diff --git a/plugins/docker-options/functions.go b/plugins/docker-options/functions.go
index f00fa5546..57b2d38d3 100644
--- a/plugins/docker-options/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/docker-options/functions.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dockeroptions
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -13,6 +14,39 @@ func getPhaseFilePath(appName string, phase string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(common.AppRoot(appName), "DOCKER_OPTIONS_"+strings.ToUpper(phase))
 }
 
+func copyPhaseFile(srcApp string, dstApp string, phase string) error {
+	srcPath := getPhaseFilePath(srcApp, phase)
+	if !common.FileExists(srcPath) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	src, err := os.Open(srcPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to open docker options phase file %s.%s: %s", srcApp, phase, err.Error())
+	}
+	defer src.Close()
+
+	dstPath := getPhaseFilePath(dstApp, phase)
+	dst, err := os.OpenFile(dstPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create docker options phase file %s.%s: %s", dstApp, phase, err.Error())
+	}
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(dst, src); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to copy docker options phase file %s.%s to %s.%s: %s", srcApp, phase, dstApp, phase, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func removePhaseFile(appName string, phase string) error {
+	if err := os.Remove(getPhaseFilePath(appName, phase)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func touchPhaseFile(appName string, phase string) error {
 	phaseFilePath := getPhaseFilePath(appName, phase)
 
diff --git a/plugins/docker-options/subcommands.go b/plugins/docker-options/subcommands.go
index f68606245..2f72d7077 100644
--- a/plugins/docker-options/subcommands.go
+++ b/plugins/docker-options/subcommands.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package dockeroptions
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
 )
@@ -96,10 +95,3 @@ func CommandReport(appName string, format string, infoFlag string) error {
 
 	return ReportSingleApp(appName, format, infoFlag)
 }
-
-func removePhaseFile(appName string, phase string) error {
-	if err := os.Remove(getPhaseFilePath(appName, phase)); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/plugins/docker-options/triggers.go b/plugins/docker-options/triggers.go
index 9e63a06fc..e594291f7 100644
--- a/plugins/docker-options/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/docker-options/triggers.go
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 package dockeroptions
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/dokku/dokku/plugins/common"
-)
-
 // TriggerPostAppCloneSetup copies docker option files from the source app to the cloned app
 func TriggerPostAppCloneSetup(oldAppName string, newAppName string) error {
 	for _, phase := range availablePhases {
@@ -37,29 +29,3 @@ func TriggerPostDelete(appName string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func copyPhaseFile(srcApp string, dstApp string, phase string) error {
-	srcPath := getPhaseFilePath(srcApp, phase)
-	if !common.FileExists(srcPath) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	src, err := os.Open(srcPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to open docker options phase file %s.%s: %s", srcApp, phase, err.Error())
-	}
-	defer src.Close()
-
-	dstPath := getPhaseFilePath(dstApp, phase)
-	dst, err := os.OpenFile(dstPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to create docker options phase file %s.%s: %s", dstApp, phase, err.Error())
-	}
-	defer dst.Close()
-
-	if _, err := io.Copy(dst, src); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to copy docker options phase file %s.%s to %s.%s: %s", srcApp, phase, dstApp, phase, err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}