diff --git a/src/commit.rs b/src/commit.rs
index 44616b7d..3b1b24c7 100644
--- a/src/commit.rs
+++ b/src/commit.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use crate::{clear::Clear, git_utils};
+use crate::{clear::Clear, git_utils, tui_utils};
 use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use tui::backend::Backend;
-use tui::layout::{Alignment, Rect};
 use tui::{
+    backend::Backend,
+    layout::{Alignment, Rect},
     style::{Color, Style},
     widgets::{Block, Borders, Paragraph, Text, Widget},
     Frame,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl UIElement for UICommit {
                     .block(Block::default().title("Commit").borders(Borders::ALL))
                     .alignment(Alignment::Left),
             )
-            .render(f, git_utils::centered_rect(60, 20, f.size()));
+            .render(f, tui_utils::centered_rect(60, 20, f.size()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/git_utils.rs b/src/git_utils.rs
index d146f565..ecfc4298 100644
--- a/src/git_utils.rs
+++ b/src/git_utils.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use git2::{DiffFormat, DiffOptions, Repository, StatusOptions, StatusShow};
 use std::path::Path;
-use tui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
 
 ///
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -105,34 +104,6 @@ pub fn commit(msg: &String) {
     .unwrap();
 }
 
-/// use layouts to create a rects that
-/// centers inside `r` and sizes `percent_x`/`percent_x` of `r`
-pub fn centered_rect(percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16, r: Rect) -> Rect {
-    let popup_layout = Layout::default()
-        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
-        .constraints(
-            [
-                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
-                Constraint::Percentage(percent_y),
-                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
-            ]
-            .as_ref(),
-        )
-        .split(r);
-
-    Layout::default()
-        .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
-        .constraints(
-            [
-                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
-                Constraint::Percentage(percent_x),
-                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
-            ]
-            .as_ref(),
-        )
-        .split(popup_layout[1])[1]
-}
-
 ///
 pub fn index_empty() -> bool {
     let repo = repo();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index dc572747..d658f2a0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod commit;
 mod git_status;
 mod git_utils;
 mod poll;
+mod tui_utils;
 
 use app::App;
 use crossterm::{
diff --git a/src/tui_utils.rs b/src/tui_utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b557946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui_utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use tui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
+
+/// use layouts to create a rects that
+/// centers inside `r` and sizes `percent_x`/`percent_x` of `r`
+pub fn centered_rect(percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16, r: Rect) -> Rect {
+    let popup_layout = Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+        .constraints(
+            [
+                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
+                Constraint::Percentage(percent_y),
+                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
+            ]
+            .as_ref(),
+        )
+        .split(r);
+
+    Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+        .constraints(
+            [
+                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
+                Constraint::Percentage(percent_x),
+                Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
+            ]
+            .as_ref(),
+        )
+        .split(popup_layout[1])[1]
+}