diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 5419fe3e..824d5491 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -332,6 +332,20 @@ func startRevid() {
 	revidInst.Start()
 }
 
+func createRevidInstance() {
+	// Try to create the revid instance with the given config
+	var err error
+	for revidInst, err = revid.NewRevid(config); err != nil; {
+		// If the config does have a logger, use it to output error, otherwise
+		// just output to std output
+		if config.Logger != nil {
+			config.Logger.Log(progName, "FATAL ERROR", err.Error())
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("FATAL ERROR: %v", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func stopRevid() {
 	revidInst.Stop()
 
@@ -467,17 +481,3 @@ func revidReportActions(pin int) (int, error) {
 		return -1, errors.New("External pin" + strconv.Itoa(pin) + " not defined")
 	}
 }
-
-func createRevidInstance() {
-	// Try to create the revid instance with the given config
-	var err error
-	for revidInst, err = revid.NewRevid(config); err != nil; {
-		// If the config does have a logger, use it to output error, otherwise
-		// just output to std output
-		if config.Logger != nil {
-			config.Logger.Log(progName, "FATAL ERROR", err.Error())
-		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("FATAL ERROR: %v", err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-}