diff --git a/src/agent/daemon.v b/src/agent/daemon.v
index 8fa38166..c55d0db9 100644
--- a/src/agent/daemon.v
+++ b/src/agent/daemon.v
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ module agent
 
 import log
 import sync.stdatomic
-import build { BuildConfig }
+import build
+import models { BuildConfig }
 import client
 import time
 import os
diff --git a/src/build/build.v b/src/build/build.v
index c6aa7f11..712c93b3 100644
--- a/src/build/build.v
+++ b/src/build/build.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import time
 import os
 import strings
 import util
-import models { Target }
+import models { BuildConfig, Target }
 
 const (
 	container_build_dir = '/build'
@@ -16,23 +16,6 @@ const (
 		'/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin/site_perl', '/usr/bin/vendor_perl', '/usr/bin/core_perl']
 )
 
-pub struct BuildConfig {
-pub:
-	target_id  int
-	kind       string
-	url        string
-	branch     string
-	path       string
-	repo       string
-	base_image string
-	force      bool
-}
-
-// str return a single-line string representation of a build log
-pub fn (c BuildConfig) str() string {
-	return '{ target: $c.target_id, kind: $c.kind, url: $c.url, branch: $c.branch, path: $c.path, repo: $c.repo, base_image: $c.base_image, force: $c.force }'
-}
-
 // create_build_image creates a builder image given some base image which can
 // then be used to build & package Arch images. It mostly just updates the
 // system, install some necessary packages & creates a non-root user to run
@@ -112,16 +95,7 @@ pub:
 
 // build_target builds the given target. Internally it calls `build_config`.
 pub fn build_target(address string, api_key string, base_image_id string, target &Target, force bool) !BuildResult {
-	config := BuildConfig{
-		target_id: target.id
-		kind: target.kind
-		url: target.url
-		branch: target.branch
-		path: target.path
-		repo: target.repo
-		base_image: base_image_id
-		force: force
-	}
+	config := target.as_build_config(base_image_id, force)
 
 	return build_config(address, api_key, config)
 }
diff --git a/src/build/queue.v b/src/build/queue.v
index 79021730..e74529ca 100644
--- a/src/build/queue.v
+++ b/src/build/queue.v
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module build
 
-import models { Target }
+import models { BuildConfig, Target }
 import cron.expression { CronExpression, parse_expression }
 import time
 import datatypes { MinHeap }
@@ -80,16 +80,7 @@ pub fn (mut q BuildJobQueue) insert(input InsertConfig) ! {
 		mut job := BuildJob{
 			created: time.now()
 			single: input.single
-			config: BuildConfig{
-				target_id: input.target.id
-				kind: input.target.kind
-				url: input.target.url
-				branch: input.target.branch
-				repo: input.target.repo
-				// TODO make this configurable
-				base_image: q.default_base_image
-				force: input.force
-			}
+			config: input.target.as_build_config(q.default_base_image, input.force)
 		}
 
 		if !input.now {
diff --git a/src/build/shell.v b/src/build/shell.v
index c459a993..16f93b54 100644
--- a/src/build/shell.v
+++ b/src/build/shell.v
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module build
 
+import models { BuildConfig }
+
 // escape_shell_string escapes any characters that could be interpreted
 // incorrectly by a shell. The resulting value should be safe to use inside an
 // echo statement.
diff --git a/src/build/shell_test.v b/src/build/shell_test.v
index e44c5ff1..e23d964d 100644
--- a/src/build/shell_test.v
+++ b/src/build/shell_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module build
 
+import models { BuildConfig }
+
 fn test_create_build_script_git() {
 	config := BuildConfig{
 		target_id: 1
diff --git a/src/client/jobs.v b/src/client/jobs.v
index a545499b..784639e2 100644
--- a/src/client/jobs.v
+++ b/src/client/jobs.v
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module client
 
-import build { BuildConfig }
+import models { BuildConfig }
 
 // poll_jobs requests a list of new build jobs from the server.
 pub fn (c &Client) poll_jobs(arch string, max int) ![]BuildConfig {
diff --git a/src/models/builds.v b/src/models/builds.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..926a53c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/builds.v
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module models
+
+pub struct BuildConfig {
+pub:
+	target_id  int
+	kind       string
+	url        string
+	branch     string
+	path       string
+	repo       string
+	base_image string
+	force      bool
+}
+
+// str return a single-line string representation of a build log
+pub fn (c BuildConfig) str() string {
+	return '{ target: $c.target_id, kind: $c.kind, url: $c.url, branch: $c.branch, path: $c.path, repo: $c.repo, base_image: $c.base_image, force: $c.force }'
+}
diff --git a/src/models/targets.v b/src/models/targets.v
index cb60650c..af3cb0df 100644
--- a/src/models/targets.v
+++ b/src/models/targets.v
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ pub fn (t &Target) str() string {
 	return str
 }
 
+// as_build_config converts a Target into a BuildConfig, given some extra
+// needed information.
+pub fn (t &Target) as_build_config(base_image string, force bool) BuildConfig {
+	return BuildConfig{
+		target_id: t.id
+		kind: t.kind
+		url: t.url
+		branch: t.branch
+		path: t.path
+		repo: t.repo
+		base_image: base_image
+		force: force
+	}
+}
+
 [params]
 pub struct TargetFilter {
 pub mut: