diff --git a/cmd/mtseeder/pyramid.go b/cmd/mtseeder/pyramid.go
index 23609d0..0f48bdf 100644
--- a/cmd/mtseeder/pyramid.go
+++ b/cmd/mtseeder/pyramid.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"bitbucket.org/s_l_teichmann/mtredisalize/common"
+
 	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
 )
 
@@ -134,23 +136,6 @@ func createParentLevel(oldDir string, jobs chan pyramidJob) (newDir string, err
 	return
 }
 
-func loadImage(path string) image.Image {
-	var err error
-	var file *os.File
-	if file, err = os.Open(path); err != nil {
-		//log.Printf("WARN: %s", err)
-		return image.White
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
-	var img image.Image
-	if img, err = png.Decode(reader); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("WARN: %s", err)
-		return image.White
-	}
-	return img
-}
-
 var dps = [4]image.Point{
 	image.Pt(0, 256),
 	image.Pt(0, 0),
@@ -161,7 +146,7 @@ func fuseTile(scratch *image.RGBA, job *pyramidJob) (err error) {
 
 	for i, path := range job.src {
 
-		img := loadImage(path)
+		img := common.LoadPNG(path)
 
 		sr := img.Bounds()
 		r := sr.Sub(sr.Min).Add(dps[i])
diff --git a/common/image.go b/common/image.go
index 42760b7..533d2a8 100644
--- a/common/image.go
+++ b/common/image.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"image"
 	"image/png"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -22,3 +23,20 @@ func SaveAsPNG(path string, img image.Image) (err error) {
 	file.Close()
 	return
 }
+
+func LoadPNG(path string) image.Image {
+	var err error
+	var file *os.File
+	if file, err = os.Open(path); err != nil {
+		//log.Printf("WARN: %s", err)
+		return image.White
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(file)
+	var img image.Image
+	if img, err = png.Decode(reader); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("WARN: %s", err)
+		return image.White
+	}
+	return img
+}