diff --git a/lib/teracy-dev.rb b/lib/teracy-dev.rb
index bf6a7256..85f1bd4a 100644
--- a/lib/teracy-dev.rb
+++ b/lib/teracy-dev.rb
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@ def self.register_configurator(configurator)
     @@loader.configManager.register(configurator)
   end
 
-  # find the extension lookup_path by its name
-  def self.extension_lookup_path(extension_name)
-    extensions = @@loader.settings['teracy-dev']['extensions'] ||= []
-    extensions.each do |ext|
-      manifest = Extension::Manager.manifest(ext)
-      if manifest['name'] == extension_name
-        return ext['path']['lookup']
-      end
-    end
-    # extension_name not found
-    return nil
-  end
-
   @@loader.start
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/teracy-dev/util.rb b/lib/teracy-dev/util.rb
index ac6cbcce..2760e1b1 100644
--- a/lib/teracy-dev/util.rb
+++ b/lib/teracy-dev/util.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ def self.exist?(value)
     end
 
 
+    # find the extension lookup_path by its name from the provided settings
+    def self.extension_lookup_path(settings, extension_name)
+      @@logger.debug("settings: #{settings}")
+      extensions = settings['teracy-dev']['extensions'] ||= []
+      extensions.each do |ext|
+        manifest = Extension::Manager.manifest(ext)
+        if manifest['name'] == extension_name
+          return ext['path']['lookup']
+        end
+      end
+      # extension_name not found
+      return nil
+    end
+
+
     def self.load_yaml_file(file_path)
       if File.exist? file_path
         # TODO: exception handling