diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index 69b9796..c916be0 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	_ "image/gif"
 	"image/jpeg"
 	"image/png"
+	"io"
 	"math"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
@@ -941,6 +942,24 @@ func (portal *Portal) SyncParticipants(source *User, metadata *types.GroupInfo)
 	portal.kickExtraUsers(participantMap)
 }
 
+func reuploadAvatar(intent *appservice.IntentAPI, url string) (id.ContentURI, error) {
+	getResp, err := http.DefaultClient.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to download avatar: %w", err)
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(getResp.Body)
+	_ = getResp.Body.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to read avatar bytes: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := intent.UploadBytes(data, http.DetectContentType(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to upload avatar to Matrix: %w", err)
+	}
+	return resp.ContentURI, nil
+}
+
 func (user *User) updateAvatar(jid types.JID, avatarID *string, avatarURL *id.ContentURI, avatarSet *bool, log log.Logger, intent *appservice.IntentAPI) bool {
 	currentID := ""
 	if *avatarSet && *avatarID != "remove" && *avatarID != "unauthorized" {
diff --git a/puppet.go b/puppet.go
index 6a474e3..e973398 100644
--- a/puppet.go
+++ b/puppet.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -226,25 +224,6 @@ func (puppet *Puppet) DefaultIntent() *appservice.IntentAPI {
 	return puppet.bridge.AS.Intent(puppet.MXID)
 }
 
-func reuploadAvatar(intent *appservice.IntentAPI, url string) (id.ContentURI, error) {
-	getResp, err := http.DefaultClient.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to download avatar: %w", err)
-	}
-	data, err := io.ReadAll(getResp.Body)
-	_ = getResp.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to read avatar bytes: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	mime := http.DetectContentType(data)
-	resp, err := intent.UploadBytes(data, mime)
-	if err != nil {
-		return id.ContentURI{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to upload avatar to Matrix: %w", err)
-	}
-	return resp.ContentURI, nil
-}
-
 func (puppet *Puppet) UpdateAvatar(source *User, forcePortalSync bool) bool {
 	changed := source.updateAvatar(puppet.JID, &puppet.Avatar, &puppet.AvatarURL, &puppet.AvatarSet, puppet.log, puppet.DefaultIntent())
 	if !changed || puppet.Avatar == "unauthorized" {