diff --git a/benchmark.go b/benchmark.go
index 78f1aed9f..6c130ecac 100644
--- a/benchmark.go
+++ b/benchmark.go
@@ -55,18 +55,6 @@ func getPeers(myIp, myPort, myShardId string, config *[][]string) []p2p.Peer {
 	return peerList
 }
 
-func getClientPeer(config *[][]string) *p2p.Peer {
-	for _, node := range *config {
-		ip, port, status := node[0], node[1], node[2]
-		if status != "client" {
-			continue
-		}
-		peer := p2p.Peer{Port: port, Ip: ip}
-		return &peer
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func attackDetermination(attackedMode int) bool {
 	switch attackedMode {
 	case 0:
@@ -146,7 +134,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Current node.
 	currentNode := node.New(consensus)
 	// Create client peer.
-	clientPeer := getClientPeer(&config)
+	clientPeer := configreader.GetClientPeer(&config)
 	// If there is a client configured in the node list.
 	if clientPeer != nil {
 		currentNode.ClientPeer = clientPeer
diff --git a/configreader/main.go b/configreader/main.go
index 7c6ac4e00..86e58de15 100644
--- a/configreader/main.go
+++ b/configreader/main.go
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ func GetLeadersAndShardIds(config *[][]string) ([]p2p.Peer, []uint32) {
 	return peerList, shardIds
 }
 
+func GetClientPeer(config *[][]string) *p2p.Peer {
+	for _, node := range *config {
+		ip, port, status := node[0], node[1], node[2]
+		if status != "client" {
+			continue
+		}
+		peer := p2p.Peer{Port: port, Ip: ip}
+		return &peer
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Parse the config file and return a 2d array containing the file data
 func ReadConfigFile(filename string) ([][]string, error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(filename)