diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4658b6b5..91fea668 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -31,45 +31,16 @@
 #include "serverdlg.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "testbench.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 
-
-/******************************************************************************\
-* Console logging                                                              *
-\******************************************************************************/
-// Try for a portable console --------------------------------------------------
-
-QTextStream* ConsoleWriterFactory::get()
-{
-    if ( ptsConsole == nullptr )
-    {
-#if _WIN32
-        if ( !AttachConsole ( ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS ) )
-        {
-            // Not run from console, dump logging to nowhere
-            static QString conout;
-            ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( &conout );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            freopen ( "CONOUT$", "w", stdout );
-            ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( stdout );
-        }
-#else
-        ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( stdout );
-#endif
-    }
-    return ptsConsole;
-}
-
 // Implementation **************************************************************
 
 int main ( int argc, char** argv )
 {
-    QTextStream& tsConsole = *((new ConsoleWriterFactory())->get());
-
-    QString strArgument;
-    double  rDbleArgument;
+    QTextStream& tsConsole = *( ( new ConsoleWriterFactory() )->get() );
+    QString      strArgument;
+    double       rDbleArgument;
 
     // initialize all flags and string which might be changed by command line
     // arguments
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 50160cde..c5aa7801 100755
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1209,6 +1209,31 @@ QString CCountyFlagIcons::GetResourceReference ( const QLocale::Country eCountry
 }
 
 
+// Console writer factory ------------------------------------------------------
+QTextStream* ConsoleWriterFactory::get()
+{
+    if ( ptsConsole == nullptr )
+    {
+#if _WIN32
+        if ( !AttachConsole ( ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS ) )
+        {
+            // Not run from console, dump logging to nowhere
+            static QString conout;
+            ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( &conout );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            freopen ( "CONOUT$", "w", stdout );
+            ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( stdout );
+        }
+#else
+        ptsConsole = new QTextStream ( stdout );
+#endif
+    }
+    return ptsConsole;
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************\
 * Global Functions Implementation                                              *
 \******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 20a8f09e..5eb2c1fa 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -482,6 +482,19 @@ public slots:
 };
 
 
+// Console writer factory ------------------------------------------------------
+// this class was written by pljones
+class ConsoleWriterFactory
+{
+public:
+    ConsoleWriterFactory() : ptsConsole ( nullptr ) { }
+    QTextStream* get();
+
+private:
+    QTextStream* ptsConsole;
+};
+
+
 /******************************************************************************\
 * Other Classes/Enums                                                          *
 \******************************************************************************/
@@ -1275,13 +1288,4 @@ protected:
     bool            bPreviousState;
 };
 
-class ConsoleWriterFactory
-{
-public:
-    ConsoleWriterFactory() : ptsConsole ( nullptr ) { }
-    QTextStream* get();
-private:
-    QTextStream* ptsConsole;
-};
-
 #endif /* !defined ( UTIL_HOIH934256GEKJH98_3_43445KJIUHF1912__INCLUDED_ ) */