diff --git a/libplugin/template.go b/libplugin/template.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5477837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libplugin/template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package libplugin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+type PluginTemplate struct {
+	Name         string
+	Usage        string
+	Flags        []cli.Flag
+	CreateConfig func(c *cli.Context) (*SshPiperPluginConfig, error)
+}
+
+func CreateAndRunPluginTemplate(t *PluginTemplate) {
+	app := &cli.App{
+		Name:            t.Name,
+		Usage:           t.Usage,
+		Flags:           t.Flags,
+		HideHelpCommand: true,
+		HideHelp:        true,
+		Writer:          os.Stderr,
+		ErrWriter:       os.Stderr,
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			if t == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("plugin template is nil")
+			}
+
+			if t.CreateConfig == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("plugin template create config is nil")
+			}
+
+			config, err := t.CreateConfig(c)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			p, err := NewFromStdio(*config)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			ConfigStdioLogrus(p, nil)
+			return p.Serve()
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "cannot start plugin: %v\n", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin/fixed/main.go b/plugin/fixed/main.go
index c80ef34d..7067464f 100644
--- a/plugin/fixed/main.go
+++ b/plugin/fixed/main.go
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/tg123/sshpiper/libplugin"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -11,11 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 
-	app := &cli.App{
-		Name:            "fixed",
-		Usage:           "sshpiperd fixed plugin, only password auth is supported",
-		HideHelpCommand: true,
-		HideHelp:        true,
+	libplugin.CreateAndRunPluginTemplate(&libplugin.PluginTemplate{
+		Name:  "fixed",
+		Usage: "sshpiperd fixed plugin, only password auth is supported",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:     "target",
@@ -24,17 +19,15 @@ func main() {
 				Required: true,
 			},
 		},
-		Writer:    os.Stderr,
-		ErrWriter: os.Stderr,
-		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		CreateConfig: func(c *cli.Context) (*libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig, error) {
 			target := c.String("target")
 
 			host, port, err := libplugin.SplitHostPortForSSH(target)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			config := libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig{
+			return &libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig{
 				PasswordCallback: func(conn libplugin.ConnMetadata, password []byte) (*libplugin.Upstream, error) {
 					log.Info("routing to ", target)
 					return &libplugin.Upstream{
@@ -43,23 +36,8 @@ func main() {
 						IgnoreHostKey: true,
 						Auth:          libplugin.CreatePasswordAuth(password),
 					}, nil
-
 				},
-			}
-
-			p, err := libplugin.NewFromStdio(config)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			libplugin.ConfigStdioLogrus(p, nil)
-
-			log.Printf("starting fix routing to ssh endpoint %v (password only)", target)
-			return p.Serve()
+			}, nil
 		},
-	}
-
-	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "cannot start plugin: %v\n", err)
-	}
+	})
 }
diff --git a/plugin/simplemath/main.go b/plugin/simplemath/main.go
index 3e3f777c..07571e2e 100644
--- a/plugin/simplemath/main.go
+++ b/plugin/simplemath/main.go
@@ -7,45 +7,43 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/tg123/sshpiper/libplugin"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	config := libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig{
-		KeyboardInteractiveCallback: func(conn libplugin.ConnMetadata, client libplugin.KeyboardInteractiveChallenge) (*libplugin.Upstream, error) {
-			client("lets do math", "", false)
 
-			for {
+	libplugin.CreateAndRunPluginTemplate(&libplugin.PluginTemplate{
+		Name:  "simplemath",
+		Usage: "sshpiperd simplemath plugin, do math before ssh login",
+		CreateConfig: func(_ *cli.Context) (*libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig, error) {
+			return &libplugin.SshPiperPluginConfig{
+				KeyboardInteractiveCallback: func(conn libplugin.ConnMetadata, client libplugin.KeyboardInteractiveChallenge) (*libplugin.Upstream, error) {
+					client("lets do math", "", false)
 
-				a := rand.Intn(10)
-				b := rand.Intn(10)
+					for {
 
-				ans, err := client("", fmt.Sprintf("what is %v + %v = ", a, b), true)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
+						a := rand.Intn(10)
+						b := rand.Intn(10)
 
-				log.Printf("got ans = %v", ans)
+						ans, err := client("", fmt.Sprintf("what is %v + %v = ", a, b), true)
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, err
+						}
 
-				if ans == fmt.Sprintf("%v", a+b) {
-					return &libplugin.Upstream{
-						Auth: libplugin.CreateNextPluginAuth(map[string]string{
-							"a":   strconv.Itoa(a),
-							"b":   strconv.Itoa(b),
-							"ans": ans,
-						}),
-					}, nil
-				}
-			}
+						log.Printf("got ans = %v", ans)
+
+						if ans == fmt.Sprintf("%v", a+b) {
+							return &libplugin.Upstream{
+								Auth: libplugin.CreateNextPluginAuth(map[string]string{
+									"a":   strconv.Itoa(a),
+									"b":   strconv.Itoa(b),
+									"ans": ans,
+								}),
+							}, nil
+						}
+					}
+				},
+			}, nil
 		},
-	}
-
-	p, err := libplugin.NewFromStdio(config)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	libplugin.ConfigStdioLogrus(p, nil)
-
-	log.Printf("starting simple math additional auth")
-	panic(p.Serve())
+	})
 }