diff --git a/src/bin/e_utils.c b/src/bin/e_utils.c
index 63c337e49..5b4dc56d8 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_utils.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_utils.c
@@ -1441,3 +1441,20 @@ e_util_memclear(void *s, size_t n)
 {
    memset_ptr(s, 0, n);
 }
+
+
+E_API Ecore_Exe *
+e_util_open(const char *exe, void *data)
+{
+   char *sb;
+   size_t size = 65536, len;
+   Ecore_Exe *ret;
+
+   sb = malloc(size);
+   snprintf(sb, size, "%s/enlightenment_open ", e_prefix_bin_get());
+   len = strlen(sb);
+   sb = e_util_string_append_quoted(sb, &size, &len, exe);
+   ret = ecore_exe_run(sb, data);
+   free(sb);
+   return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_utils.h b/src/bin/e_utils.h
index 574894c93..44dcd6e43 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_utils.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_utils.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ E_API void e_util_string_list_free(Eina_List *l);
 
 E_API void e_util_memclear(void *s, size_t n);
 
+E_API Ecore_Exe *e_util_open(const char *exe, void *data);
+
 static inline void
 e_util_pointer_center(const E_Client *ec)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/teamwork/e_mod_tw.c b/src/modules/teamwork/e_mod_tw.c
index c478844c3..dae03d52b 100644
--- a/src/modules/teamwork/e_mod_tw.c
+++ b/src/modules/teamwork/e_mod_tw.c
@@ -519,15 +519,8 @@ tw_link_hide(E_Client *ec, const char *uri)
 EINTERN void
 tw_link_open(E_Client *ec, const char *uri)
 {
-   char *sb;
-   size_t size = 4096, len = sizeof(E_BINDIR "/enlightenment_open ") - 1;
-
-   if (!ec->focused) return;
-   sb = malloc(size);
-   memcpy(sb, E_BINDIR "/enlightenment_open ", len);
-   sb = e_util_string_append_quoted(sb, &size, &len, uri);
-   ecore_exe_run(sb, NULL);
-   free(sb);
+   if (ec->focused)
+     e_util_open(uri, NULL);
 }
 
 static Eet_Data_Descriptor *
diff --git a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_config.c b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_config.c
index 6f5ef435b..e3ae76455 100644
--- a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_config.c
+++ b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_config.c
@@ -14,15 +14,7 @@ struct _E_Widget_Smart_Data
 static void
 _open_browser_help_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED, void *obj EINA_UNUSED)
 {
-   const char *url = "https://phab.enlightenment.org/w/emodules/tiling2/";
-   char *sb;
-   size_t size = 4096, len = sizeof(E_BINDIR "/enlightenment_open ") - 1;
-
-   sb = malloc(size);
-   memcpy(sb, E_BINDIR "/enlightenment_open ", len);
-   sb = e_util_string_append_quoted(sb, &size, &len, url);
-   ecore_exe_run(sb, NULL);
-   free(sb);
+   e_util_open("https://phab.enlightenment.org/w/emodules/tiling2/", NULL);
 }
 
 /* Some defines to make coding with the e_widget_* easier for configuration
diff --git a/src/modules/wireless/wireless.c b/src/modules/wireless/wireless.c
index 31911ba0e..ffb99a478 100644
--- a/src/modules/wireless/wireless.c
+++ b/src/modules/wireless/wireless.c
@@ -1442,18 +1442,10 @@ _wireless_auth_external_deny(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *eve
 static void
 _wireless_auth_external_allow(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, void *event_info EINA_UNUSED)
 {
-   char *sb, *uri = data;
-   const char *bindir;
-   size_t size = PATH_MAX, len;
+   char *uri = data;
 
-   bindir = e_prefix_bin_get();
-   len = strlen(bindir);
-   sb = malloc(size);
-   snprintf(sb, size, "%s/enlightenment_open", bindir);
-   sb = e_util_string_append_quoted(sb, &size, &len, uri);
-   DBG("launched command: %s", sb);
-   ecore_exe_run(sb, NULL);
-   free(sb);
+   e_util_open(uri, NULL);
+   DBG("launched uri: %s", uri);
    free(uri);
    auth_popup = 0;
 }