diff --git a/plugins/common/common.go b/plugins/common/common.go
index 61197e621..fdd53aee0 100644
--- a/plugins/common/common.go
+++ b/plugins/common/common.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
@@ -13,75 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 
-	sh "github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh"
 	columnize "github.com/ryanuber/columnize"
 )
 
 type errfunc func() error
 
-// ShellCmd represents a shell command to be run for dokku
-type ShellCmd struct {
-	Env           map[string]string
-	Command       *exec.Cmd
-	CommandString string
-	Args          []string
-	ShowOutput    bool
-}
-
-// NewShellCmd returns a new ShellCmd struct
-func NewShellCmd(command string) *ShellCmd {
-	items := strings.Split(command, " ")
-	cmd := items[0]
-	args := items[1:]
-	return NewShellCmdWithArgs(cmd, args...)
-}
-
-// NewShellCmdWithArgs returns a new ShellCmd struct
-func NewShellCmdWithArgs(cmd string, args ...string) *ShellCmd {
-	commandString := strings.Join(append([]string{cmd}, args...), " ")
-
-	return &ShellCmd{
-		Command:       exec.Command(cmd, args...),
-		CommandString: commandString,
-		Args:          args,
-		ShowOutput:    true,
-	}
-}
-
-func (sc *ShellCmd) setup() {
-	env := os.Environ()
-	for k, v := range sc.Env {
-		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
-	}
-	sc.Command.Env = env
-	if sc.ShowOutput {
-		sc.Command.Stdout = os.Stdout
-		sc.Command.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	}
-}
-
-// Execute is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command
-func (sc *ShellCmd) Execute() bool {
-	sc.setup()
-
-	if err := sc.Command.Run(); err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// Output is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command.Output()
-func (sc *ShellCmd) Output() ([]byte, error) {
-	sc.setup()
-	return sc.Command.Output()
-}
-
-// CombinedOutput is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command.CombinedOutput()
-func (sc *ShellCmd) CombinedOutput() ([]byte, error) {
-	sc.setup()
-	return sc.Command.CombinedOutput()
-}
-
 // AppRoot returns the app root path
 func AppRoot(appName string) string {
 	dokkuRoot := MustGetEnv("DOKKU_ROOT")
@@ -485,27 +420,6 @@ func VerifyAppName(appName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// PlugnTrigger fire the given plugn trigger with the given args
-func PlugnTrigger(triggerName string, args ...string) error {
-	return PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...).Run()
-}
-
-// PlugnTriggerOutput fire the given plugn trigger with the given args
-func PlugnTriggerOutput(triggerName string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...).Output()
-}
-
-// PlugnTriggerSetup sets up a plugn trigger call
-func PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName string, args ...string) *sh.Session {
-	shellArgs := make([]interface{}, len(args)+2)
-	shellArgs[0] = "trigger"
-	shellArgs[1] = triggerName
-	for i, arg := range args {
-		shellArgs[i+2] = arg
-	}
-	return sh.Command("plugn", shellArgs...)
-}
-
 func times(str string, n int) (out string) {
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		out += str
diff --git a/plugins/common/subprocess.go b/plugins/common/subprocess.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..179dc0420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/common/subprocess.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh"
+)
+
+// ShellCmd represents a shell command to be run for dokku
+type ShellCmd struct {
+	Env           map[string]string
+	Command       *exec.Cmd
+	CommandString string
+	Args          []string
+	ShowOutput    bool
+}
+
+// NewShellCmd returns a new ShellCmd struct
+func NewShellCmd(command string) *ShellCmd {
+	items := strings.Split(command, " ")
+	cmd := items[0]
+	args := items[1:]
+	return NewShellCmdWithArgs(cmd, args...)
+}
+
+// NewShellCmdWithArgs returns a new ShellCmd struct
+func NewShellCmdWithArgs(cmd string, args ...string) *ShellCmd {
+	commandString := strings.Join(append([]string{cmd}, args...), " ")
+
+	return &ShellCmd{
+		Command:       exec.Command(cmd, args...),
+		CommandString: commandString,
+		Args:          args,
+		ShowOutput:    true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *ShellCmd) setup() {
+	env := os.Environ()
+	for k, v := range sc.Env {
+		env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+	}
+	sc.Command.Env = env
+	if sc.ShowOutput {
+		sc.Command.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		sc.Command.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	}
+}
+
+// Execute is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command
+func (sc *ShellCmd) Execute() bool {
+	sc.setup()
+
+	if err := sc.Command.Run(); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// Output is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command.Output()
+func (sc *ShellCmd) Output() ([]byte, error) {
+	sc.setup()
+	return sc.Command.Output()
+}
+
+// CombinedOutput is a lightweight wrapper around exec.Command.CombinedOutput()
+func (sc *ShellCmd) CombinedOutput() ([]byte, error) {
+	sc.setup()
+	return sc.Command.CombinedOutput()
+}
+
+// PlugnTrigger fire the given plugn trigger with the given args
+func PlugnTrigger(triggerName string, args ...string) error {
+	return PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...).Run()
+}
+
+// PlugnTriggerOutput fire the given plugn trigger with the given args
+func PlugnTriggerOutput(triggerName string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...).Output()
+}
+
+// PlugnTriggerSetup sets up a plugn trigger call
+func PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName string, args ...string) *sh.Session {
+	shellArgs := make([]interface{}, len(args)+2)
+	shellArgs[0] = "trigger"
+	shellArgs[1] = triggerName
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		shellArgs[i+2] = arg
+	}
+	return sh.Command("plugn", shellArgs...)
+}