diff --git a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
index 342c77eda..97f7e352f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw-mp/main.cpp
@@ -29,41 +29,6 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace mwmp;
 
-void printVersion(string version, Version::Version ver, int protocol)
-{
-    cout << "TES3:MP dedicated server " << version;
-    cout << " (";
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    cout << "Windows";
-#elif defined(__linux)
-    cout << "Linux";
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-    cout << "OS X";
-#else
-    cout << "Unknown OS";
-#endif
-    cout << " ";
-#ifdef __x86_64__
-    cout << "64-bit";
-#elif defined(__i386__) || defined(_M_I86)
-    cout << "32-bit";
-#elif defined(__ARM_ARCH)
-    cout << "ARMv" << __ARM_ARCH << " ";
-    #ifdef __aarch64__
-        cout << "64-bit";
-    #else
-        cout << "32-bit";
-    #endif
-#else
-    cout << "Unknown architecture";
-#endif
-    cout << ")" << endl;
-    cout << "Protocol version: " << protocol << endl;
-    cout << "Commit hash: " <<  ver.mCommitHash.substr(0, 10) << endl;
-
-    cout << "------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
-}
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_BREAKPAD
 google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler *pHandler = 0;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -230,9 +195,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     vector<string> plugins (Utils::split(mgr.getString("plugins", "Plugins"), ','));
 
-
-    printVersion(TES3MP_VERSION, version, TES3MP_PROTO_VERSION);
-
+    Utils::printVersion("TES3MP dedicated server", TES3MP_VERSION, version.mCommitHash, TES3MP_PROTO_VERSION);
 
     setenv("AMXFILE", moddir.c_str(), 1);
     setenv("MOD_DIR", moddir.c_str(), 1); // hack for lua
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
index 14a194268..ea5161b0a 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <boost/crc.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
@@ -149,6 +150,41 @@ unsigned int ::Utils::crc32Checksum(const std::string &file)
     return crc32.checksum();
 }
 
+void Utils::printVersion(std::string appName, std::string version, std::string commitHash, int protocol)
+{
+    cout << appName << " " << version;
+    cout << " (";
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    cout << "Windows";
+#elif defined(__linux)
+    cout << "Linux";
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+    cout << "OS X";
+#else
+    cout << "Unknown OS";
+#endif
+    cout << " ";
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+    cout << "64-bit";
+#elif defined(__i386__) || defined(_M_I86)
+    cout << "32-bit";
+#elif defined(__ARM_ARCH)
+    cout << "ARMv" << __ARM_ARCH << " ";
+#ifdef __aarch64__
+    cout << "64-bit";
+#else
+    cout << "32-bit";
+#endif
+#else
+    cout << "Unknown architecture";
+#endif
+    cout << ")" << endl;
+    cout << "Protocol version: " << protocol << endl;
+    cout << "Commit hash: " << commitHash.substr(0, 10) << endl;
+
+    cout << "------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
+}
+
 void Utils::printWithWidth(ostringstream &sstr, string str, size_t width)
 {
     sstr << left << setw(width) << setfill(' ') << str;
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
index 00cbd8cab..448cb13d7 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Utils.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Utils
 
     unsigned int crc32Checksum(const std::string &file);
 
+    void printVersion(std::string appName, std::string version, std::string commitHash, int protocol);
 
     void printWithWidth(std::ostringstream &sstr, std::string str, size_t width);
     std::string intToHexStr(unsigned val);