diff --git a/delojza.py b/delojza.py
index 06a65cc..25f41b3 100755
--- a/delojza.py
+++ b/delojza.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import errno
 import logging
+from markov import MarkovBlabberer
 import os
 import pprint
 import re
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ from random import random
 from sqlite3.dbapi2 import Connection
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
+from util import datestr, mkdir_p
 
 import acoustid
 import filetype
@@ -32,26 +34,11 @@ from _typeshed import StrPath
 from markovify.text import Text
 from mutagen import File, FileType
 from mutagen.easyid3 import EasyID3
-from requests.api import options
 from telegram.ext import CommandHandler, MessageHandler, Updater
 from youtube_dl import DownloadError
 from youtube_dl.version import __version__ as YTDL_VERSION
 
 
-def mkdir_p(path):
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(path)
-    except OSError as exc:
-        if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(path):
-            pass
-        else:
-            raise
-
-
-def datestr(date: datetime):
-    return date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d@%H%M")
-
-
 class DelojzaDB:
     def __init__(self, db_path):
         self.db_path = db_path
@@ -115,28 +102,6 @@ class DelojzaDB:
             )
         self.db.commit()
 
-
-class MarkovBlabberer:
-    def __init__(self, filepath: StrPath):
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger("markov")
-        self.filepath = filepath
-
-        with open(filepath) as f:
-            text = f.read()
-            self.markov: Text = markovify.NewlineText(text.lower())
-            self.logger.info("Sentence of the day: " + self.make_sentence())
-
-    def make_sentence(self, tries: int = 100):
-        return self.markov.make_sentence(tries=tries) or "???"
-
-    def add_to_corpus(self, text: str):
-        text = text.lower()
-        new_sentence = markovify.NewlineText(text)
-        self.markov = cast(Text, markovify.combine([self.markov, new_sentence]))
-        with open(self.filepath, "a") as f:
-            f.write(text + "\n")
-
-
 class DelojzaBot:
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/markov.py b/markov.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f336bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/markov.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import logging
+from typing import cast
+
+import markovify
+from _typeshed import StrPath
+from markovify import Text
+
+
+class MarkovBlabberer:
+    def __init__(self, filepath: StrPath):
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger("markov")
+        self.filepath = filepath
+
+        with open(filepath) as f:
+            text = f.read()
+            self.markov: Text = markovify.NewlineText(text.lower())
+            self.logger.info("Sentence of the day: " + self.make_sentence())
+
+    def make_sentence(self, tries: int = 100):
+        return self.markov.make_sentence(tries=tries) or "???"
+
+    def add_to_corpus(self, text: str):
+        text = text.lower()
+        new_sentence = markovify.NewlineText(text)
+        self.markov = cast(Text, markovify.combine([self.markov, new_sentence]))
+        with open(self.filepath, "a") as f:
+            f.write(text + "\n")
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de19e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from _typeshed import StrPath
+from datetime import datetime
+import os
+import errno
+
+
+def mkdir_p(path: StrPath) -> None:
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(path)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        if exc.errno == errno.EEXIST and os.path.isdir(path):
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise
+
+
+def datestr(date: datetime) -> str:
+    return date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d@%H%M")