diff --git a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
index 7cd3be18..6989bd78 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // var BaseDir = ""
@@ -297,47 +294,6 @@ func safeWriteToDisk(inpath string, r io.Reader) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func getLicense() License {
-	l := whichLicense()
-	if l != "" {
-		if x, ok := Licenses[l]; ok {
-			return x
-		}
-	}
-
-	return Licenses["apache"]
-}
-
-func whichLicense() string {
-	// if explicitly flagged, use that
-	if userLicense != "" {
-		return matchLicense(userLicense)
-	}
-
-	// if already present in the project, use that
-	// TODO: Inspect project for existing license
-
-	// default to viper's setting
-
-	if viper.IsSet("license.header") || viper.IsSet("license.text") {
-		if custom, ok := Licenses["custom"]; ok {
-			custom.Header = viper.GetString("license.header")
-			custom.Text = viper.GetString("license.text")
-			Licenses["custom"] = custom
-			return "custom"
-		}
-	}
-
-	return matchLicense(viper.GetString("license"))
-}
-
-func copyrightLine() string {
-	author := viper.GetString("author")
-	year := time.Now().Format("2006")
-
-	return "Copyright © " + year + " " + author
-}
-
 func commentifyString(in string) string {
 	var newlines []string
 	lines := strings.Split(in, "\n")
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/licenses.go b/cobra/cmd/licenses.go
index 5b3cb729..2bd5e7f6 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/licenses.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/licenses.go
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 
 package cmd
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
 
 //Licenses contains all possible licenses a user can chose from
 var Licenses map[string]License
@@ -31,18 +36,6 @@ type License struct {
 	Header          string   // License header for source files
 }
 
-// given a license name (in), try to match the license indicated
-func matchLicense(in string) string {
-	for key, lic := range Licenses {
-		for _, match := range lic.PossibleMatches {
-			if strings.EqualFold(in, match) {
-				return key
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
 func init() {
 	Licenses = make(map[string]License)
 
@@ -73,3 +66,56 @@ func init() {
 	//   `,
 	// }
 }
+
+func getLicense() License {
+	l := whichLicense()
+	if l != "" {
+		if x, ok := Licenses[l]; ok {
+			return x
+		}
+	}
+
+	return Licenses["apache"]
+}
+
+func whichLicense() string {
+	// if explicitly flagged, use that
+	if userLicense != "" {
+		return matchLicense(userLicense)
+	}
+
+	// if already present in the project, use that
+	// TODO: Inspect project for existing license
+
+	// default to viper's setting
+
+	if viper.IsSet("license.header") || viper.IsSet("license.text") {
+		if custom, ok := Licenses["custom"]; ok {
+			custom.Header = viper.GetString("license.header")
+			custom.Text = viper.GetString("license.text")
+			Licenses["custom"] = custom
+			return "custom"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return matchLicense(viper.GetString("license"))
+}
+
+func copyrightLine() string {
+	author := viper.GetString("author")
+	year := time.Now().Format("2006")
+
+	return "Copyright © " + year + " " + author
+}
+
+// given a license name (in), try to match the license indicated
+func matchLicense(in string) string {
+	for key, lic := range Licenses {
+		for _, match := range lic.PossibleMatches {
+			if strings.EqualFold(in, match) {
+				return key
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}