diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/Makefile
index 11ab6d1..f36d268 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fff-hoods
-PKG_VERSION:=0.0.1
+PKG_VERSION:=2
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
     CATEGORY:=Freifunk
     TITLE:= Freifunk-Franken hoods
     URL:=http://www.freifunk-franken.de
-    DEPENDS:=+fff-network +fff-config
+    DEPENDS:=+fff-hoodutils
 endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/description
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ccf37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=fff-hoodutils
+PKG_VERSION:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
+    SECTION:=base
+    CATEGORY:=Freifunk
+    TITLE:= Freifunk-Franken hoodutils
+    URL:=http://www.freifunk-franken.de
+    DEPENDS:=+fff-network +fff-config
+endef
+
+define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/description
+    This package contains hood-related code that may
+    may be used outside of configurehood
+endef
+
+define Build/Prepare
+	echo "all: " > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+	# nothing
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	# nothing
+endef
+
+define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
+	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,$(PKG_NAME)))
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/files/lib/functions/fff/evalhoodinfo b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/files/lib/functions/fff/evalhoodinfo
similarity index 100%
rename from src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/files/lib/functions/fff/evalhoodinfo
rename to src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/files/lib/functions/fff/evalhoodinfo
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/files/lib/functions/fff/keyxchange b/src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/files/lib/functions/fff/keyxchange
similarity index 100%
rename from src/packages/fff/fff-hoods/files/lib/functions/fff/keyxchange
rename to src/packages/fff/fff-hoodutils/files/lib/functions/fff/keyxchange
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-support/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-support/Makefile
index 9fd2d2b..098bbb3 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-support/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-support/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
     CATEGORY:=Freifunk
     TITLE:=Freifunk-Franken Support Scripts
     URL:=http://www.freifunk-franken.de
-    DEPENDS:=+@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ASH +fff-config
+    DEPENDS:=+@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ASH +fff-config +fff-hoodutils
 endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/description
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-sysupgrade/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-sysupgrade/Makefile
index 6daf0bc..0be55ab 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-sysupgrade/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-sysupgrade/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
     CATEGORY:=Freifunk
     TITLE:=Freifunk-Franken sysupgrade
     URL:=http://www.freifunk-franken.de
-    DEPENDS:=+fff-boardname +fff-config +fff-hoods +@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WGET
+    DEPENDS:=+fff-boardname +fff-config +fff-hoodutils +@BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WGET
 endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/description
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-web/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-web/Makefile
index c885218..308031d 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-web/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-web/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)
     CATEGORY:=Freifunk
     TITLE:= Freifunk-Franken Webinterface
     URL:=http://www.freifunk-franken.de
-    DEPENDS:=+uhttpd +libustream-mbedtls +haserl +px5g +simple-tc +fff-boardname +fff-config +fff-network
+    DEPENDS:=+uhttpd +libustream-mbedtls +haserl +px5g +simple-tc +fff-boardname +fff-config +fff-network +fff-hoodutils
 endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/description