diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 1efb7f3..9addae5 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -57,18 +57,8 @@ echo -e "| |  | | \__ \ |_| |_) | (_) | |  | | | |"
 echo -e "|_|  |_|_|___/\__|_.__/ \___/|_|  |_| |_|"
 echo -e ""
 
-# Get OS info
-# Determine OS platform
-UNAME=$(uname | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
-DISTRO=""
-# If Linux, try to determine specific distribution
-if [ "$UNAME" == "linux" ]; then
-    # use /etc/os-release to get distro 
-    DISTRO=$(cat /etc/os-release | awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}')
-fi
-
-echo "UNAME: $UNAME"
-echo "DISTRO: $DISTRO"
+# get os and distro
+source ./scripts/subinstallers/platform.sh
 
 # INPUT default admin password
 if [ -z "${MISTBORN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD}" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/subinstallers/platform.sh b/scripts/subinstallers/platform.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..08e4c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/subinstallers/platform.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get OS info
+# Determine OS platform
+UNAME=$(uname | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
+DISTRO=""
+# If Linux, try to determine specific distribution
+if [ "$UNAME" == "linux" ]; then
+    # use /etc/os-release to get distro 
+    DISTRO=$(cat /etc/os-release | awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}')
+fi
+
+echo "UNAME: $UNAME"
+echo "DISTRO: $DISTRO"