diff --git a/tests/jats.nim b/tests/jats.nim
index a36b1de..e1b4eef 100644
--- a/tests/jats.nim
+++ b/tests/jats.nim
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import nim/nimtests
 
-import testutils
+import testutils, logutils
 
 import os, osproc, strformat, streams, parseopt, strutils
 
diff --git a/tests/logutils.nim b/tests/logutils.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33ee911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/logutils.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+
+# logging stuff
+
+type LogLevel* {.pure.} = enum
+    Debug, # always written to file only (large outputs, such as the entire output of the failing test or stacktrace)
+    Info, # important information about the progress of the test suite
+    Error, # failing tests (printed with red)
+    Stdout, # always printed to stdout only (for cli experience)
+
+
+const echoedLogs = {LogLevel.Info, LogLevel.Error, LogLevel.Stdout}
+const echoedLogsSilent = {LogLevel.Error}
+const savedLogs = {LogLevel.Debug, LogLevel.Info, LogLevel.Error}
+
+const logColors = [LogLevel.Debug: fgDefault, LogLevel.Info: fgGreen, LogLevel.Error: fgRed, LogLevel.Stdout: fgYellow]
+
+var totalLog = ""
+var verbose = true
+proc setVerbosity*(verb: bool) =
+    verbose = verb
+
+proc log*(level: LogLevel, msg: string) =
+    let msg = &"[{$level} - {$getTime()}] {msg}"
+    if level in savedLogs:
+        totalLog &= msg & "\n"
+    if (verbose and (level in echoedLogs)) or ((not verbose) and (level in echoedLogsSilent)):
+        setForegroundColor(logColors[level])
+        echo msg
+        setForegroundColor(fgDefault)
+
+proc getTotalLog*: string =
+    totalLog
+
+const progbarLength = 25
+type Buffer* = ref object
+    contents: string
+    previous: string
+
+proc newBuffer*: Buffer =
+    new(result)
+
+proc updateProgressBar*(buf: Buffer, text: string, total: int, current: int) =
+    var newline = ""
+    newline &= "["
+    let ratio = current / total
+    let filledCount = int(ratio * progbarLength)
+    for i in countup(1, filledCount):
+        newline &= "="
+    for i in countup(filledCount + 1, progbarLength):
+        newline &= " "
+    newline &= &"] ({current}/{total}) {text}"
+    # to avoid process switching during half-written progress bars and whatnot all terminal editing happens at the end
+    buf.contents = newline
+
+proc render*(buf: Buffer) =
+    if verbose and buf.previous != buf.contents:
+        echo buf.contents
+        buf.previous = buf.contents
+
diff --git a/tests/testutils.nim b/tests/testutils.nim
index 8ec4599..113a363 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.nim
+++ b/tests/testutils.nim
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Common code from between the JAPL testing suites
-# (during transition from runtests -> Just Another Test Runner
+# Test object and helpers
 
 import re, strutils, terminal, osproc, strformat, times
 
@@ -33,64 +32,6 @@ type
         process*: Process
         cycles*: int
 
-# logging stuff
-
-type LogLevel* {.pure.} = enum
-    Debug, # always written to file only (large outputs, such as the entire output of the failing test or stacktrace)
-    Info, # important information about the progress of the test suite
-    Error, # failing tests (printed with red)
-    Stdout, # always printed to stdout only (for cli experience)
-
-
-const echoedLogs = {LogLevel.Info, LogLevel.Error, LogLevel.Stdout}
-const echoedLogsSilent = {LogLevel.Error}
-const savedLogs = {LogLevel.Debug, LogLevel.Info, LogLevel.Error}
-
-const logColors = [LogLevel.Debug: fgDefault, LogLevel.Info: fgGreen, LogLevel.Error: fgRed, LogLevel.Stdout: fgYellow]
-
-var totalLog = ""
-var verbose = true
-proc setVerbosity*(verb: bool) =
-    verbose = verb
-
-proc log*(level: LogLevel, msg: string) =
-    let msg = &"[{$level} - {$getTime()}] {msg}"
-    if level in savedLogs:
-        totalLog &= msg & "\n"
-    if (verbose and (level in echoedLogs)) or ((not verbose) and (level in echoedLogsSilent)):
-        setForegroundColor(logColors[level])
-        echo msg
-        setForegroundColor(fgDefault)
-
-proc getTotalLog*: string =
-    totalLog
-
-const progbarLength = 25
-type Buffer* = ref object
-    contents: string
-    previous: string
-
-proc newBuffer*: Buffer =
-    new(result)
-
-proc updateProgressBar*(buf: Buffer, text: string, total: int, current: int) =
-    var newline = ""
-    newline &= "["
-    let ratio = current / total
-    let filledCount = int(ratio * progbarLength)
-    for i in countup(1, filledCount):
-        newline &= "="
-    for i in countup(filledCount + 1, progbarLength):
-        newline &= " "
-    newline &= &"] ({current}/{total}) {text}"
-    # to avoid process switching during half-written progress bars and whatnot all terminal editing happens at the end
-    buf.contents = newline
-
-proc render*(buf: Buffer) =
-    if verbose and buf.previous != buf.contents:
-        echo buf.contents
-        buf.previous = buf.contents
-
 # parsing the test notation
 
 proc compileExpectedOutput*(source: string): string =