diff --git a/src/blackrock.h b/src/blackrock.h
index 35c25af..e53252f 100644
--- a/src/blackrock.h
+++ b/src/blackrock.h
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@
 // include c/c++ headers
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+// incluse qt headers
+#include <QFile>
+
+/** Little helper function to read structs from QFiles in binary mode. */
+template <typename T>
+inline bool readStruct(QFile& file, T& s) {
+    qint64 bytesToRead = sizeof(T);
+    qint64 bytesRead = file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&s), bytesToRead);
+    return (bytesToRead == bytesRead);
+}
+
 #pragma pack(push, 1)
 
 //  Shared data structures
diff --git a/src/neveventsprovider.h b/src/neveventsprovider.h
index 42b21cc..63204a6 100644
--- a/src/neveventsprovider.h
+++ b/src/neveventsprovider.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ class NEVEventsProvider : public EventsProvider  {
 private:
     NEVBasicHeader mBasicHeader;
     NEVExtensionHeader* mExtensionHeaders;
-
-    template <typename T>
-    inline bool readStruct(QFile& file, T& s) {
-        qint64 bytesToRead = sizeof(T);
-        qint64 bytesRead = file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&s), bytesToRead);
-        return (bytesToRead == bytesRead);
-    }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/nsxtracesprovider.cpp b/src/nsxtracesprovider.cpp
index a4372f2..740b53e 100644
--- a/src/nsxtracesprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/nsxtracesprovider.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ bool NSXTracesProvider::init() {
     }
 
     // Read basic header
-    qint64 bytesToRead = sizeof(NSXBasicHeader);
-    qint64 bytesRead = dataFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&(mBasicHeader)), bytesToRead);
-
-    if(bytesToRead != bytesRead) {
+    if(!readStruct<NSXBasicHeader>(dataFile, mBasicHeader)) {
         dataFile.close();
         return false;
     }
@@ -58,11 +55,8 @@ bool NSXTracesProvider::init() {
     // Read extension headers
     mExtensionHeaders = new NSXExtensionHeader[this->nbChannels];
 
-    bytesToRead = sizeof(NSXExtensionHeader);
     for(int channel = 0; channel < this->nbChannels; channel++) {
-        bytesRead = dataFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(mExtensionHeaders + channel), bytesToRead);
-
-        if(bytesToRead != bytesRead) {
+        if(!readStruct<NSXExtensionHeader>(dataFile, mExtensionHeaders[channel])) {
             delete[] mExtensionHeaders;
             dataFile.close();
             return false;
@@ -70,10 +64,7 @@ bool NSXTracesProvider::init() {
     }
 
     // Read data header
-    bytesToRead = sizeof(NSXDataHeader);
-    bytesRead = dataFile.read(reinterpret_cast<char *>(&mDataHeader), bytesToRead);
-
-    if(bytesToRead != bytesRead) {
+    if(!readStruct<NSXDataHeader>(dataFile, mDataHeader)) {
         delete[] mExtensionHeaders;
         dataFile.close();
         return false;