diff --git a/scripts/format.js b/scripts/format.js
index 3fc6d612e2..ea804fb08e 100644
--- a/scripts/format.js
+++ b/scripts/format.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function main() {
 
 function parseIndex() {
   const playlist = helper.parsePlaylist('index.m3u')
-  playlist.items = filterPlaylists(playlist.items, config.country, config.exclude)
+  playlist.items = helper.filterPlaylists(playlist.items, config.country, config.exclude)
 
   console.log(`Found ${playlist.items.length + 1} playlist(s)`)
 
@@ -172,22 +172,6 @@ function updatePlaylist(filepath, playlist) {
   console.log(`Playlist '${filepath}' has been updated`)
 }
 
-function filterPlaylists(arr, include = '', exclude = '') {
-  if (include) {
-    const included = include.split(',').map((filename) => `channels/${filename}.m3u`)
-
-    return arr.filter((i) => included.indexOf(i.url) > -1)
-  }
-
-  if (exclude) {
-    const excluded = exclude.split(',').map((filename) => `channels/${filename}.m3u`)
-
-    return arr.filter((i) => excluded.indexOf(i.url) === -1)
-  }
-
-  return arr
-}
-
 function filterUnsorted() {
   const urls = items.map((i) => i.url)
   const unsortedPlaylist = parsePlaylist('channels/unsorted.m3u')
diff --git a/scripts/helper.js b/scripts/helper.js
index 016a32345e..bf5cbd4980 100644
--- a/scripts/helper.js
+++ b/scripts/helper.js
@@ -188,6 +188,22 @@ helper.parseMessage = function (err, u) {
   return line.replace(`${u}: `, '')
 }
 
+helper.filterPlaylists = function (arr, include = '', exclude = '') {
+  if (include) {
+    const included = include.split(',').map((filename) => `channels/${filename}.m3u`)
+
+    return arr.filter((i) => included.indexOf(i.url) > -1)
+  }
+
+  if (exclude) {
+    const excluded = exclude.split(',').map((filename) => `channels/${filename}.m3u`)
+
+    return arr.filter((i) => excluded.indexOf(i.url) === -1)
+  }
+
+  return arr
+}
+
 class Playlist {
   constructor(data) {
     this.header = data.header