diff --git a/helpers/sequelizeHelpers.js b/helpers/sequelizeHelpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b36749d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/sequelizeHelpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module.exports = {
+  returnShortId: function (result, longId) {
+    let claimIndex;
+    let shortId = longId.substring(0, 1); // default sort id is the first letter
+    let shortIdLength = 0;
+    // find the index of this claim id
+    claimIndex = result.findIndex(element => {
+      return element.claimId === longId;
+    });
+    if (claimIndex < 0) {
+      throw new Error('claim id not found in claims list');
+    }
+    // get an array of all claims with lower height
+    let possibleMatches = result.slice(0, claimIndex);
+    // remove certificates with the same prefixes until none are left.
+    while (possibleMatches.length > 0) {
+      shortIdLength += 1;
+      shortId = longId.substring(0, shortIdLength);
+      possibleMatches = possibleMatches.filter(element => {
+        return (element.claimId.substring(0, shortIdLength) === shortId);
+      });
+    }
+    return shortId;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/models/certificate.js b/models/certificate.js
index b68d6df5..1a79c72b 100644
--- a/models/certificate.js
+++ b/models/certificate.js
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
+const { returnShortId } = require('../helpers/sequelizeHelpers.js');
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 
-function sortResult (result, longId) {
-  let claimIndex;
-  let shortId = longId.substring(0, 1); // default sort id is the first letter
-  let shortIdLength = 0;
-  // find the index of this certificate
-  claimIndex = result.findIndex(element => {
-    return element.claimId === longId;
-  });
-  if (claimIndex < 0) { throw new Error('channelId not found in possible sorted list') }
-  // get an array of all certificates with lower height
-  let possibleMatches = result.slice(0, claimIndex);
-  // remove certificates with the same prefixes until none are left.
-  while (possibleMatches.length > 0) {
-    shortIdLength += 1;
-    shortId = longId.substring(0, shortIdLength);
-    possibleMatches = possibleMatches.filter(element => {
-      return (element.claimId.substring(0, shortIdLength) === shortId);
-    });
-  }
-  // return the short Id
-  logger.debug('short channel id ===', shortId);
-  return shortId;
-}
-
-module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, ARRAY, DECIMAL, DOUBLE, Op }) => {
+module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT }) => {
   const Certificate = sequelize.define(
     'Certificate',
     {
@@ -137,7 +114,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, ARRAY, DECIMAL, D
             case 0:
               throw new Error('That is an invalid channel name');
             default:
-              return resolve(sortResult(result, longChannelId));
+              return resolve(returnShortId(result, longChannelId));
           }
         })
         .catch(error => {
diff --git a/models/claim.js b/models/claim.js
index 64a54b02..3ebd3adb 100644
--- a/models/claim.js
+++ b/models/claim.js
@@ -1,30 +1,7 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
+const { returnShortId } = require('../helpers/sequelizeHelpers.js');
 const NO_CLAIM = 'NO_CLAIM';
 
-function sortResult (result, longId) {
-  let claimIndex;
-  let shortId = longId.substring(0, 1); // default sort id is the first letter
-  let shortIdLength = 0;
-  // find the index of this certificate
-  claimIndex = result.findIndex(element => {
-    return element.claimId === longId;
-  });
-  if (claimIndex < 0) { throw new Error('claimid not found in possible sorted list') }
-  // get an array of all certificates with lower height
-  let possibleMatches = result.slice(0, claimIndex);
-  // remove certificates with the same prefixes until none are left.
-  while (possibleMatches.length > 0) {
-    shortIdLength += 1;
-    shortId = longId.substring(0, shortIdLength);
-    possibleMatches = possibleMatches.filter(element => {
-      return (element.claimId.substring(0, shortIdLength) === shortId);
-    });
-  }
-  // return the short Id
-  logger.debug('short claim id ===', shortId);
-  return shortId;
-}
-
 module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, ARRAY, DECIMAL, DOUBLE, Op }) => {
   const Claim = sequelize.define(
     'Claim',
@@ -194,7 +171,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, { STRING, BOOLEAN, INTEGER, TEXT, ARRAY, DECIMAL, D
             case 0:
               throw new Error('That is an invalid claim name');
             default:
-              resolve(sortResult(result, claimId));
+              resolve(returnShortId(result, claimId));
           }
         })
         .catch(error => {
diff --git a/routes/api-routes.js b/routes/api-routes.js
index 0c92879d..68fbf387 100644
--- a/routes/api-routes.js
+++ b/routes/api-routes.js
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ module.exports = (app) => {
   // route to get a short claim id from long claim Id
   app.get('/api/shortClaimId/:longId/:name', ({ originalUrl, ip, params }, res) => {
     // serve content
-    db.Claim
-      .getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId(params.longId, params.name)
+    db.Claim.getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId(params.longId, params.name)
       .then(shortId => {
         res.status(200).json(shortId);
       })