diff --git a/configs/shared/.emacs b/configs/shared/.emacs
index 5c858c5c4..dd3fd96b4 100644
--- a/configs/shared/.emacs
+++ b/configs/shared/.emacs
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@
 (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/wc-downloads")
 
 
+;; Basic functions used within configuration
+(load "~/.emacs.d/wc-helper-functions.el")
+
+
 ;; Extend linum to highlight current line numbers
 (use-package hlinum
   :ensure t