perm()&syscall.S_IWGRP) != 0 && fstat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Gid != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("writable by someone else than root!", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..495fa35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package oz
+
+import(
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func checkConfigPermissions(fpath string) error {
+	pd := path.Dir(fpath)
+	for _, fp := range []string{pd, fpath} {
+		if err := checkPathRootPermissions(fp); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("file `%s` is %s", fp, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkPathRootPermissions(fpath string) error {
+	fstat, err := os.Stat(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if (fstat.Mode().Perm() & syscall.S_IWOTH) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writable by everyone!")
+	}
+	if (fstat.Mode().Perm()&syscall.S_IWGRP) != 0 && fstat.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t).Gid != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writable by someone else than root!")
+	}
+	return nil
+}