diff --git a/functions.lua b/functions.lua
index feb7fcf..00a3cd7 100644
--- a/functions.lua
+++ b/functions.lua
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ end
 --###
 
 -- we can't really log changes here in this function because we don't know *what* has been changed
-local function save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+yl_speak_up.save_dialog = function(n_id, dialog)
     if type(n_id) ~= "string" or type(dialog) ~= "table" then
         return false
     end
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ local function delete_dialog(n_id, d_id)
 
     dialog.n_dialogs[d_id] = nil
 
-    save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+    yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 end
 
 local function delete_option(n_id, d_id, o_id)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ local function delete_option(n_id, d_id, o_id)
 
     dialog.n_dialogs[d_id].d_options[o_id] = nil
 
-    save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+    yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 end
 
 
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_optiondialog = function(player, formname, fields)
         if fields and fields.button_save and fields.n_id and fields.d_id then
             local temp_dialog = options_to_dialog(pname)
 
-            save_dialog(n_id, temp_dialog)
+            yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, temp_dialog)
 	    -- TODO: a better change detection would be good - because name, description and owner can change here
             yl_speak_up.log_change(pname, n_id,
 			"(staff) Saved dialog "..tostring(fields.d_id)..".")
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_setdialog = function(player, formname, fields)
         -- Button Save: Save the settings, but do not exit
         if fields.button_save and fields.d_id then
             local dialog = fields_to_dialog(pname, fields)
-            save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+            yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 	    -- TODO: a better change detection would be great (name, description, owner can be changed as well)
             yl_speak_up.log_change(pname, n_id,
 			"(staff) Saved dialog "..tostring(fields.d_id)..".")
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ yl_speak_up.save_changes_and_switch_to_other_dialog = function(player, fields, t
 	-- save changes and continue on to the next dialog
 	elseif(edit_mode and fields.save_dialog_changes) then
 		-- actually save the dialog (the one the NPC currently has)
-		save_dialog(n_id, yl_speak_up.speak_to[pname].dialog)
+		yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, yl_speak_up.speak_to[pname].dialog)
 		-- log all the changes
 		for i, c in ipairs(yl_speak_up.npc_was_changed[ n_id ]) do
 			yl_speak_up.log_change(pname, n_id, c)
@@ -2180,7 +2180,7 @@ yl_speak_up.save_changes_and_switch_to_other_dialog = function(player, fields, t
 			need_to_save = true
 		end
 		if(need_to_save) then
-			save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+			yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -2867,7 +2867,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_talk = function(player, formname, fields)
 			f.npc_owner = yl_speak_up.npc_owner[ n_id ]
 			-- create and save the first dialog for this npc
 			local dialog = fields_to_dialog(pname, f)
-			save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+			yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 			yl_speak_up.speak_to[pname].dialog = dialog
 
 			yl_speak_up.log_change(pname, n_id,
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ yl_speak_up.input_talk = function(player, formname, fields)
 			dialog = yl_speak_up.speak_to[pname].dialog
 			dialog.n_npc = fields.n_npc
 			dialog.n_description = fields.n_description
-			save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
+			yl_speak_up.save_dialog(n_id, dialog)
 
 			yl_speak_up.log_change(pname, n_id,
 				"Name and/or description changed. "..