diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e348211..602f691 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"github.com/rwinkhart/MUTN/src/cli"
 	"github.com/rwinkhart/MUTN/src/offline"
 	"os"
@@ -113,14 +112,7 @@ func main() {
 		} else {
 			switch args[1] {
 			case "clipclear":
-				// read previous clipboard contents from stdin
-				clipScanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
-				if clipScanner.Scan() {
-					oldContents := clipScanner.Text()
-					offline.ClipClear(oldContents)
-				} else {
-					os.Exit(0)
-				}
+				offline.ClipClearArgument()
 			case "sync": // TODO online.Sync(), exit after run
 			case "init": // TODO offline.Init(), exit after run
 			case "tweak": // TODO offline.Tweak(), exit after run
diff --git a/src/offline/utility.go b/src/offline/utility.go
index 448d723..285af4a 100644
--- a/src/offline/utility.go
+++ b/src/offline/utility.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package offline
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -34,3 +35,14 @@ func writeToStdin(cmd *exec.Cmd, input string) {
 		io.WriteString(stdin, input)
 	}()
 }
+
+func ClipClearArgument() {
+	// read previous clipboard contents from stdin
+	clipScanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	if clipScanner.Scan() {
+		oldContents := clipScanner.Text()
+		ClipClear(oldContents)
+	} else {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+}