diff --git a/neat/common.py b/neat/common.py
index 74f493b..240bfb5 100644
--- a/neat/common.py
+++ b/neat/common.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from neat.contracts_extra import *
 import os
 import time
 import json
+import re
 import numpy
 
 from neat.config import *
@@ -223,6 +224,19 @@ def parse_parameters(params):
     return dict((str(k), v) 
                 for k, v in json.loads(params).items())
 
+
+@contract
+def parse_compute_hosts(compute_hosts):
+    """ Transform a coma-separated list of host names into a list.
+
+    :param compute_hosts: A coma-separated list of host names.
+     :type compute_hosts: str
+
+    :return: A list of host names.
+     :rtype: list(str)
+    """
+    return filter(None, re.split('\W+', compute_hosts))
+
     
 @contract
 def calculate_migration_time(vms, bandwidth):
diff --git a/neat/globals/manager.py b/neat/globals/manager.py
index 4b678cb..db8d2e3 100644
--- a/neat/globals/manager.py
+++ b/neat/globals/manager.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ from contracts import contract
 from neat.contracts_extra import *
 
 import bottle
-import re
 import json
 from hashlib import sha1
 from novaclient.v1_1 import client
@@ -235,20 +234,8 @@ def init_state(config):
                                   service_type="compute"),
             'hashed_username': sha1(config['os_admin_user']).hexdigest(),
             'hashed_password': sha1(config['os_admin_password']).hexdigest(),
-            'compute_hosts': parse_compute_hosts(config['compute_hosts'])}
-
-
-@contract
-def parse_compute_hosts(compute_hosts):
-    """ Transform a coma-separated list of host names into a list.
-
-    :param compute_hosts: A coma-separated list of host names.
-     :type compute_hosts: str
-
-    :return: A list of host names.
-     :rtype: list(str)
-    """
-    return filter(None, re.split('\W+', compute_hosts))
+            'compute_hosts': common.parse_compute_hosts(
+                                        config['compute_hosts'])}
 
 
 @contract
diff --git a/tests/globals/test_manager.py b/tests/globals/test_manager.py
index df1b2df..0f5af17 100644
--- a/tests/globals/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/globals/test_manager.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class GlobalManager(TestCase):
                 'user', 'password', 'tenant', 'url',
                 service_type='compute'). \
                 and_return(nova).once()
-            expect(manager).parse_compute_hosts('host1, host2'). \
+            expect(common).parse_compute_hosts('host1, host2'). \
                 and_return(hosts).once()
             state = manager.init_state(config)
             assert state['previous_time'] == 0
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ class GlobalManager(TestCase):
             assert state['hashed_password'] == sha1('password').hexdigest()
             assert state['compute_hosts'] == hosts
 
-    def test_parse_compute_hosts(self):
-        assert manager.parse_compute_hosts('') == []
-        assert manager.parse_compute_hosts('test1, test2') == \
-            ['test1', 'test2']
-        assert manager.parse_compute_hosts('t1,,  t2 , t3') == \
-            ['t1', 't2', 't3']
-
     def test_service(self):
         app = mock('app')
         state = {'hashed_username': 'user',
diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 718486f..647ed36 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ class Common(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(common.parse_parameters(params), {'param1': 0.56,
                                                            'param2': 'abc'})
 
+    def test_parse_compute_hosts(self):
+        assert common.parse_compute_hosts('') == []
+        assert common.parse_compute_hosts('test1, test2') == \
+            ['test1', 'test2']
+        assert common.parse_compute_hosts('t1,,  t2 , t3') == \
+            ['t1', 't2', 't3']
+
     @qc(10)
     def calculate_migration_time(
         data=dict_(