diff --git a/telegram-base.c b/telegram-base.c
index 58026c7..b5edd69 100644
--- a/telegram-base.c
+++ b/telegram-base.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <telegram-purple.h>
 #include <msglog.h>
 #include <tgp-2prpl.h>
+#include "lodepng.h"
 
 #define DC_SERIALIZED_MAGIC 0x868aa81d
 #define STATE_FILE_MAGIC 0x28949a93
@@ -440,3 +441,53 @@ void chat_add_all_users (PurpleConversation *pc, struct tgl_chat *chat) {
     p2tgl_conv_add_user(pc, *uid, NULL, flags, 0);
   }
 }
+
+int generate_ident_icon (unsigned char* sha1_key)
+{
+  int colors[4] = {
+    0xffffff,
+    0xd5e6f3,
+    0x2d5775,
+    0x2f99c9
+  };
+  unsigned img_size = 160;
+  unsigned char* image = (unsigned char*)malloc (img_size * img_size * 4);
+  unsigned x, y, i, j, idx = 0;
+  int bitpointer = 0;
+  for (y = 0; y < 8; y++)
+  {
+    unsigned offset_y = y * img_size * 4 * (img_size / 8);
+    for (x = 0; x < 8; x++)
+    {
+      int offset = bitpointer / 8;
+      int shiftOffset = bitpointer % 8;
+      int val = sha1_key[offset + 3] << 24 | sha1_key[offset + 2] << 16 | sha1_key[offset + 1] << 8 | sha1_key[offset];
+      idx = abs((val >> shiftOffset) & 3) % 4;
+      bitpointer += 2;
+      unsigned offset_x = x * 4 * (img_size / 8);
+      for (i = 0; i < img_size / 8; i++)
+      {
+        unsigned off_y = offset_y + i * img_size * 4;
+        for (j = 0; j < img_size / 8; j++)
+        {
+          unsigned off_x = offset_x + j * 4;
+          image[off_y + off_x + 0] = (colors[idx] >> 16) & 0xFF;
+          image[off_y + off_x + 1] = (colors[idx] >> 8) & 0xFF;
+          image[off_y + off_x + 2] = colors[idx] & 0xFF;
+          image[off_y + off_x + 3] = 0xFF;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  unsigned char* png;
+  size_t pngsize;
+  unsigned error = lodepng_encode32(&png, &pngsize, image, img_size, img_size);
+  int imgStoreId = -1;
+  if(!error)
+  {
+    imgStoreId = purple_imgstore_add_with_id(g_memdup(png, pngsize), pngsize, NULL);
+  }
+  g_free(image);
+  g_free(png);
+  return imgStoreId;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/telegram-base.h b/telegram-base.h
index 5d6a484..4b3d16d 100644
--- a/telegram-base.h
+++ b/telegram-base.h
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ PurpleConversation *chat_show (PurpleConnection *gc, int id);
 int chat_add_message (struct tgl_state *TLS, struct tgl_message *M, char *text);
 void chat_add_all_users (PurpleConversation *pc, struct tgl_chat *chat);
 void request_code_entered (gpointer data, const gchar *code);
+int generate_ident_icon(unsigned char* sha1_key);
 #endif
diff --git a/telegram-purple.c b/telegram-purple.c
index d3f19d7..6f31c07 100644
--- a/telegram-purple.c
+++ b/telegram-purple.c
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@
 #include "telegram-base.h"
 #include "telegram-purple.h"
 #include "msglog.h"
-#include "lodepng.h"
 
 PurplePlugin *_telegram_protocol = NULL;
 PurpleGroup *tggroup;
 const char *config_dir = ".telegram-purple";
 const char *pk_path = "/etc/telegram-purple/server.pub";
-int generate_ident_icon(unsigned char* sha1_key);
 void tgprpl_login_on_connected();
 void on_user_get_info (struct tgl_state *TLS, void *show_info, int success, struct tgl_user *U);
 
@@ -538,55 +536,7 @@ void on_chat_get_info (struct tgl_state *TLS, void *extra, int success, struct t
 
 // This function generates a png image to visulize the sha1 key from an encrypted chat.
 
-int generate_ident_icon(unsigned char* sha1_key)
-{
-    int colors[4] = {
-		0xffffff,
-		0xd5e6f3,
-		0x2d5775,
-		0x2f99c9
-	};
-	unsigned img_size = 160;
-	unsigned char* image = (unsigned char*)malloc(img_size * img_size * 4);
-    unsigned x, y, i, j, idx = 0;
-    int bitpointer = 0;
-	for (y = 0; y < 8; y++)
-	{
-		unsigned offset_y = y * img_size * 4 * (img_size / 8);
-		for (x = 0; x < 8; x++)
-		{
-            int offset = bitpointer / 8;
-            int shiftOffset = bitpointer % 8;
-            int val = sha1_key[offset + 3] << 24 | sha1_key[offset + 2] << 16 | sha1_key[offset + 1] << 8 | sha1_key[offset];
-            idx = abs((val >> shiftOffset) & 3) % 4;
-            bitpointer += 2;
-			unsigned offset_x = x * 4 * (img_size / 8);
-			for (i = 0; i < img_size / 8; i++)
-			{
-				unsigned off_y = offset_y + i * img_size * 4;
-				for (j = 0; j < img_size / 8; j++)
-				{
-					unsigned off_x = offset_x + j * 4;
-					image[off_y + off_x + 0] = (colors[idx] >> 16) & 0xFF;
-					image[off_y + off_x + 1] = (colors[idx] >> 8) & 0xFF;
-					image[off_y + off_x + 2] = colors[idx] & 0xFF;
-					image[off_y + off_x + 3] = 0xFF;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-    unsigned char* png;
-    size_t pngsize;
-    unsigned error = lodepng_encode32(&png, &pngsize, image, img_size, img_size);
-    int imgStoreId = -1;
-    if(!error)
-    {
-        imgStoreId = purple_imgstore_add_with_id(g_memdup(png, pngsize), pngsize, NULL);
-    }
-    g_free(image);
-    g_free(png);
-    return imgStoreId;
-}
+
 
 void on_ready (struct tgl_state *TLS) {
   debug ("on_ready().\n");