diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b5ee5ab..b5531e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ project(rex)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
-add_executable(rex Rex.cpp src/json_support/jsoncpp/json.h src/json_support/jsoncpp/json-forwards.h src/json_support/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.cpp src/logger/Logger.cpp src/logger/Logger.h src/json_support/JSON.cpp src/json_support/JSON.h src/misc/helpers.cpp src/misc/helpers.h src/config/Config.cpp src/config/Config.h src/suite/Suite.cpp src/suite/Suite.h src/suite/Unit.cpp src/suite/Unit.h src/shells/shells.cpp src/shells/shells.h src/plan/Plan.cpp src/plan/Plan.h src/plan/Task.cpp src/plan/Task.h src/lcpex/liblcpex.h src/lcpex/liblcpex.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/libclpex_tty.h src/lcpex/vpty/libclpex_tty.cpp src/lcpex/Contexts.h src/lcpex/Contexts.cpp src/lcpex/helpers.h src/lcpex/string_expansion/string_expansion.h src/lcpex/string_expansion/string_expansion.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_fork.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_fork.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_master_open.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_master_open.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/tty_functions.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/tty_functions.cpp )
+add_executable(rex Rex.cpp src/json_support/jsoncpp/json.h src/json_support/jsoncpp/json-forwards.h src/json_support/jsoncpp/jsoncpp.cpp src/logger/Logger.cpp src/logger/Logger.h src/json_support/JSON.cpp src/json_support/JSON.h src/misc/helpers.cpp src/misc/helpers.h src/config/Config.cpp src/config/Config.h src/suite/Suite.cpp src/suite/Suite.h src/suite/Unit.cpp src/suite/Unit.h src/shells/shells.cpp src/shells/shells.h src/plan/Plan.cpp src/plan/Plan.h src/plan/Task.cpp src/plan/Task.h src/lcpex/helpers.h src/lcpex/helpers.cpp src/lcpex/liblcpex.h src/lcpex/liblcpex.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/libclpex_tty.h src/lcpex/vpty/libclpex_tty.cpp src/lcpex/Contexts.h src/lcpex/Contexts.cpp src/lcpex/helpers.h src/lcpex/string_expansion/string_expansion.h src/lcpex/string_expansion/string_expansion.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_fork.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_fork.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_master_open.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/pty_master_open.cpp src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/tty_functions.h src/lcpex/vpty/pty_fork_mod/tty_functions.cpp )
diff --git a/src/lcpex/helpers.cpp b/src/lcpex/helpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deb4a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lcpex/helpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "helpers.h"
+
+ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count) {
+    const char *p = (const char *)buf;
+    while (count > 0) {
+        ssize_t written = write(fd, p, count);
+        if (written == -1) {
+            if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN) continue; // Retry
+            return -1; // Other errors
+        }
+        count -= written;
+        p += written;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lcpex/helpers.h b/src/lcpex/helpers.h
index 802a8da..05528ef 100644
--- a/src/lcpex/helpers.h
+++ b/src/lcpex/helpers.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef LCPEX_HELPERS_H
 #define LCPEX_HELPERS_H
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "errno.h"
+
 // helper for sanity
 enum PIPE_ENDS {
     READ_END = 0,
@@ -16,18 +19,6 @@ enum CHILD_PIPE_NAMES {
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 1024
 
-ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count) {
-    const char *p = (const char *)buf;
-    while (count > 0) {
-        ssize_t written = write(fd, p, count);
-        if (written == -1) {
-            if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN) continue; // Retry
-            return -1; // Other errors
-        }
-        count -= written;
-        p += written;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
+ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
 
 #endif //LCPEX_HELPERS_H
diff --git a/src/misc/helpers.cpp b/src/misc/helpers.cpp
index 0e4e64d..e25ff82 100644
--- a/src/misc/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/helpers.cpp
@@ -138,17 +138,3 @@ std::string get_absolute_path(const std::string &relative_path)
     return std::string(resolved_path);
 }
 
-
-ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count) {
-    const char *p = (const char *)buf;
-    while (count > 0) {
-        ssize_t written = write(fd, p, count);
-        if (written == -1) {
-            if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN) continue; // Retry
-            return -1; // Other errors
-        }
-        count -= written;
-        p += written;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/misc/helpers.h b/src/misc/helpers.h
index af669bb..7fb8a7d 100644
--- a/src/misc/helpers.h
+++ b/src/misc/helpers.h
@@ -67,6 +67,4 @@ const char * command2args( std::string input_string );
  */
 std::string get_absolute_path(const std::string &relative_path);
 
-ssize_t write_all(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
-
 #endif //REX_HELPERS_H