diff --git a/cc3200/telnet/telnet.c b/cc3200/telnet/telnet.c
index f6d93f8d78..440bf9b2cb 100644
--- a/cc3200/telnet/telnet.c
+++ b/cc3200/telnet/telnet.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static void telnet_send_and_proceed (void *data, _i16 Len, telnet_connected_subs
 static telnet_result_t telnet_send_non_blocking (void *data, _i16 Len);
 static telnet_result_t telnet_recv_text_non_blocking (void *buff, _i16 Maxlen, _i16 *rxLen);
 static void telnet_process (void);
+static int telnet_process_credential (char *credential, _i16 rxLen);
 static void telnet_parse_input (uint8_t *str, int16_t *len);
 static bool telnet_send_with_retries (int16_t sd, const void *pBuf, int16_t len);
 static void telnet_reset (void);
@@ -142,28 +143,6 @@ void telnet_init (void) {
     telnet_data.state = E_TELNET_STE_DISABLED;
 }
 
-
-static int telnet_process_credential (char *credential, _i16 rxLen) {
-    telnet_data.rxWindex += rxLen;
-    if (telnet_data.rxWindex >= SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX) {
-        telnet_data.rxWindex = SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX;
-    }
-
-    uint8_t *p = telnet_data.rxBuffer + SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX;
-    // if a '\r' is found, or the length exceeds the max username length
-    if ((p = memchr(telnet_data.rxBuffer, '\r', telnet_data.rxWindex)) || (telnet_data.rxWindex >= SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX)) {
-        uint8_t len = p - telnet_data.rxBuffer;
-
-        telnet_data.rxWindex = 0;
-        if ((len > 0) && (memcmp(credential, telnet_data.rxBuffer, MAX(len, strlen(credential))) == 0)) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 void telnet_run (void) {
     _i16 rxLen;
     switch (telnet_data.state) {
@@ -451,6 +430,26 @@ static void telnet_process (void) {
     }
 }
 
+static int telnet_process_credential (char *credential, _i16 rxLen) {
+    telnet_data.rxWindex += rxLen;
+    if (telnet_data.rxWindex >= SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX) {
+        telnet_data.rxWindex = SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t *p = telnet_data.rxBuffer + SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX;
+    // if a '\r' is found, or the length exceeds the max username length
+    if ((p = memchr(telnet_data.rxBuffer, '\r', telnet_data.rxWindex)) || (telnet_data.rxWindex >= SERVERS_USER_PASS_LEN_MAX)) {
+        uint8_t len = p - telnet_data.rxBuffer;
+
+        telnet_data.rxWindex = 0;
+        if ((len > 0) && (memcmp(credential, telnet_data.rxBuffer, MAX(len, strlen(credential))) == 0)) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void telnet_parse_input (uint8_t *str, int16_t *len) {
     int16_t b_len = *len;
     uint8_t *b_str = str;