diff --git a/src/Augmentations.js b/src/Augmentations.js
index 0ba6aa2f6..5a40f61a9 100644
--- a/src/Augmentations.js
+++ b/src/Augmentations.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {createElement, createAccordionElement,
         removeChildrenFromElement, clearObject}         from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
 import {Reviver, Generic_toJSON,
         Generic_fromJSON}                               from "../utils/JSONReviver";
-import {isString}                                       from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                                       from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 
 //Augmentations
 function Augmentation(params) {
diff --git a/src/CinematicText.js b/src/CinematicText.js
index 71906bf08..466432af7 100644
--- a/src/CinematicText.js
+++ b/src/CinematicText.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {Engine}                             from "./engine";
 
 import {removeChildrenFromElement,
         createElement, exceptionAlert}      from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
-import {isString}                           from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                           from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 
 var cinematicTextFlag = false;
 
diff --git a/src/CompanyManagement.js b/src/CompanyManagement.js
index b52bd8097..de82616da 100644
--- a/src/CompanyManagement.js
+++ b/src/CompanyManagement.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import {getRandomInt, removeElementById,
 import {Reviver, Generic_toJSON,
         Generic_fromJSON}                               from "../utils/JSONReviver";
 import numeral                                          from "numeral/min/numeral.min";
-import {formatNumber, isString, generateRandomString}   from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {formatNumber, generateRandomString}             from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                                       from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 import {yesNoBoxCreate, yesNoTxtInpBoxCreate,
         yesNoBoxGetYesButton, yesNoBoxGetNoButton,
         yesNoTxtInpBoxGetYesButton, yesNoTxtInpBoxGetNoButton,
diff --git a/src/Missions.js b/src/Missions.js
index 29eac2dc6..8a6c98f5d 100644
--- a/src/Missions.js
+++ b/src/Missions.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {dialogBoxCreate}                            from "../utils/DialogBox";
 import {addOffset, getRandomInt,
         clearEventListenersEl,
         clearEventListeners}                        from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
-import {formatNumber, isString}                     from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {formatNumber}                               from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                                   from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 import jsplumb                                      from 'jsplumb'
 
 let inMission = false; //Flag to denote whether a mission is running
diff --git a/src/NetscriptEvaluator.js b/src/NetscriptEvaluator.js
index 08070dd1f..5b35cf154 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptEvaluator.js
+++ b/src/NetscriptEvaluator.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {Script, findRunningScript,
 import {parse, Node}                        from "../utils/acorn";
 import {printArray}                         from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
 import {isValidIPAddress}                   from "../utils/IPAddress";
-import {isString}                           from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                           from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 
 var Promise = require("bluebird");
 
diff --git a/src/NetscriptFunctions.js b/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
index 46046594b..1c11ed774 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
+++ b/src/NetscriptFunctions.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ import Decimal                                      from "decimal.js";
 import {dialogBoxCreate}                            from "../utils/DialogBox";
 import {printArray, powerOfTwo}                     from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
 import {createRandomIp}                             from "../utils/IPAddress";
-import {formatNumber, isString, isHTML}             from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {formatNumber, isHTML}                       from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                                   from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 import {yesNoBoxClose, yesNoBoxGetYesButton,
         yesNoBoxGetNoButton, yesNoBoxCreate,
         yesNoBoxOpen}                               from "../utils/YesNoBox";
diff --git a/src/Terminal.js b/src/Terminal.js
index ccb2f9d35..f7286c12e 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.js
+++ b/src/Terminal.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import {SpecialServerIps,
 import {TextFile, getTextFile}              from "./TextFile";
 
 import {containsAllStrings, longestCommonStart,
-        formatNumber, isString}             from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+        formatNumber}                       from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}                           from "../utils/helpers/isString";
 import {addOffset, printArray}              from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
 import {logBoxCreate}                       from "../utils/LogBox";
 import {yesNoBoxCreate,
diff --git a/utils/HelperFunctions.js b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
index 7c1573baf..dcf6c1e45 100644
--- a/utils/HelperFunctions.js
+++ b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //General helper functions
-import {isString}           from "./StringHelperFunctions";
+import {isString}           from "./helpers/isString";
 import {dialogBoxCreate}    from "./DialogBox";
 
 //Returns the size (number of keys) of an object
diff --git a/utils/StringHelperFunctions.ts b/utils/StringHelperFunctions.ts
index 7ca429146..c72d296df 100644
--- a/utils/StringHelperFunctions.ts
+++ b/utils/StringHelperFunctions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { EqualityFunc } from "../src/types";
 import { dialogBoxCreate } from "./DialogBox";
+import { isString } from "./helpers/isString";
 
 // Netburner String helper functions
 
@@ -63,11 +64,6 @@ function longestCommonStart(strings: string[]): string {
     return a1.substring(0, i);
 }
 
-// Returns whether a variable is a string
-function isString(str: any): boolean {
-    return (typeof str === "string" || str instanceof String);
-}
-
 // Returns whether an array contains entirely of string objects
 function containsAllStrings(arr: string[]): boolean {
     return arr.every(isString);
@@ -155,5 +151,5 @@ function generateRandomString(n: number): string {
 }
 
 export {convertTimeMsToTimeElapsedString, longestCommonStart,
-        isString, containsAllStrings, formatNumber,
+        containsAllStrings, formatNumber,
         numOccurrences, numNetscriptOperators, isHTML, generateRandomString, replaceAt};
diff --git a/utils/helpers/isString.ts b/utils/helpers/isString.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d24bc197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/helpers/isString.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Checks whether the value passed in can be considered a string.
+ * @param value The value to check if it is a string.
+ */
+export function isString(value: any): boolean {
+    return (typeof value === "string" || value instanceof String);
+}