diff --git a/server/controllers/serveController.js b/server/controllers/serveController.js
index a1a8fbc8..0513073a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/serveController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/serveController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const db = require('../models');
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { returnPaginatedChannelClaims } = require('../helpers/channelPagination.js');
+const { returnPaginatedChannelClaims } = require('./utils/channelPagination.js');
 
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 const NO_CLAIM = 'NO_CLAIM';
diff --git a/server/helpers/channelPagination.js b/server/controllers/utils/channelPagination.js
similarity index 100%
rename from server/helpers/channelPagination.js
rename to server/controllers/utils/channelPagination.js
diff --git a/server/helpers/authHelpers.js b/server/helpers/authHelpers.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 029be2e0..00000000
--- a/server/helpers/authHelpers.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  serializeSpeechUser (user, done) {  // returns user data to be serialized into session
-    console.log('serializing user');
-    done(null, user);
-  },
-  deserializeSpeechUser (user, done) {  // deserializes session and populates additional info to req.user
-    console.log('deserializing user');
-    done(null, user);
-  },
-};
diff --git a/server/routes/api/channelAvailability.js b/server/routes/api/channelAvailability.js
index b9f6230c..672bdcd0 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/channelAvailability.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/channelAvailability.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { checkChannelAvailability } = require('../../controllers/publishController.js');
 const { sendGATimingEvent } = require('../../helpers/googleAnalytics.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 /*
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/channelClaims.js b/server/routes/api/channelClaims.js
index 55986dbf..980d3e8e 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/channelClaims.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/channelClaims.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { getChannelClaims } = require('../../controllers/serveController.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/channelData.js b/server/routes/api/channelData.js
index de12b340..8f14cd47 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/channelData.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/channelData.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { getChannelData } = require('../../controllers/serveController.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/channelShortId.js b/server/routes/api/channelShortId.js
index 9fc33a8f..c5575ab6 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/channelShortId.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/channelShortId.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const db = require('../../models');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimAvailability.js b/server/routes/api/claimAvailability.js
index bd8726bf..c4d05cdd 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimAvailability.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimAvailability.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { claimNameIsAvailable } = require('../../controllers/publishController.js');
 const { sendGATimingEvent } = require('../../helpers/googleAnalytics.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 /*
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimData.js b/server/routes/api/claimData.js
index 9a3a5495..965336df 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimData.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimData.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const db = require('../../models');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimGet.js b/server/routes/api/claimGet.js
index 9317b717..1551b7f2 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimGet.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimGet.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { getClaim } = require('../../helpers/lbryApi.js');
 const { addGetResultsToFileData, createFileData } = require('../../helpers/publishHelpers.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const db = require('../../models');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimList.js b/server/routes/api/claimList.js
index 005fb591..e5a54215 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimList.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimList.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { getClaimList } = require('../../helpers/lbryApi.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 /*
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimLongId.js b/server/routes/api/claimLongId.js
index a5dd5fa5..3286afae 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimLongId.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimLongId.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { getClaimId } = require('../../controllers/serveController.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 const NO_CHANNEL = 'NO_CHANNEL';
 const NO_CLAIM = 'NO_CLAIM';
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimPublish.js b/server/routes/api/claimPublish.js
index 5f8135d7..c3074421 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimPublish.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimPublish.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { createBasicPublishParams, createThumbnailPublishParams, parsePublishApiR
 const { claimNameIsAvailable, publish } = require('../../controllers/publishController.js');
 const { authenticateUser } = require('../../auth/authentication.js');
 const { sendGATimingEvent } = require('../../helpers/googleAnalytics.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const { details: { host } } = require('../../../config/siteConfig.js');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimResolve.js b/server/routes/api/claimResolve.js
index 3876bde7..8f8aeaf9 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimResolve.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimResolve.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { resolveUri } = require('../../helpers/lbryApi.js');
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 
 /*
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/claimShortId.js b/server/routes/api/claimShortId.js
index 1b28f519..db4833ba 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/claimShortId.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/claimShortId.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const db = require('../../models');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/api/fileAvailability.js b/server/routes/api/fileAvailability.js
index 153a60b9..f5cdb5bc 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/fileAvailability.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/fileAvailability.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../../helpers/errorHandlers.js');
+const { handleErrorResponse } = require('../utils/errorHandlers.js');
 const db = require('../../models');
 
