diff --git a/core/utils/__init__.py b/core/utils/__init__.py
index f4a1f92c..d97e9611 100644
--- a/core/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/core/utils/__init__.py
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
-import socket
 import stat
-import struct
 import time
 
 from babelfish import Language
@@ -21,6 +19,7 @@ import subliminal
 import core
 from core import extractor, logger
 from core.utils.download_info import get_download_info, update_download_info_status
+from core.utils.network import test_connection, wake_on_lan, wake_up
 from core.utils.parsers import (
     parse_args, parse_deluge, parse_other, parse_qbittorrent, parse_rtorrent, parse_transmission,
     parse_utorrent, parse_vuze,
@@ -319,56 +318,6 @@ def remove_read_only(filename):
                 logger.warning('Cannot change permissions of {file}'.format(file=filename), logger.WARNING)
 
 
-# Wake function
-def wake_on_lan(ethernet_address):
-    addr_byte = ethernet_address.split(':')
-    hw_addr = struct.pack(b'BBBBBB', int(addr_byte[0], 16),
-                          int(addr_byte[1], 16),
-                          int(addr_byte[2], 16),
-                          int(addr_byte[3], 16),
-                          int(addr_byte[4], 16),
-                          int(addr_byte[5], 16))
-
-    # Build the Wake-On-LAN 'Magic Packet'...
-
-    msg = b'\xff' * 6 + hw_addr * 16
-
-    # ...and send it to the broadcast address using UDP
-
-    ss = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-    ss.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)
-    ss.sendto(msg, ('<broadcast>', 9))
-    ss.close()
-
-
-# Test Connection function
-def test_connection(host, port):
-    try:
-        socket.create_connection((host, port))
-        return 'Up'
-    except Exception:
-        return 'Down'
-
-
-def wake_up():
-    host = core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['host']
-    port = int(core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['port'])
-    mac = core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['mac']
-
-    i = 1
-    while test_connection(host, port) == 'Down' and i < 4:
-        logger.info(('Sending WakeOnLan Magic Packet for mac: {0}'.format(mac)))
-        wake_on_lan(mac)
-        time.sleep(20)
-        i = i + 1
-
-    if test_connection(host, port) == 'Down':  # final check.
-        logger.warning('System with mac: {0} has not woken after 3 attempts. '
-                       'Continuing with the rest of the script.'.format(mac))
-    else:
-        logger.info('System with mac: {0} has been woken. Continuing with the rest of the script.'.format(mac))
-
-
 def char_replace(name):
     # Special character hex range:
     # CP850: 0x80-0xA5 (fortunately not used in ISO-8859-15)
diff --git a/core/utils/network.py b/core/utils/network.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4409c486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/utils/network.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import socket
+import struct
+import time
+
+import core
+from core import logger
+
+
+# Wake function
+def wake_on_lan(ethernet_address):
+    addr_byte = ethernet_address.split(':')
+    hw_addr = struct.pack(b'BBBBBB', int(addr_byte[0], 16),
+                          int(addr_byte[1], 16),
+                          int(addr_byte[2], 16),
+                          int(addr_byte[3], 16),
+                          int(addr_byte[4], 16),
+                          int(addr_byte[5], 16))
+
+    # Build the Wake-On-LAN 'Magic Packet'...
+
+    msg = b'\xff' * 6 + hw_addr * 16
+
+    # ...and send it to the broadcast address using UDP
+
+    ss = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    ss.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)
+    ss.sendto(msg, ('<broadcast>', 9))
+    ss.close()
+
+
+# Test Connection function
+def test_connection(host, port):
+    try:
+        socket.create_connection((host, port))
+        return 'Up'
+    except Exception:
+        return 'Down'
+
+
+def wake_up():
+    host = core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['host']
+    port = int(core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['port'])
+    mac = core.CFG['WakeOnLan']['mac']
+
+    i = 1
+    while test_connection(host, port) == 'Down' and i < 4:
+        logger.info(('Sending WakeOnLan Magic Packet for mac: {0}'.format(mac)))
+        wake_on_lan(mac)
+        time.sleep(20)
+        i = i + 1
+
+    if test_connection(host, port) == 'Down':  # final check.
+        logger.warning('System with mac: {0} has not woken after 3 attempts. '
+                       'Continuing with the rest of the script.'.format(mac))
+    else:
+        logger.info('System with mac: {0} has been woken. Continuing with the rest of the script.'.format(mac))