diff --git a/server/core/maxscale/monitor.h b/server/core/maxscale/monitor.h
index 7b91c58a5..e42fcf4be 100644
--- a/server/core/maxscale/monitor.h
+++ b/server/core/maxscale/monitor.h
@@ -92,4 +92,16 @@ bool monitor_serialize(const MXS_MONITOR *monitor);
  */
 MXS_MONITOR* monitor_server_in_use(const SERVER *server);
 
+/**
+ * Launch a script
+ *
+ * @param mon     Owning monitor
+ * @param ptr     The server which has changed state
+ * @param script  Script to execute
+ * @param timeout Timeout in seconds for the script
+ *
+ * @return Return value of the executed script or -1 on error
+ */
+int monitor_launch_script(MXS_MONITOR* mon, MXS_MONITORED_SERVER* ptr, const char* script, uint32_t timeout);
+
 MXS_END_DECLS
diff --git a/server/core/monitor.cc b/server/core/monitor.cc
index 9e79fb9a3..99c296e3f 100644
--- a/server/core/monitor.cc
+++ b/server/core/monitor.cc
@@ -1235,16 +1235,6 @@ static std::string child_nodes(MXS_MONITORED_SERVER* servers,
     return ss.str();
 }
 
-/**
- * Launch a script
- *
- * @param mon     Owning monitor
- * @param ptr     The server which has changed state
- * @param script  Script to execute
- * @param timeout Timeout in seconds for the script
- *
- * @return Return value of the executed script or -1 on error
- */
 int monitor_launch_script(MXS_MONITOR* mon, MXS_MONITORED_SERVER* ptr, const char* script, uint32_t timeout)
 {
     char arg[strlen(script) + 1];