diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.c b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.c
index 7694adb..a6d9ef6 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/utils.c
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/utils.c
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@
 }
 
 /* prints the contents of a file */
-int dump_file(const char *title, const char* path) {
-    char buffer[32768];
+int dump_file(const char *title, const char *path) {
     int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0) {
         int err = errno;
@@ -259,6 +258,11 @@
         if (title) printf("\n");
         return -1;
     }
+    return dump_file_from_fd(title, path, fd);
+}
+
+int dump_file_from_fd(const char *title, const char *path, int fd) {
+    char buffer[32768];
 
     if (title) printf("------ %s (%s", title, path);
 
@@ -282,8 +286,8 @@
         }
         if (ret <= 0) break;
     }
-
     close(fd);
+
     if (!newline) printf("\n");
     if (title) printf("\n");
     return 0;