diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8bc2054..94e050f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
 [submodule "fstools"]
 	path = fstools
 	url = https://git.mount-mockery.de/pylib/fstools
+[submodule "helpers"]
+	path = helpers
+	url = https://git.mount-mockery.de/pylib/helpers
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4b25a62..69d408e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BUILDDIR      = _build
 MODULES       = $(sort \
     caching\
     fstools\
+    helpers\
     socket_protocol\
     state_machine\
     stringtools\
diff --git a/helpers b/helpers
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..4be70cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 4be70cfef8b8304979ea2402b285ef779855ad5f