diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 11661ff..3fba57e 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ use crate::modules::workspaces::WorkspacesModule;
 
 use crate::modules::{AnyModuleFactory, ModuleFactory, ModuleInfo};
 use cfg_if::cfg_if;
-use color_eyre::{Help, Report, Result};
+use color_eyre::Result;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
-use tracing::error;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "schema")]
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
@@ -441,21 +439,3 @@ pub const fn default_true() -> bool {
 pub fn default_launch_command() -> String {
     String::from("gtk-launch {app_name}")
 }
-
-pub fn launch_command(file_name: &str, str: &str) {
-    let expanded = str.replace("{app_name}", file_name);
-    let launch_command_parts: Vec<&str> = expanded.split_whitespace().collect();
-    if let Err(err) = Command::new(&launch_command_parts[0])
-        .args(&launch_command_parts[1..])
-        .stdout(Stdio::null())
-        .stderr(Stdio::null())
-        .spawn()
-    {
-        error!(
-            "{:?}",
-            Report::new(err)
-                .wrap_err("Failed to run launch command.")
-                .suggestion("Perhaps the applications file is invalid?")
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/desktop_file.rs b/src/desktop_file.rs
index 3fdf346..8b0a509 100644
--- a/src/desktop_file.rs
+++ b/src/desktop_file.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use crate::spawn;
-use color_eyre::Result;
+use color_eyre::{Help, Report, Result};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
-use tracing::debug;
+use tracing::{debug, error};
 use walkdir::{DirEntry, WalkDir};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -323,6 +324,25 @@ fn files(dir: &Path) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Starts a `.desktop` file with the provided formatted command.
+pub fn open_program(file_name: &str, str: &str) {
+    let expanded = str.replace("{app_name}", file_name);
+    let launch_command_parts: Vec<&str> = expanded.split_whitespace().collect();
+    if let Err(err) = Command::new(&launch_command_parts[0])
+        .args(&launch_command_parts[1..])
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .spawn()
+    {
+        error!(
+            "{:?}",
+            Report::new(err)
+                .wrap_err("Failed to run launch command.")
+                .suggestion("Perhaps the applications file is invalid?")
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/mod.rs b/src/modules/launcher/mod.rs
index 5b6694e..0bdfbb2 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/mod.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use super::{Module, ModuleInfo, ModuleParts, ModulePopup, ModuleUpdateEvent, Wid
 use crate::channels::{AsyncSenderExt, BroadcastReceiverExt};
 use crate::clients::wayland::{self, ToplevelEvent};
 use crate::config::{
-    CommonConfig, EllipsizeMode, LayoutConfig, TruncateMode, default_launch_command, launch_command,
+    CommonConfig, EllipsizeMode, LayoutConfig, TruncateMode, default_launch_command,
 };
+use crate::desktop_file::open_program;
 use crate::gtk_helpers::{IronbarGtkExt, IronbarLabelExt};
 use crate::modules::launcher::item::ImageTextButton;
 use crate::modules::launcher::pagination::{IconContext, Pagination};
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ impl Module<gtk::Box> for LauncherModule {
                 if let ItemEvent::OpenItem(app_id) = event {
                     match desktop_files.find(&app_id).await {
                         Ok(Some(file)) => {
-                            launch_command(&file.file_name, &launch_command_str);
+                            open_program(&file.file_name, &launch_command_str);
                         }
                         Ok(None) => warn!("Could not find applications file for {}", app_id),
                         Err(err) => error!("Failed to find parse file for {}: {}", app_id, err),
diff --git a/src/modules/menu/ui.rs b/src/modules/menu/ui.rs
index e311910..7c7cb1e 100644
--- a/src/modules/menu/ui.rs
+++ b/src/modules/menu/ui.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::MenuEntry;
 use crate::channels::AsyncSenderExt;
 use crate::config::TruncateMode;
-use crate::config::launch_command;
+use crate::desktop_file::open_program;
 use crate::gtk_helpers::{IronbarGtkExt, IronbarLabelExt};
 use crate::modules::ModuleUpdateEvent;
 use crate::script::Script;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ where
                     let tx = tx.clone();
 
                     button.connect_clicked(move |_button| {
-                        launch_command(&file_name, &command);
+                        open_program(&file_name, &command);
 
                         sub_menu.hide();
                         tx.send_spawn(ModuleUpdateEvent::ClosePopup);