diff --git a/SICSmain.c b/SICSmain.c
index 3aeaabb6..3009a07f 100644
--- a/SICSmain.c
+++ b/SICSmain.c
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 #include "nserver.h"
 #include "servlog.h"
 
-/***************************** Necessary Globals ****************************/
-
-IPair *pSICSOptions = NULL;
-pServer pServ = NULL;
-const char *argv0;
-
 /* ========================= Less dreadful file statics =================== */
 
 #define DEFAULTINIFILE "servo.tcl"
@@ -53,6 +47,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   int daemonize = 0;
   char *file = NULL;
   int i, firstArg = 1;
+  extern const char *argv0;
+  extern pServer pServ;
 
   argv0 = argv[0];
   if (argc < 2)
@@ -101,28 +97,3 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   exit(0);
 }
 
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-SicsInterp *GetInterpreter(void)
-{
-  return pServ->pSics;
-}
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-pExeList GetExecutor(void)
-{
-  return pServ->pExecutor;
-}
-
-/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void StopExit(void)
-{
-  if (pServ) {
-    StopServer(pServ);
-  }
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-pTaskMan GetTasker(void)
-{
-  return pServ->pTasker;
-}
diff --git a/ifile.c b/ifile.c
index a35fc862..25767f57 100644
--- a/ifile.c
+++ b/ifile.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "ifile.h"
 
 /*====================== Locals ============================================*/
+IPair *pSICSOptions = NULL;
 
 static IPair *CreateNewEntry(char *name, char *val, IPair * pN)
 {
diff --git a/nserver.c b/nserver.c
index 9207eca9..d3660fe0 100644
--- a/nserver.c
+++ b/nserver.c
@@ -44,13 +44,19 @@ int ServerSetupInterrupt(int iPort, pNetRead pNet, pTaskMan pTasker);
      configures a port for listening for interrupts
    */
 
-extern void StopExit(void);     /* in SICSmain.c */
-
 extern int openDevexecLog();    /* in devexec.c */
 
 extern int NetWatchTask(void *pData);  /* in nwatch.c */
 /* ========================= Less dreadful file statics =================== */
 
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void StopExit(void)
+{
+  if (pServ) {
+    StopServer(pServ);
+  }
+}
+
 #define DEFAULTINIFILE "servo.tcl"
 #define DEFAULTSTATUSFILE "sicsstat.tcl"
 #define INIT(F) { void F(void); F(); }
@@ -510,3 +516,23 @@ int ServerIsStarting(pServer self)
 {
   return self->pReader == NULL;
 }
+
+pServer pServ = NULL;
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+SicsInterp *GetInterpreter(void)
+{
+  return pServ->pSics;
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+pExeList GetExecutor(void)
+{
+  return pServ->pExecutor;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+pTaskMan GetTasker(void)
+{
+  return pServ->pTasker;
+}
diff --git a/sicsglobal.c b/sicsglobal.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70f744f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sicsglobal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/***************************** Necessary Globals ****************************/
+
+const char *argv0 = (void*) 0;
+
diff --git a/site_ansto/make_gen_variables b/site_ansto/make_gen_variables
index 825be52b..4fc334c4 100644
--- a/site_ansto/make_gen_variables
+++ b/site_ansto/make_gen_variables
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SOBJ = alias.o anticollider.o arrayutil.o ascon.o asyncprotocol.o asyncqueue.o a
        passwd.o perfmon.o polldriv.o protocol.o proxy.o reflist.o regresscter.o remob.o \
        rmtrail.o rs232controller.o rwpuffer.o sansbc.o savehdb.o scaldate.o scan.o scanvar.o SCinter.o \
        scriptcontext.o script.o sctdriveadapter.o sctdriveobj.o sdynar.o selector.o \
-       selvar.o servlog.o sgclib.o sghkl.o sgio.o sicscron.o sicsdata.o sicsexit.o sicshdbadapter.o \
+       selvar.o servlog.o sgclib.o sghkl.o sgio.o sicscron.o sicsdata.o sicsexit.o sicsglobal.o sicshdbadapter.o \
        sicshdbfactory.o sicshipadaba.o sicslist.o SICSmain.o sicsobj.o sicspoll.o sicsutil.o \
        sicvar.o sig_die.o simchop.o simev.o simidx.o simindex.o sinfox.o singlebi.o singlediff.o singlenb.o singlebinb.o singletas.o singlex.o splitter.o s_rnge.o statemon.o \
        statistics.o statusfile.o status.o stdscan.o stptok.o stringdict.o strlutil.o strrepl.o \