diff --git a/bin/steps/collectstatic b/bin/steps/collectstatic
index bd35732..ad6fdca 100755
--- a/bin/steps/collectstatic
+++ b/bin/steps/collectstatic
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Syntax sugar.
-indent() {
-  RE="s/^/       /"
-  [ $(uname) == "Darwin" ] && sed -l "$RE" || sed -u "$RE"
-}
+source $BIN_DIR/utils
 
 MANAGE_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -type f -name 'manage.py' | head -1)
 MANAGE_FILE=${MANAGE_FILE:-fakepath}
diff --git a/bin/utils b/bin/utils
index a8af9fb..9f6ecb0 100755
--- a/bin/utils
+++ b/bin/utils
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 shopt -s extglob
 
-[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ] && SED_FLAG='-l' || SED_FLAG='-u'
+if [ $(uname) == Darwin ]; then
+    sed() { command sed -l "$@"; }
+else
+    sed() { command sed -u "$@"; }
+fi
 
 # Syntax sugar.
 indent() {
-  RE="s/^/       /"
-  sed $SED_FLAG "$RE"
+  sed "s/^/       /"
 }
 
 # Clean up pip output
 cleanup() {
-  sed $SED_FLAG -e 's/\.\.\.\+/.../g' | sed $SED_FLAG '/already satisfied/Id' | sed $SED_FLAG -e '/Overwriting/Id' |  sed $SED_FLAG -e '/python executable/Id' | sed $SED_FLAG -e '/no previously-included files/Id'
+  sed -e 's/\.\.\.\+/.../g' | sed -e '/already satisfied/Id' | sed -e '/Overwriting/Id' | sed -e '/python executable/Id' | sed -e '/no previously-included files/Id'
 }
 
 # Buildpack Steps.
@@ -77,4 +80,4 @@ sub-env() {
     $1
 
   )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}