diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..618439f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#Common functions used for several makeuser scripts
+
+error_exit() {
+  echo -e "${PROGNAME}: ${1:-"Unknown Error"}" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+usage() {
+  echo -e "usage: $PROGNAME [-h|--help] <username> <email> \"<pubkey>\""
+}
+
+sub_to_list() {
+  echo "From: $1 Subject: subscribe" | sudo -u $1 mail $LIST_NAME 
+}
diff --git a/makeuser b/makeuser
index ef31b74..72b6e9e 100755
--- a/makeuser
+++ b/makeuser
@@ -12,21 +12,7 @@ CONFIG=./setenv
 
 . $CONFIG
 
-error_exit() {
-  echo -e "${PROGNAME}: ${1:-"Unknown Error"}" >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-
-usage() {
-  echo -e "usage: $PROGNAME [-h|--help] <username> <email> \"<pubkey>\""
-}
-
-sub_to_list() {
-  echo "
-From: $1
-Subject: subscribe
-" | sudo -u $1 mail $LIST_NAME 
-}
+source include/functions
 
 [[ $(id -u) == 0 ]] && error_exit "Do not run this script as root."
 
diff --git a/makeuser_no_ansible b/makeuser_no_ansible
index 262ed80..9b8543e 100755
--- a/makeuser_no_ansible
+++ b/makeuser_no_ansible
@@ -11,21 +11,7 @@ CONFIG=./setenv
 
 . $CONFIG
 
-error_exit() {
-  echo -e "${PROGNAME}: ${1:-"Unknown Error"}" >&2
-  exit 1
-}
-
-usage() {
-  echo -e "usage: $PROGNAME [-h|--help] <username> <email> \"<pubkey>\""
-}
-
-sub_to_list() {
-  echo "
-From: $1
-Subject: subscribe
-" | sudo -u $1 mail $LIST_NAME 
-}
+source include/functions
 
 [[ $(id -u) == 0 ]] && error_exit "Do not run this script as root."