diff --git a/onedns/cli.py b/onedns/cli.py
index 2dd52b7..443ca98 100644
--- a/onedns/cli.py
+++ b/onedns/cli.py
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ from onedns import monitor
 from onedns.clients import skydns
 
 
-def get_kwargs(args, prefix):
-    args_dict = vars(args)
-    one_args = dict((i.replace(prefix, ''), args_dict[i])
-                    for i in args_dict.keys() if i.startswith(prefix))
-    return one_args
-
-
 def daemon(args, one_args, etcd_args):
     mon = monitor.OneMonitor(args.domain, one_kwargs=one_args,
                              etcd_kwargs=etcd_args)
@@ -112,7 +105,8 @@ def main():
 
     logger.configure_onedns_logging(debug=args.debug)
 
-    one_args = get_kwargs(args, 'one_')
-    etcd_args = get_kwargs(args, 'etcd_')
+    args_dict = vars(args)
+    one_args = utils.get_kwargs_from_dict(args_dict, 'one_')
+    etcd_args = utils.get_kwargs_from_dict(args_dict, 'etcd_')
 
     args.func(args, one_args, etcd_args)
diff --git a/onedns/utils.py b/onedns/utils.py
index 41eb18b..b49ca00 100644
--- a/onedns/utils.py
+++ b/onedns/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from onedns.logger import log
 
 
+def get_kwargs_from_dict(d, prefix):
+    kwargs = dict((i.replace(prefix, ''), d[i])
+                  for i in d.keys() if i.startswith(prefix))
+    return kwargs
+
+
 def shell(local_ns={}):
     try:
         from IPython import embed