diff --git a/dzgui/managers/contextmenu.py b/dzgui/managers/contextmenu.py
index 9c84b21..be279c1 100644
--- a/dzgui/managers/contextmenu.py
+++ b/dzgui/managers/contextmenu.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from dzgui.const.enum import ContextMenu, Preferences
 from dzgui.managers.thread_man import ThreadingManager
 from dzgui.util import strings
+from dzgui.util.clip import copy_clipboard
 from dzgui.util.open_links import open_workshop_page
 
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
@@ -72,17 +73,13 @@ class ContextMenuManager:
 
     def copy_server_ip(self) -> None:
         record = self.treeview.get_simplified_ip()
-        self.copy_clipboard(record)
-
-    def copy_clipboard(self, text: str) -> None:
-        self.clipboard = Gtk.Clipboard.get(Gdk.SELECTION_CLIPBOARD)
-        self.clipboard.set_text(text, -1)
+        copy_clipboard(record)
 
     def copy_server_name(self) -> None:
         name = self.treeview.get_value_at_index(0)
         if name is None:
             return
-        self.copy_clipboard(name)
+        copy_clipboard(name)
 
     def open_mod_page(self) -> None:
         mod = self.treeview.get_selected_mod()
@@ -101,4 +98,4 @@ class ContextMenuManager:
             concat = strings.delimiter.join(r)
             final.append(concat)
         text = "\n".join(final)
-        self.copy_clipboard(text)
+        copy_clipboard(text)
diff --git a/dzgui/util/clip.py b/dzgui/util/clip.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58bf68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dzgui/util/clip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import gi
+
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
+from gi.repository.Gdk import SELECTION_CLIPBOARD  # noqa E402
+from gi.repository.Gtk import Clipboard  # noqa E402
+
+
+def copy_clipboard(text: str) -> None:
+    clipboard = Clipboard.get(SELECTION_CLIPBOARD)
+    clipboard.set_text(text, -1)
diff --git a/dzgui/views/components/buttons.py b/dzgui/views/components/buttons.py
index de6141a..04c88c8 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/components/buttons.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/components/buttons.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Callable, Literal, Self, TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from dzgui.util.clip import copy_clipboard
 from dzgui.util.strings import atomic_buttons, connect_panel
 from dzgui.const.constants import (
     CLIPBOARD,
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class ClipboardButton(IconTextButton):
 
     def _on_button_clicked(self, button: Self, func: Callable) -> None:
         data = func()
-        self.controller.copy_clipboard(data)
+        copy_clipboard(data)
 
 
 class WebButton(IconTextButton):