diff --git a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
index 103b83d14df..84f15610550 100644
--- a/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoApplications/StartupUtils.cs
@@ -491,5 +491,37 @@ private static List<Exception> GetVersionMismatchedReferencesInAppDomain(Assembl
             }
             return output;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempts to import assemblies as node libraries from a given set of file paths.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="model">The Dynamo model</param>
+        /// <param name="paths">The list of paths from which to attempt importing </param>
+        public static void ImportAssemblies(DynamoModel model, IEnumerable<string> paths)
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(model, nameof(model));
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(paths, nameof(paths));
+
+            foreach(var path in paths)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var filePath = new System.IO.FileInfo(path);
+                    if (!filePath.Exists)
+                    {
+                        model.Logger?.Log($"Could not find requested import library at path{path}");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        var assembly = Assembly.LoadFile(path);
+                        model.LoadNodeLibrary(assembly, true);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    model.Logger?.Log($"Exception while trying to load assembly {path}: {e}");
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DynamoCLI/Program.cs b/src/DynamoCLI/Program.cs
index 4de3f8329e9..348af4fb360 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCLI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCLI/Program.cs
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ private static DynamoModel StartupDynamo(StartupUtils.CommandLineArguments cmdLi
 
             model.ShutdownCompleted += (m) => { ShutDown(); };
 
-            cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths?.ToList().ForEach(path =>
+            if (cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths != null)
             {
-                CommandLineRunner.ImportAssembly(model, path);
-            });
+                StartupUtils.ImportAssemblies(model, cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths);
+            }
 
             return model;
         }
diff --git a/src/DynamoWPFCLI/Program.cs b/src/DynamoWPFCLI/Program.cs
index fcb37a02894..628caa0c887 100644
--- a/src/DynamoWPFCLI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoWPFCLI/Program.cs
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ private static DynamoViewModel StartupDynamo(StartupUtils.CommandLineArguments c
                     }
                 });
 
-            cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths.ToList().ForEach(path =>
+            if (cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths != null)
             {
-                ImportAssembly(model, path);
-            });
+                StartupUtils.ImportAssemblies(model, cmdLineArgs.ImportedPaths);
+            }
 
             return viewModel;
         }
@@ -139,33 +139,6 @@ private static void RunKeepAlive(StartupUtils.CommandLineArguments cmdLineArgs)
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Attempts to import an assembly as a node library from a given file path.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="model"></param>
-        /// <param name="path"></param>
-        private static void ImportAssembly(DynamoModel model, string path)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var filePath = new System.IO.FileInfo(path);
-                if (!filePath.Exists)
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"could not find requested import library at path{path}");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"attempting to import assembly {path}");
-                    var assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(path);
-                    model.LoadNodeLibrary(assembly, true);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"exception while trying to load assembly {path}: {e}");
-            }
-        }
-
         private static void ShutDown()
         {
             Environment.Exit(0);