diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 69dee42..7bb971f 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from prawcore import ResponseException
 from reddit.subreddit import get_subreddit_threads
 from utils.cleanup import cleanup
 from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step, print_substep
-from utils import settings
+from utils import settings, id
 
 from video_creation.background import (
     download_background,
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ def main(POST_ID=None):
     chop_background_video(bg_config, length, reddit_object)
     make_final_video(number_of_comments, length, reddit_object, bg_config)
 
-def id(reddit_obj: dict):
-    """
-    This function takes a reddit object and returns the post id
-    """
-    id = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", reddit_obj["thread_id"])
-    print_substep(f"Thread ID is {id}", style="bold blue")
-    return id
 
 def run_many(times):
     for x in range(1, times + 1):
diff --git a/utils/id.py b/utils/id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf71a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import re
+from utils import print_substep
+
+def id(reddit_obj: dict):
+    """
+    This function takes a reddit object and returns the post id
+    """
+    id = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", reddit_obj["thread_id"])
+    print_substep(f"Thread ID is {id}", style="bold blue")
+    return id
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