diff --git a/core/Core.php b/core/Core.php
index 4c5236f4f..3959fb76e 100755
--- a/core/Core.php
+++ b/core/Core.php
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ define('ASSETS_PATH', BASE_PATH . '/' . ASSETS_DIR);
 /**
  * Define the temporary folder if it wasn't defined yet
  */
+require_once('core/TempPath.php');
 if(!defined('TEMP_FOLDER')) {
 	define('TEMP_FOLDER', getTempFolder());
 }
@@ -254,65 +255,6 @@ Debug::loadErrorHandlers();
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // HELPER FUNCTIONS
 
-function getSysTempDir() {
-	if(function_exists('sys_get_temp_dir')) {
-		$sysTmp = sys_get_temp_dir();
-	} elseif(isset($_ENV['TMP'])) {
-		$sysTmp = $_ENV['TMP'];    	
-	} else {
-		$tmpFile = tempnam('adfadsfdas','');
-		unlink($tmpFile);
-		$sysTmp = dirname($tmpFile);
-	}
-	return $sysTmp;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns the temporary folder that sapphire/silverstripe should use for its cache files
- * This is loaded into the TEMP_FOLDER define on start up
- * 
- * @param $base The base path to use as the basis for the temp folder name.  Defaults to BASE_PATH,
- * which is usually fine; however, the $base argument can be used to help test.
- */
-function getTempFolder($base = null) {
-	if(!$base) $base = BASE_PATH;
-
-	if($base) {
-		$cachefolder = "silverstripe-cache" . str_replace(array(' ', "/", ":", "\\"), "-", $base);
-	} else {
-		$cachefolder = "silverstripe-cache";
-	}
-
-	$ssTmp = BASE_PATH . "/silverstripe-cache";
-	if(@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
-		return $ssTmp;
-	}
-
-	$sysTmp = getSysTempDir();
-	$worked = true;
-	$ssTmp = "$sysTmp/$cachefolder";
-
-	if(!@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
-		@$worked = mkdir($ssTmp);
-	}
-
-	if(!$worked) {
-		$ssTmp = BASE_PATH . "/silverstripe-cache";
-		$worked = true;
-		if(!@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
-			@$worked = mkdir($ssTmp);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if(!$worked) {
-		user_error("Permission problem gaining access to a temp folder. " .
-			"Please create a folder named silverstripe-cache in the base folder "  .
-			"of the installation and ensure it has the correct permissions", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	return $ssTmp;
-}
-
 /**
  * Return the file where that class is stored.
  * 
diff --git a/core/TempPath.php b/core/TempPath.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3b0a111d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/TempPath.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+function getSysTempDir() {
+	if(function_exists('sys_get_temp_dir')) {
+		$sysTmp = sys_get_temp_dir();
+	} elseif(isset($_ENV['TMP'])) {
+		$sysTmp = $_ENV['TMP'];
+	} else {
+		$tmpFile = tempnam('adfadsfdas','');
+		unlink($tmpFile);
+		$sysTmp = dirname($tmpFile);
+	}
+	return $sysTmp;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the temporary folder that sapphire/silverstripe should use for its cache files
+ * This is loaded into the TEMP_FOLDER define on start up
+ *
+ * @param $base The base path to use as the basis for the temp folder name.  Defaults to BASE_PATH,
+ * which is usually fine; however, the $base argument can be used to help test.
+ */
+function getTempFolder($base = null) {
+	if(!$base) $base = BASE_PATH;
+
+	if($base) {
+		$cachefolder = "silverstripe-cache" . str_replace(array(' ', "/", ":", "\\"), "-", $base);
+	} else {
+		$cachefolder = "silverstripe-cache";
+	}
+
+	$ssTmp = BASE_PATH . "/silverstripe-cache";
+	if(@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
+		return $ssTmp;
+	}
+
+	$sysTmp = getSysTempDir();
+	$worked = true;
+	$ssTmp = "$sysTmp/$cachefolder";
+
+	if(!@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
+		@$worked = mkdir($ssTmp);
+	}
+
+	if(!$worked) {
+		$ssTmp = BASE_PATH . "/silverstripe-cache";
+		$worked = true;
+		if(!@file_exists($ssTmp)) {
+			@$worked = mkdir($ssTmp);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(!$worked) {
+		user_error("Permission problem gaining access to a temp folder. " .
+		"Please create a folder named silverstripe-cache in the base folder "  .
+		"of the installation and ensure it has the correct permissions", E_USER_ERROR);
+	}
+
+	return $ssTmp;
+}