diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index c2f0633..48bd7d2 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -141,3 +141,16 @@ func loadConfigFromFile(appFileName string) (*v1.RadixApplication, error) {
 
 	return radixApplication, nil
 }
+
+func getStringFromFlagValueOrFlagFile(cmd *cobra.Command, valueFlag, fileNameFlag string) (string, error) {
+	fileName, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(fileNameFlag)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if len(fileName) > 0 {
+		fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(fileName)
+		return string(fileContent), err
+	}
+
+	return cmd.Flags().GetString(valueFlag)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/setExternalDnsTls.go b/cmd/setExternalDnsTls.go
index 8323b7d..eaa895e 100644
--- a/cmd/setExternalDnsTls.go
+++ b/cmd/setExternalDnsTls.go
@@ -138,17 +138,6 @@ func isComponentExternalDNSReconciled(apiClient *apiclient.Radixapi, appName, en
 	return false
 }
 
-func getStringFromFlagValueOrFlagFile(cmd *cobra.Command, valueFlag, fileNameFlag string) (string, error) {
-	if fileName, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(fileNameFlag); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	} else if len(fileName) > 0 {
-		fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(fileName)
-		return string(fileContent), err
-	}
-
-	return cmd.Flags().GetString(valueFlag)
-}
-
 func init() {
 	setExternalDnsTlsCmd.Flags().StringP(flagnames.Application, "a", "", "Name of the application")
 	setExternalDnsTlsCmd.Flags().StringP(flagnames.Environment, "e", "", "Name of the environment")