diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
index 8919ab056..8397616b1 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.cpp
@@ -236,12 +236,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
       mediaCountStream << reader.getMediaCount();
       book.mediaCount = mediaCountStream.str();
       
-      struct stat filestatus;
-      stat( path.c_str(), &filestatus );
-      unsigned int size = filestatus.st_size / 1024;
-      char csize[42];
-      sprintf (csize, "%u", size);
-      book.size = csize;
+      book.size = getFileSizeAsString(path);
 
       string favicon;
       string faviconMimeType;
diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
index 17cbded75..7e05129ec 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/manager.h
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <time.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <pugixml.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.cpp b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
index 5c6918bcf..aeee85e4e 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.cpp
@@ -71,3 +71,14 @@ string removeLastPathElement(const string path, const bool removePreSeparator, c
   return newPath;
 }
   
+unsigned int getFileSize(const string &path) {
+  struct stat filestatus;
+  stat(path.c_str(), &filestatus);
+  return filestatus.st_size / 1024;
+}
+
+string getFileSizeAsString(const string &path) {
+  char csize[42];
+  sprintf(csize, "%u", getFileSize(path));
+  return csize;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/pathTools.h b/src/common/pathTools.h
index 2345a708d..68c4c7bb6 100644
--- a/src/common/pathTools.h
+++ b/src/common/pathTools.h
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <string>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -29,5 +33,7 @@ bool isRelativePath(const string &path);
 string computeAbsolutePath(const string libraryPath, const string relativePath);
 string removeLastPathElement(const string path, const bool removePreSeparator = false, 
 			     const bool removePostSeparator = false);
+unsigned int getFileSize(const string &path);
+string getFileSizeAsString(const string &path);
 
 #endif