diff --git a/cfg_checker/helpers/args_utils.py b/cfg_checker/helpers/args_utils.py
index 726c20e..498ed30 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/helpers/args_utils.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/helpers/args_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@
         self.print_help()
 
 
+def get_skip_args(args):
+    if hasattr(args, "skip_nodes"):
+        _skip = getattr(args, "skip_nodes")
+        if _skip:
+            _skip = _skip.split(',')
+    else:
+        _skip = None
+    if hasattr(args, "skip_nodes_file"):
+        _skip_file = getattr(args, "skip_nodes_file")
+    else:
+        _skip_file = None
+    return _skip, _skip_file
+
+
 def get_arg(args, str_arg):
     _attr = getattr(args, str_arg)
     if _attr: