diff --git a/gitosis/gitweb.py b/gitosis/gitweb.py
index a814a35..aff0b90 100644
--- a/gitosis/gitweb.py
+++ b/gitosis/gitweb.py
@@ -29,22 +29,14 @@ import os, urllib, logging
 
 from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser, NoSectionError, NoOptionError
 
+from gitosis import util
+
 def _escape_filename(s):
     s = s.replace('\\', '\\\\')
     s = s.replace('$', '\\$')
     s = s.replace('"', '\\"')
     return s
 
-def _getRepositoryDir(config):
-    repositories = os.path.expanduser('~')
-    try:
-        path = config.get('gitosis', 'repositories')
-    except (NoSectionError, NoOptionError):
-        repositories = os.path.join(repositories, 'repositories')
-    else:
-        repositories = os.path.join(repositories, path)
-    return repositories
-
 def generate(config, fp):
     """
     Generate a config file and projects list for ``gitweb``.
@@ -57,7 +49,7 @@ def generate(config, fp):
     """
     log = logging.getLogger('gitosis.access.haveAccess')
 
-    repositories = _getRepositoryDir(config)
+    repositories = util.getRepositoryDir(config)
 
     try:
         global_enable = config.getboolean('gitosis', 'gitweb')
diff --git a/gitosis/repository.py b/gitosis/repository.py
index ea8db54..17a8818 100644
--- a/gitosis/repository.py
+++ b/gitosis/repository.py
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
-import errno
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-def _mkdir(*a, **kw):
-    try:
-        os.mkdir(*a, **kw)
-    except OSError, e:
-        if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
-            pass
-        else:
-            raise
+from gitosis import util
 
 def init(
     path,
@@ -19,7 +11,7 @@ def init(
     if _git is None:
         _git = 'git'
 
-    _mkdir(path, 0750)
+    util.mkdir(path, 0750)
     args = [_git, 'init']
     if template is not None:
         args.append('--template=%s' % template)
diff --git a/gitosis/util.py b/gitosis/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061660a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitosis/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import errno
+import os
+from ConfigParser import NoSectionError, NoOptionError
+
+def mkdir(*a, **kw):
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(*a, **kw)
+    except OSError, e:
+        if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise
+
+def getRepositoryDir(config):
+    repositories = os.path.expanduser('~')
+    try:
+        path = config.get('gitosis', 'repositories')
+    except (NoSectionError, NoOptionError):
+        repositories = os.path.join(repositories, 'repositories')
+    else:
+        repositories = os.path.join(repositories, path)
+    return repositories
+