diff --git a/contest/remote/lib/fetcher.py b/contest/remote/lib/fetcher.py
index ca1f126..403d0e4 100644
--- a/contest/remote/lib/fetcher.py
+++ b/contest/remote/lib/fetcher.py
@@ -154,3 +154,10 @@ def _run_once(self):
     def run(self):
         while self.life.next_poll():
             self._run_once()
+
+
+def namify(what):
+    name = re.sub(r'[^0-9a-zA-Z]+', '-', what)
+    if name[-1] == '-':
+        name = name[:-1]
+    return name
diff --git a/contest/remote/vmksft-p.py b/contest/remote/vmksft-p.py
index 48ecba0..1ed1dcb 100755
--- a/contest/remote/vmksft-p.py
+++ b/contest/remote/vmksft-p.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from core import NipaLifetime
 from lib import wait_loadavg
 from lib import CbArg
-from lib import Fetcher
+from lib import Fetcher, namify
 from lib import VM, new_vm, guess_indicators
 
 
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@
 """
 
 
-def namify(what):
-    name = re.sub(r'[^0-9a-zA-Z]+', '-', what)
-    if name[-1] == '-':
-        name = name[:-1]
-    return name
-
-
 def get_prog_list(vm, target):
     tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     vm.tree_cmd(f"make -C tools/testing/selftests/ TARGETS={target} INSTALL_PATH={tmpdir} install")