diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/finder.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/finder.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a79f76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/finder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import sys
+from os.path import basename, splitext
+from typing import Any, Optional, Text
+
+def import_module_from_source(path: Text, name: Optional[Text]=None) -> Any:
+    if not name:
+        name = splitext(basename(path))[0]
+
+    # importlib.util.module_from_spec is supported from Python3.5
+    py_version = sys.version_info
+    if py_version.major < 3 or (py_version.major == 3 and py_version.minor < 5):
+        import imp
+        module = imp.load_source(name, path)
+    else:
+        import importlib.util
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path)
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        loader = spec.loader
+        if loader is None:
+            return None
+        loader.exec_module(module)
+
+    return module
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
index aa2082d..7a48239 100755
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
@@ -6,39 +6,15 @@ import sys
 import os
 from os.path import basename, splitext
 
-from typing import Any, Optional, Text
-
 from zulip_bots.lib import (
     run_message_handler_for_bot,
     NoBotConfigException,
 )
-
+from zulip_bots import finder
 from zulip_bots.provision import provision_bot
 
 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
-
-def import_module_from_source(path: Text, name: Optional[Text]=None) -> Any:
-    if not name:
-        name = splitext(basename(path))[0]
-
-    # importlib.util.module_from_spec is supported from Python3.5
-    py_version = sys.version_info
-    if py_version.major < 3 or (py_version.major == 3 and py_version.minor < 5):
-        import imp
-        module = imp.load_source(name, path)
-    else:
-        import importlib.util
-        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path)
-        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-        loader = spec.loader
-        if loader is None:
-            return None
-        loader.exec_module(module)
-
-    return module
-
-
 def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     usage = '''
         zulip-run-bot <bot_name> --config-file ~/zuliprc
@@ -115,7 +91,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         provision_bot(os.path.dirname(bot_path), args.force)
 
     try:
-        lib_module = import_module_from_source(bot_path, bot_name)
+        lib_module = finder.import_module_from_source(bot_path, bot_name)
     except ImportError as e:
         req_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(bot_path), "requirements.txt")
         with open(req_path) as fp:
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/terminal.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/terminal.py
index 501b6b9..414331b 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/terminal.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/terminal.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import argparse
 
-from zulip_bots.run import import_module_from_source
+from zulip_bots.finder import import_module_from_source
 from zulip_bots.simple_lib import TerminalBotHandler
 
 current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/tests/test_run.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/tests/test_run.py
index 326e99a..3343fe6 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/tests/test_run.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/tests/test_run.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TestDefaultArguments(TestCase):
     def _test_adding_bot_parent_dir_to_sys_path(self, bot_qualifier, bot_dir_path):
         # type: (str, str) -> None
         with patch('sys.argv', ['zulip-run-bot', bot_qualifier, '--config-file', '/path/to/config']):
-            with patch('zulip_bots.run.import_module_from_source', return_value=mock.Mock()):
+            with patch('zulip_bots.finder.import_module_from_source', return_value=mock.Mock()):
                 with patch('zulip_bots.run.run_message_handler_for_bot'):
                     with patch('zulip_bots.run.exit_gracefully_if_zulip_config_file_does_not_exist'):
                         zulip_bots.run.main()