diff --git a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliCommon.php b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliCommon.php
index 561801ca3..eb1864f42 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliCommon.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/bin/tasks/cliCommon.php
@@ -1,39 +1,14 @@
 <?php
-/**
- * cliCommon.php
- *
- * ProcessMaker Open Source Edition
- * Copyright (C) 2011 Colosa Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
- * License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * For more information, contact Colosa Inc, 2566 Le Jeune Rd.,
- * Coral Gables, FL, 33134, USA, or email info@colosa.com.
- *
- * @author Alexandre Rosenfeld <alexandre@colosa.com>
- * @package workflow-engine-bin-tasks
- */
 
 /* Get the size of the terminal (only works on Linux, on Windows it's always 80) */
 
 use ProcessMaker\Core\System;
 
 preg_match_all("/rows.([0-9]+);.columns.([0-9]+);/", strtolower(exec('stty -a |grep columns')), $output);
-if(sizeof($output) == 3 && isset($output[2]) && isset($output[2][0])) {
-  define("COLUMNS", $output[2][0]);
+if (sizeof($output) == 3 && isset($output[2]) && isset($output[2][0])) {
+    define("COLUMNS", $output[2][0]);
 } else {
-  define("COLUMNS", 80);
+    define("COLUMNS", 80);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -44,15 +19,9 @@ if(sizeof($output) == 3 && isset($output[2]) && isset($output[2][0])) {
  *                          returns all available workspaces
  * @return array of workspace objects
  */
-function get_workspaces_from_args($args, $includeAll = true) {
-  $workspaces = array();
-  foreach ($args as $arg) {
-    $workspaces[] = new WorkspaceTools($arg);
-  }
-  if (empty($workspaces) && $includeAll) {
-    $workspaces = System::listWorkspaces();
-  }
-  return $workspaces;
+function get_workspaces_from_args($args, $includeAll = true)
+{
+    return \ProcessMaker\Util\System::getWorkspacesFromArgs($args, $includeAll);
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Util/System.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Util/System.php
index 77b0a0bbf..cbc8d13b2 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Util/System.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Util/System.php
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ class System
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns workspace objects from an array of workspace names.
+     *
+     * @param array $args an array of workspace names
+     * @param bool $includeAll if true and no workspace is specified in args,
+     *                          returns all available workspaces
+     * @return array of workspace objects
+     */
+    public static function getWorkspacesFromArgs($args, $includeAll = true)
+    {
+        $workspaces = array();
+        foreach ($args as $arg) {
+            $workspaces[] = new \workspaceTools($arg);
+        }
+        if (empty($workspaces) && $includeAll) {
+            $workspaces = \System::listWorkspaces();
+        }
+        return $workspaces;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Flush the cache files for the specified workspace.
      *