diff --git a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
index e07c62bac..bf20c1ec3 100644
--- a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ add_library(
   distributed_work_factory.cpp
   election.hpp
   election.cpp
+  election_insertion_result.hpp
   election_scheduler.hpp
   election_scheduler.cpp
   epoch_upgrader.hpp
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
index cc8b52f9b..aac46143e 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <nano/lib/numbers.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/election.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/election_insertion_result.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/voting.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/common.hpp>
 
@@ -97,13 +98,6 @@ public: // Container info
 	std::unique_ptr<container_info_component> collect_container_info (std::string const &);
 };
 
-class election_insertion_result final
-{
-public:
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::election> election;
-	bool inserted{ false };
-};
-
 /**
  * Core class for determining consensus
  * Holds all active blocks i.e. recently added blocks that need confirmation
diff --git a/nano/node/election_insertion_result.hpp b/nano/node/election_insertion_result.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f988b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/election_insertion_result.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace nano
+{
+class election;
+class election_insertion_result final
+{
+public:
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::election> election;
+	bool inserted{ false };
+};
+}