diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.cpp
index 34a0882be..517b591fd 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 #include "sls/versionAPI.h"
 
-#include <csignal>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -335,17 +334,6 @@ std::string CommandLineOptions::getHelpMessage() const {
     throw sls::RuntimeError("Unknown AppType for help message");
 }
 
-void CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(int signal, void (*handler)(int)) {
-    // Catch signal SIGINT to close files and call destructors properly
-    struct sigaction sa {};
-    sa.sa_handler = handler;
-    sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask); // dont block additional signals
-    sa.sa_flags = 0;
-    if (sigaction(signal, &sa, nullptr) == -1) {
-        LOG(sls::logERROR) << "Could not set handler for " << strsignal(signal);
-    }
-}
-
 void CommandLineOptions::setEffectiveUID(uid_t uid) {
     if (geteuid() == uid) {
         LOG(sls::logINFO) << "Process already has the same Effective UID "
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.h
index 6bc7bc791..fbdaa01a4 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/CommandLineOptions.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class CommandLineOptions {
     std::string getTypeString() const;
     std::string getVersion() const;
     std::string getHelpMessage() const;
-    static void setupSignalHandler(int signal, void (*handler)(int));
     static void setEffectiveUID(uid_t uid);
     static std::tuple<uint16_t, uint16_t, bool>
     ParseDeprecated(const std::vector<std::string> &args);
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/FrameSynchronizerApp.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/FrameSynchronizerApp.cpp
index 69d85534a..fc48814a9 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/FrameSynchronizerApp.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/FrameSynchronizerApp.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "sls/ToString.h"
 #include "sls/container_utils.h"
 #include "sls/logger.h"
+#include "sls/network_utils.h"
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 
 #include <csignal> //SIGINT
@@ -524,9 +525,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     LOG(sls::logINFOBLUE) << "Current Process [ Tid: " << gettid() << ']';
 
     // close files on ctrl+c
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
     // handle locally on socket crash
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
     semaphores.resize(f.numReceivers);
     for (auto &s : semaphores) {
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/MultiReceiverApp.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/MultiReceiverApp.cpp
index b4af30490..a1bc4cb83 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/MultiReceiverApp.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/MultiReceiverApp.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "sls/ToString.h"
 #include "sls/container_utils.h"
 #include "sls/logger.h"
+#include "sls/network_utils.h"
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 
 #include <csignal> //SIGINT
@@ -158,9 +159,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     LOG(sls::logINFOBLUE) << "Current Process [ Tid: " << gettid() << ']';
 
     // close files on ctrl+c
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
     // handle locally on socket crash
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
     sem_init(&semaphore, 1, 0);
 
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     /** - Parent process ignores SIGINT and waits for all the child processes to
      * handle the signal */
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
 
     /** - Print Ready and Instructions how to exit */
     std::cout << "Ready ... \n";
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp.cpp
index 2c477fed8..92ff84b50 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ReceiverApp.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "sls/ToString.h"
 #include "sls/container_utils.h"
 #include "sls/logger.h"
+#include "sls/network_utils.h"
 #include "sls/sls_detector_defs.h"
 
 #include <csignal> //SIGINT
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     LOG(sls::logINFOBLUE) << "Current Process [ Tid: " << gettid() << " ]";
 
     // close files on ctrl+c
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGINT, sigInterruptHandler);
     // handle locally on socket crash
-    CommandLineOptions::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+    sls::setupSignalHandler(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
     sem_init(&semaphore, 1, 0);
 
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/network_utils.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/network_utils.h
index cce2c429d..ac5074abf 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/network_utils.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/network_utils.h
@@ -90,4 +90,5 @@ MacAddr InterfaceNameToMac(const std::string &inf);
 IpAddr InterfaceNameToIp(const std::string &ifn);
 void validatePortNumber(uint16_t port);
 void validatePortRange(uint16_t startPort, int numPorts);
+void setupSignalHandler(int signal, void (*handler)(int));
 } // namespace sls
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/network_utils.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/network_utils.cpp
index b597dbc07..28072259b 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/network_utils.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/network_utils.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-other
 // Copyright (C) 2021 Contributors to the SLS Detector Package
+#include "sls/network_utils.h"
 #include "sls/sls_detector_exceptions.h"
 
-#include "sls/network_utils.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <csignal>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
@@ -217,4 +218,15 @@ void validatePortRange(uint16_t startPort, int numPorts) {
     validatePortNumber(startPort + numPorts - 1);
 }
 
+void setupSignalHandler(int signal, void (*handler)(int)) {
+    // Catch signal SIGINT to close files and call destructors properly
+    struct sigaction sa {};
+    sa.sa_handler = handler;
+    sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask); // dont block additional signals
+    sa.sa_flags = 0;
+    if (sigaction(signal, &sa, nullptr) == -1) {
+        throw RuntimeError("Could not set handler for " +
+                           std::string(strsignal(signal)));
+    }
+}
 } // namespace sls