diff --git a/addon_examples/local_anim.py b/addon_examples/local_anim.py
index b582dec..c7247b1 100644
--- a/addon_examples/local_anim.py
+++ b/addon_examples/local_anim.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ bulk upload, like changing priority or removing a joint.
 """
 
 import asyncio
-import os
 import pathlib
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from typing import *
 
 from hippolyzer.lib.base import serialization as se
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.datatypes import UUID
+from hippolyzer.lib.base.helpers import get_mtime
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.llanim import Animation
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.message.message import Block, Message
 from hippolyzer.lib.proxy import addon_ctx
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ from hippolyzer.lib.proxy.region import ProxiedRegion
 from hippolyzer.lib.proxy.sessions import Session, SessionManager
 
 
-def _get_mtime(path: str):
-    try:
-        return os.stat(path).st_mtime
-    except:
-        return None
-
-
 class LocalAnimAddon(BaseAddon):
     # name -> path, only for anims actually from files
     local_anim_paths: Dict[str, str] = SessionProperty(dict)
@@ -176,7 +169,7 @@ class LocalAnimAddon(BaseAddon):
         anim_data = None
         if anim_path:
             old_mtime = cls.local_anim_mtimes.get(anim_name)
-            mtime = _get_mtime(anim_path)
+            mtime = get_mtime(anim_path)
             if only_if_changed and old_mtime == mtime:
                 return
 
diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/base/helpers.py b/hippolyzer/lib/base/helpers.py
index 28afcfd..4848c4f 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/base/helpers.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/base/helpers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import codecs
 import functools
+import os
+
 import pkg_resources
 import re
 import weakref
@@ -145,3 +147,10 @@ def to_chunks(chunkable: Sequence[_T], chunk_size: int) -> Generator[_T, None, N
     while chunkable:
         yield chunkable[:chunk_size]
         chunkable = chunkable[chunk_size:]
+
+
+def get_mtime(path):
+    try:
+        return os.stat(path).st_mtime
+    except:
+        return None
diff --git a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/addons.py b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/addons.py
index aa16a0a..dcfdeb2 100644
--- a/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/addons.py
+++ b/hippolyzer/lib/proxy/addons.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from types import ModuleType
 from typing import *
 
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.datatypes import UUID
+from hippolyzer.lib.base.helpers import get_mtime
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.message.message import Message
 from hippolyzer.lib.base.network.transport import UDPPacket
 from hippolyzer.lib.proxy import addon_ctx
@@ -31,13 +32,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _get_mtime(path):
-    try:
-        return os.stat(path).st_mtime
-    except:
-        return None
-
-
 class BaseInteractionManager:
     @abc.abstractmethod
     async def open_dir(self, caption: str = '', directory: str = '', filter_str: str = '') -> Optional[str]:
@@ -187,7 +181,7 @@ class AddonManager:
     def _check_hotreloads(cls):
         """Mark addons that rely on changed files for reloading"""
         for filename, importers in cls.HOTRELOAD_IMPORTERS.items():
-            mtime = _get_mtime(filename)
+            mtime = get_mtime(filename)
             if not mtime or mtime == cls.FILE_MTIMES.get(filename, None):
                 continue
 
@@ -216,7 +210,7 @@ class AddonManager:
         # Mark the caller as having imported (and being dependent on) `module`
         stack = inspect.stack()[1]
         cls.HOTRELOAD_IMPORTERS[imported_file].add(stack.filename)
-        cls.FILE_MTIMES[imported_file] = _get_mtime(imported_file)
+        cls.FILE_MTIMES[imported_file] = get_mtime(imported_file)
 
         importing_spec = next((s for s in cls.BASE_ADDON_SPECS if s.origin == stack.filename), None)
         imported_spec = next((s for s in cls.BASE_ADDON_SPECS if s.origin == imported_file), None)
@@ -264,7 +258,7 @@ class AddonManager:
         for spec in cls.BASE_ADDON_SPECS[:]:
             had_mod = spec.name in cls.FRESH_ADDON_MODULES
             try:
-                mtime = _get_mtime(spec.origin)
+                mtime = get_mtime(spec.origin)
                 mtime_changed = mtime != cls.FILE_MTIMES.get(spec.origin, None)
                 if not mtime_changed and had_mod:
                     continue