diff --git a/internal/command/command.go b/internal/command/command.go
index e72e3ee..d45af71 100644
--- a/internal/command/command.go
+++ b/internal/command/command.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/database"
-	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/database/utils"
 	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/desktop"
 	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/dock"
+	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/glebarez/sqlite"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
diff --git a/internal/command/utils.go b/internal/command/utils.go
index c297d35..3f4ecfa 100644
--- a/internal/command/utils.go
+++ b/internal/command/utils.go
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/apex/log"
-	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/database/utils"
+	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -71,37 +69,11 @@ var PorgASCIIArt = `
 
 `
 
-// RunCommand runs cmd on file
-func RunCommand(ctx context.Context, cmd string, args ...string) (string, error) {
-
-	var c *exec.Cmd
-
-	if ctx != nil {
-		c = exec.CommandContext(ctx, cmd, args...)
-	} else {
-		c = exec.Command(cmd, args...)
-	}
-
-	output, err := c.Output()
-	if err != nil {
-		return string(output), err
-	}
-
-	// check for exec context timeout
-	if ctx != nil {
-		if ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("command %s timed out", cmd)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return string(output), nil
-}
-
 func restartDock() error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	utils.Indent(log.Info)("restarting Dock")
-	if _, err := RunCommand(ctx, "killall", "Dock"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := utils.RunCommand(ctx, "killall", "Dock"); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "killing Dock process failed")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/database/config.go b/internal/database/config.go
index fe847d3..f76c513 100644
--- a/internal/database/config.go
+++ b/internal/database/config.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/apex/log"
-	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/database/utils"
+	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/utils"
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/database/database.go b/internal/database/database.go
index 1d28f80..ae47015 100644
--- a/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/internal/database/database.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/apex/log"
-	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/database/utils"
+	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
diff --git a/internal/dock/dock.go b/internal/dock/dock.go
index 0cb6ae3..47b45cf 100644
--- a/internal/dock/dock.go
+++ b/internal/dock/dock.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/command"
+	"github.com/blacktop/lporg/internal/utils"
 	"howett.net/plist"
 )
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (p *Plist) Save() error {
 }
 
 func (p *Plist) kickstart() error {
-	out, err := command.RunCommand(context.Background(), "/bin/launchctl", "kickstart", "-k", fmt.Sprintf("gui/%d/com.apple.Dock.agent", os.Getuid()))
+	out, err := utils.RunCommand(context.Background(), "/bin/launchctl", "kickstart", "-k", fmt.Sprintf("gui/%d/com.apple.Dock.agent", os.Getuid()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to kickstart dock: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/database/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
similarity index 71%
rename from internal/database/utils/utils.go
rename to internal/utils/utils.go
index a851415..370e832 100644
--- a/internal/database/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/apex/log/handlers/cli"
 )
@@ -64,3 +68,29 @@ func checkError(err error) {
 		log.WithError(err).Fatal("failed")
 	}
 }
+
+// RunCommand runs cmd on file
+func RunCommand(ctx context.Context, cmd string, args ...string) (string, error) {
+
+	var c *exec.Cmd
+
+	if ctx != nil {
+		c = exec.CommandContext(ctx, cmd, args...)
+	} else {
+		c = exec.Command(cmd, args...)
+	}
+
+	output, err := c.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return string(output), err
+	}
+
+	// check for exec context timeout
+	if ctx != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("command %s timed out", cmd)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return string(output), nil
+}