 /*
diff --git a/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByClaim.js b/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByClaim.js
index 26c1a995..fa73c031 100644
--- a/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByClaim.js
+++ b/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByClaim.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 const { sendGAServeEvent } = require('../../helpers/googleAnalytics');
-const { determineResponseType, logRequestData, getClaimIdAndServeAsset } = require('../../helpers/serveHelpers.js');
-const lbryUri = require('../../helpers/lbryUri.js');
+const {
+  determineResponseType,
+  logRequestData,
+  getClaimIdAndServeAsset,
+} = require('../utils/serve.js');
+const lbryUri = require('../utils/lbryUri.js');
 const handleShowRender = require('../../render/build/handleShowRender.js');
 const SERVE = 'SERVE';
 
diff --git a/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByIdentifierAndClaim.js b/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByIdentifierAndClaim.js
index 470a0be7..71c2d413 100644
--- a/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByIdentifierAndClaim.js
+++ b/server/routes/assets/serveAssetByIdentifierAndClaim.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const {
   flipClaimNameAndIdForBackwardsCompatibility,
   logRequestData,
   getClaimIdAndServeAsset,
-} = require('../../helpers/serveHelpers.js');
-const lbryUri = require('../../helpers/lbryUri.js');
+} = require('../utils/serve.js');
+const lbryUri = require('../utils/lbryUri.js');
 const handleShowRender = require('../../render/build/handleShowRender.js');
 
 const SERVE = 'SERVE';
diff --git a/server/helpers/errorHandlers.js b/server/routes/utils/errorHandlers.js
similarity index 100%
rename from server/helpers/errorHandlers.js
rename to server/routes/utils/errorHandlers.js
diff --git a/server/helpers/lbryUri.js b/server/routes/utils/lbryUri.js
similarity index 100%
rename from server/helpers/lbryUri.js
rename to server/routes/utils/lbryUri.js
diff --git a/server/helpers/serveHelpers.js b/server/routes/utils/serve.js
similarity index 97%
rename from server/helpers/serveHelpers.js
rename to server/routes/utils/serve.js
index 4a425327..a5c9acd0 100644
--- a/server/helpers/serveHelpers.js
+++ b/server/routes/utils/serve.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
-const { getClaimId, getLocalFileRecord } = require('../controllers/serveController.js');
+const { getClaimId, getLocalFileRecord } = require('../../controllers/serveController.js');
 const { handleErrorResponse } = require('./errorHandlers.js');
 
 const SERVE = 'SERVE';
diff --git a/server/speechPassport/index.js b/server/speechPassport/index.js
index 3c60d3bc..60ec1808 100644
--- a/server/speechPassport/index.js
+++ b/server/speechPassport/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 const passport = require('passport');
-const localLoginStrategy = require('./local-login.js');
-const localSignupStrategy = require('./local-signup.js');
-const { serializeSpeechUser, deserializeSpeechUser } = require('../helpers/authHelpers.js');
+const localLoginStrategy = require('./utils/local-login.js');
+const localSignupStrategy = require('./utils/local-signup.js');
+const serializeUser = require('./utils/serializeUser.js');
+const deserializeUser = require('./utils/deserializeUser.js');
 
-passport.deserializeUser(deserializeSpeechUser);
-passport.serializeUser(serializeSpeechUser);
+passport.deserializeUser(deserializeUser);
+passport.serializeUser(serializeUser);
 passport.use('local-login', localLoginStrategy);
 passport.use('local-signup', localSignupStrategy);
 
diff --git a/server/speechPassport/utils/deserializeUser.js b/server/speechPassport/utils/deserializeUser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34cecfa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/speechPassport/utils/deserializeUser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const deserializeUser = (user, done) => {
+  // deserializes session and populates additional info to req.user
+  console.log('deserializing user');
+  done(null, user);
+};
+
+module.exports = deserializeUser;
diff --git a/server/speechPassport/local-login.js b/server/speechPassport/utils/local-login.js
similarity index 97%
rename from server/speechPassport/local-login.js
rename to server/speechPassport/utils/local-login.js
index 42be4b47..a8a11b8f 100644
--- a/server/speechPassport/local-login.js
+++ b/server/speechPassport/utils/local-login.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const PassportLocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
 const logger = require('winston');
-const db = require('../models');
+const db = require('../../models/index');
 
 const returnUserAndChannelInfo = (userInstance) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/server/speechPassport/local-signup.js b/server/speechPassport/utils/local-signup.js
similarity index 96%
rename from server/speechPassport/local-signup.js
rename to server/speechPassport/utils/local-signup.js
index 07971a9e..cabb0b0f 100644
--- a/server/speechPassport/local-signup.js
+++ b/server/speechPassport/utils/local-signup.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const PassportLocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
-const lbryApi = require('../helpers/lbryApi.js');
+const lbryApi = require('../../helpers/lbryApi.js');
 const logger = require('winston');
-const db = require('../models');
+const db = require('../../models/index');
 
 module.exports = new PassportLocalStrategy(
   {
diff --git a/server/speechPassport/utils/serializeUser.js b/server/speechPassport/utils/serializeUser.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce3cc719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/speechPassport/utils/serializeUser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const serializeUser = (user, done) => {
+  // returns user data to be serialized into session
+  console.log('serializing user');
+  done(null, user);
+};
+
+module.exports = serializeUser;