diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/__init__.py b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/__init__.py
index 6ec5f6b3..c5f526b5 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/__init__.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/__init__.py
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ from lnbits.tasks import catch_everything_and_restart
 
 db = Database("ext_gerty")
 
-
 gerty_ext: APIRouter = APIRouter(prefix="/gerty", tags=["Gerty"])
 
-
 def gerty_renderer():
     return template_renderer(["lnbits/extensions/gerty/templates"])
 
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/helpers.py b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80ea1bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import httpx
+
+async def get_mempool_recommended_fees(gerty):
+    if isinstance(gerty.mempool_endpoint, str):
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            r = await client.get(gerty.mempool_endpoint + "/api/v1/fees/recommended")
+    return r.json()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
index d14639ee..9838cecf 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/gerty/views_api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from lnbits.core.views.api import api_payment, api_wallet
 from lnbits.decorators import WalletTypeInfo, get_key_type, require_admin_key
 from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 
+from .helpers import *
+
 from . import gerty_ext
 from .crud import create_gerty, update_gerty, delete_gerty, get_gerty, get_gertys
 from .models import Gerty
@@ -391,12 +393,6 @@ async def get_block_height(gerty):
 
     return r.json()
 
-async def get_mempool_recommended_fees(gerty):
-    if isinstance(gerty.mempool_endpoint, str):
-        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-            r = await client.get(gerty.mempool_endpoint + "/api/v1/fees/recommended")
-    return r.json()
-
 
 async def get_mempool_stat(stat_slug: str, gerty):
     text = []