diff --git a/main/settingsutils.cpp b/main/settingsutils.cpp
index e69de29..1960411 100644
--- a/main/settingsutils.cpp
+++ b/main/settingsutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#include "settingsutils.h"
+
+// esp-idf includes
+#include <esp_log.h>
+
+// local includes
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "presets.h"
+
+namespace {
+void switchProfile(uint8_t index)
+{
+#ifdef SIMPLIFIED_TRIGGER_TRIGGERONPRESET
+    if (index == SIMPLIFIED_TRIGGER_TRIGGERONPRESET)
+    {
+        simplified = true;
+#ifdef SETTINGSUTILS_PLUGIN
+#include SETTINGSUTILS_PLUGIN
+#endif
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    settings = presets::defaultSettings;
+    stringSettings = presets::makeDefaultStringSettings();
+
+    if (!settingsPersister.openProfile(index))
+    {
+        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "openProfile() failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!settingsPersister.load(settings))
+    {
+        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "load() for settings failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!settingsPersister.load(stringSettings))
+    {
+        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "load() for stringSettings failed");
+        return;
+    }
+}
+} // namespace
diff --git a/main/settingsutils.h b/main/settingsutils.h
index a72191e..84c5b79 100644
--- a/main/settingsutils.h
+++ b/main/settingsutils.h
@@ -1,45 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-// esp-idf includes
-#include <esp_log.h>
-
-// local includes
-#include "globals.h"
-#include "presets.h"
+#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace {
-void switchProfile(uint8_t index)
-{
-#ifdef SIMPLIFIED_TRIGGER_TRIGGERONPRESET
-    if (index == SIMPLIFIED_TRIGGER_TRIGGERONPRESET)
-    {
-        simplified = true;
-#ifdef SETTINGSUTILS_PLUGIN
-#include SETTINGSUTILS_PLUGIN
-#endif
-        return;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    settings = presets::defaultSettings;
-    stringSettings = presets::makeDefaultStringSettings();
-
-    if (!settingsPersister.openProfile(index))
-    {
-        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "openProfile() failed");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!settingsPersister.load(settings))
-    {
-        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "load() for settings failed");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!settingsPersister.load(stringSettings))
-    {
-        ESP_LOGE("BOBBY", "load() for stringSettings failed");
-        return;
-    }
-}
+void switchProfile(uint8_t index);
 }