diff --git a/backend/app/settings.py b/backend/app/settings.py
index 40a4b1e..76c9d9a 100644
--- a/backend/app/settings.py
+++ b/backend/app/settings.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import json
 import requests
 from .git.unlink_repo import repo_bp, unlink_repository
+from .settings_utils import load_settings, save_settings
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logging.getLogger('git').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
@@ -19,28 +20,9 @@ bp = Blueprint('settings', __name__, url_prefix='/settings')
 
 DATA_DIR = '/app/data'
 DB_DIR = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'db')
+SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'config', 'settings.yml')
 REGEX_DIR = os.path.join(DB_DIR, 'regex_patterns')
 FORMAT_DIR = os.path.join(DB_DIR, 'custom_formats')
-SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'config', 'settings.yml')
-
-def load_settings():
-    try:
-        if not os.path.exists(SETTINGS_FILE):
-            return None  # Indicate that the settings file does not exist
-
-        with open(SETTINGS_FILE, 'r') as file:
-            settings = yaml.safe_load(file)
-            return settings if settings else None
-    except Exception as e:
-        return None
-
-def save_settings(settings):
-    try:
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(SETTINGS_FILE), exist_ok=True)
-        with open(SETTINGS_FILE, 'w') as file:
-            yaml.dump(settings, file)
-    except Exception as e:
-        pass
 
 def validate_git_token(repo_url, git_token):
     try:
diff --git a/backend/app/settings_utils.py b/backend/app/settings_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2e53ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/settings_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import os
+import yaml
+
+DATA_DIR = '/app/data'
+SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'config', 'settings.yml')
+
+def load_settings():
+    try:
+        if not os.path.exists(SETTINGS_FILE):
+            return None  # Indicate that the settings file does not exist
+
+        with open(SETTINGS_FILE, 'r') as file:
+            settings = yaml.safe_load(file)
+            return settings if settings else None
+    except Exception as e:
+        return None
+
+def save_settings(settings):
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(SETTINGS_FILE), exist_ok=True)
+        with open(SETTINGS_FILE, 'w') as file:
+            yaml.dump(settings, file)
+    except Exception as e:
+        pass
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