diff --git a/src/devices/console.c b/src/devices/console.c
index db0dd20..a699f2d 100644
--- a/src/devices/console.c
+++ b/src/devices/console.c
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ console_input(Uxn *u, char c, int type)
 	return uxn_eval(u, PEEK2(d));
 }
 
+void
+console_listen(Uxn *u, int i, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	for(; i < argc; i++) {
+		char *p = argv[i];
+		while(*p) console_input(u, *p++, CONSOLE_ARG);
+		console_input(u, '\n', i == argc - 1 ? CONSOLE_END : CONSOLE_EOA);
+	}
+}
+
 void
 console_deo(Uint8 *d, Uint8 port)
 {
diff --git a/src/devices/console.h b/src/devices/console.h
index aaaef23..eaa64f5 100644
--- a/src/devices/console.h
+++ b/src/devices/console.h
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE.
 #define CONSOLE_END 0x4
 
 int console_input(Uxn *u, char c, int type);
+void console_listen(Uxn *u, int i, int argc, char **argv);
 void console_deo(Uint8 *d, Uint8 port);
diff --git a/src/uxncli.c b/src/uxncli.c
index 0615299..31e46db 100644
--- a/src/uxncli.c
+++ b/src/uxncli.c
@@ -62,11 +62,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Game Loop */
 	u.dev[0x17] = argc - i;
 	if(uxn_eval(&u, PAGE_PROGRAM)) {
-		for(; i < argc; i++) {
-			char *p = argv[i];
-			while(*p) console_input(&u, *p++, CONSOLE_ARG);
-			console_input(&u, '\n', i == argc - 1 ? CONSOLE_END : CONSOLE_EOA);
-		}
+		console_listen(&u, i, argc, argv);
 		while(!u.dev[0x0f]) {
 			int c = fgetc(stdin);
 			if(c == EOF) break;
diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index c20b853..71de702 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -549,11 +549,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if(!emu_start(&u, rom_path))
 		return system_error("Start", "Failed");
 	/* read arguments */
-	for(; i < argc; i++) {
-		char *p = argv[i];
-		while(*p) console_input(&u, *p++, CONSOLE_ARG);
-		console_input(&u, '\n', i == argc - 1 ? CONSOLE_END : CONSOLE_EOA);
-	}
+	console_listen(&u, i, argc, argv);
 	/* start rom */
 	run(&u, rom_path);
 	/* finished */