diff --git a/pkg/watcher/util.go b/pkg/watcher/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d80a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/watcher/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package watcher
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
+)
+
+func simulateInitialCreates(dirName string, eventChan chan<- fsnotify.Event) error {
+	dir, err := os.ReadDir(dirName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range dir {
+		eventChan <- fsnotify.Event{
+			Name: filepath.Join(dirName, file.Name()),
+			Op:   fsnotify.Create,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sliceToMap[T comparable](sl []T) map[T]interface{} {
+	m := make(map[T]interface{})
+
+	for _, k := range sl {
+		m[k] = nil
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
+
+func hasSlicePrefix(s string, sl []string) bool {
+	for _, prefix := range sl {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/watcher/watcher.go b/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
index a98ebf2..e5ae737 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ package watcher
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.k-space.ee/k-space/logmower-shipper/pkg/file"
@@ -150,38 +148,3 @@ var App = &cli.App{
 		return ctx.Err()
 	},
 }
-
-func simulateInitialCreates(dirName string, eventChan chan<- fsnotify.Event) error {
-	dir, err := os.ReadDir(dirName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, file := range dir {
-		eventChan <- fsnotify.Event{
-			Name: filepath.Join(dirName, file.Name()),
-			Op:   fsnotify.Create,
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func sliceToMap[T comparable](sl []T) map[T]interface{} {
-	m := make(map[T]interface{})
-
-	for _, k := range sl {
-		m[k] = nil
-	}
-
-	return m
-}
-
-func hasSlicePrefix(s string, sl []string) bool {
-	for _, prefix := range sl {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix) {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}