diff --git a/configfile.c b/configfile.c
index f7ee9ae..f7a3174 100644
--- a/configfile.c
+++ b/configfile.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #define ZERO ((BPTR)0)
 
-STATIC SECTIONPTR findOrCreateSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR compoundKey);
 STATIC LINEPTR configFileReadLine(BPTR file);
 
 
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ VOID ConfigFileAddVariable(CONFIGFILEPTR abstractConfigFile, CONST_STRPTR compou
 		StringArrayFree(canonicalParts, TRUE);
 
 		// now get the section
-		section = findOrCreateSection(configFile->sectionStore, compoundKey);
+		section = SectionStoreFindOrCreateSection(configFile->sectionStore, compoundKey);
 		// add the line to the section
 		SectionAddLine(section, line);		
 	}
@@ -333,27 +332,3 @@ STATIC LINEPTR configFileReadLine(BPTR file)
 	FreeVec(buffer);
 	return result;	
 }
-
-STATIC SECTIONPTR findOrCreateSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR compoundKey)
-{
-	// now get the section
-	StringArray canonicalParts = ConfigFileSplitKeyForVar(compoundKey);
-	SECTIONPTR section = section = SectionStoreGetSection(sectionStore, StringArrayValues(canonicalParts)[0]);
-	if( section == NULL )
-	{
-		StringArray separateParts = ConfigFileSplitKeyCompletely(compoundKey);
-		CONST_STRPTR sectionLineText = NULL;
-		LINEPTR sectionLine = NULL;
-		
-		section = SectionCreateWithNameAndSubname(StringArrayValues(separateParts)[0], StringArrayValues(separateParts)[1]);
-		sectionLineText = SectionSerialize(section);
-		sectionLine = LineNew(sectionLineText);
-		SectionAddSectionLine(section, sectionLine);
-		FreeVec((STRPTR)sectionLineText);
-		SectionStoreAddSection(sectionStore, section); //section store will free it for us
-		StringArrayFree(separateParts, TRUE);
-	}
-	StringArrayFree(canonicalParts, TRUE);
-	return section;
-}
-
diff --git a/sectionstore.c b/sectionstore.c
index 7da92be..4113af7 100644
--- a/sectionstore.c
+++ b/sectionstore.c
@@ -211,6 +211,31 @@ SECTIONPTR SectionStoreSectionAt(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore, ULONG ind
 	return result;	
 }
 
+SECTIONPTR SectionStoreFindOrCreateSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR compoundKey)
+{
+	// now get the section
+	StringArray canonicalParts = ConfigFileSplitKeyForVar(compoundKey);
+	SECTIONPTR section = section = SectionStoreGetSection(sectionStore, StringArrayValues(canonicalParts)[0]);
+	if( section == NULL )
+	{
+		StringArray separateParts = ConfigFileSplitKeyCompletely(compoundKey);
+		CONST_STRPTR sectionLineText = NULL;
+		LINEPTR sectionLine = NULL;
+		
+		section = SectionCreateWithNameAndSubname(StringArrayValues(separateParts)[0], StringArrayValues(separateParts)[1]);
+		sectionLineText = SectionSerialize(section);
+		sectionLine = LineNew(sectionLineText);
+		SectionAddSectionLine(section, sectionLine);
+		FreeVec((STRPTR)sectionLineText);
+		SectionStoreAddSection(sectionStore, section); //section store will free it for us
+		StringArrayFree(separateParts, TRUE);
+	}
+	StringArrayFree(canonicalParts, TRUE);
+	return section;
+}
+
+
+
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sectionstore.h b/sectionstore.h
index 1215eef..65424b8 100644
--- a/sectionstore.h
+++ b/sectionstore.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ SECTIONPTR SectionStoreGetSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR can
 VOID SectionStoreAddLineToCurrentSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, LINEPTR line);
 VOID SectionStoreRemoveLines(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalSectionName, CONST_STRPTR varKey);
 
+SECTIONPTR SectionStoreFindOrCreateSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR compoundKey);
+
 LineArray SectionStoreFindLines(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalSectionName, CONST_STRPTR varKey);
 VariableArray SectionStoreGetAll(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalSectionName, CONST_STRPTR varKey);
 VARIABLEPTR SectionStoreGet(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonicalSectionName, CONST_STRPTR varKey);