diff --git a/openerp/cli/scaffold.py b/openerp/cli/scaffold.py
index 700ffbbd212..7268bbc9cb7 100644
--- a/openerp/cli/scaffold.py
+++ b/openerp/cli/scaffold.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import sys
 import jinja2
 
 from . import Command
+from openerp.modules.module import get_module_root
 
 MANIFEST = '__openerp__'
 
@@ -181,22 +182,6 @@ def directory(p, create=False):
         die("%s exists but is not a directory" % p)
     return expanded
 
-def get_module_root(path):
-    """
-    Get closest module's root begining from path
-
-    @param path: Path from which the lookup should start
-
-    @return:  Module root path
-    """
-    # find the module's root directory
-    while not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '%s.py' % MANIFEST)):
-        new_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, os.pardir))
-        if path == new_path:
-            return None
-        path = new_path
-    return path
-
 def die(message, code=1):
     print >>sys.stderr, message
     sys.exit(code)
diff --git a/openerp/modules/module.py b/openerp/modules/module.py
index 0ccb2865796..0691c98768b 100644
--- a/openerp/modules/module.py
+++ b/openerp/modules/module.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import openerp.tools as tools
 import openerp.release as release
 from openerp.tools.safe_eval import safe_eval as eval
 
+MANIFEST = '__openerp__.py'
+
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # addons path as a list
@@ -169,6 +171,33 @@ def get_module_icon(module):
         return ('/' + module + '/') + '/'.join(iconpath)
     return '/base/'  + '/'.join(iconpath)
 
+def get_module_root(path):
+    """
+    Get closest module's root begining from path
+
+        # Given:
+        # /foo/bar/module_dir/static/src/...
+
+        get_module_root('/foo/bar/module_dir/static/')
+        # returns '/foo/bar/module_dir'
+
+        get_module_root('/foo/bar/module_dir/')
+        # returns '/foo/bar/module_dir'
+
+        get_module_root('/foo/bar')
+        # returns None
+
+    @param path: Path from which the lookup should start
+
+    @return:  Module root path or None if not found
+    """
+    while not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, MANIFEST)):
+        new_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(path, os.pardir))
+        if path == new_path:
+            return None
+        path = new_path
+    return path
+
 def load_information_from_description_file(module, mod_path=None):
     """
     :param module: The name of the module (sale, purchase, ...)
@@ -177,7 +206,7 @@ def load_information_from_description_file(module, mod_path=None):
 
     if not mod_path:
         mod_path = get_module_path(module)
-    terp_file = mod_path and opj(mod_path, '__openerp__.py') or False
+    terp_file = mod_path and opj(mod_path, MANIFEST) or False
     if terp_file:
         info = {}
         if os.path.isfile(terp_file):
@@ -219,7 +248,7 @@ def load_information_from_description_file(module, mod_path=None):
 
     #TODO: refactor the logger in this file to follow the logging guidelines
     #      for 6.0
-    _logger.debug('module %s: no __openerp__.py file found.', module)
+    _logger.debug('module %s: no %s file found.', module, MANIFEST)
     return {}
 
 def init_module_models(cr, module_name, obj_list):
@@ -291,7 +320,7 @@ def get_modules():
             return name
 
         def is_really_module(name):
-            manifest_name = opj(dir, name, '__openerp__.py')
+            manifest_name = opj(dir, name, MANIFEST)
             zipfile_name = opj(dir, name)
             return os.path.isfile(manifest_name)
         return map(clean, filter(is_really_module, os.listdir(dir)))