diff --git a/server/api/admin/user.patch.ts b/server/api/admin/user.patch.ts
index ffe0b71..6e13e4f 100644
--- a/server/api/admin/user.patch.ts
+++ b/server/api/admin/user.patch.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
-import { readUsers, type ServerUser, writeUsers } from "~/server/database";
-import { type ApiTombstone, type ApiUser, apiUserPatchSchema } from "~/shared/types/api";
+import { readUsers, writeUsers } from "~/server/database";
+import { apiUserPatchSchema } from "~/shared/types/api";
 import { z } from "zod/v4-mini";
 import { broadcastEvent } from "~/server/streams";
 
-function serverUserToApi(user: ServerUser): ApiUser | ApiTombstone {
-	if (user.deleted) {
-		return {
-			id: user.id,
-			updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
-			deleted: true,
-		}
-	}
-	return {
-		id: user.id,
-		updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
-		type: user.type,
-		name: user.name,
-	};
-}
-
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 	const session = await requireServerSession(event);
 	if (session.account.type !== "admin") {
diff --git a/server/api/users/index.get.ts b/server/api/users/index.get.ts
index e328516..fe27439 100644
--- a/server/api/users/index.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/users/index.get.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,4 @@
-import { readUsers, type ServerUser } from "~/server/database"
-import type { ApiTombstone, ApiUser } from "~/shared/types/api";
-
-function serverUserToApi(user: ServerUser): ApiUser | ApiTombstone {
-	if (user.deleted) {
-		return {
-			id: user.id,
-			updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
-			deleted: true,
-		}
-	}
-	return {
-		id: user.id,
-		updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
-		type: user.type,
-		name: user.name,
-	}
-}
+import { readUsers } from "~/server/database"
 
 export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
 	const session = await requireServerSession(event);
diff --git a/server/utils/user.ts b/server/utils/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c843650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { ServerUser } from "~/server/database"
+import type { ApiTombstone, ApiUser } from "~/shared/types/api";
+
+export function serverUserToApi(user: ServerUser): ApiUser | ApiTombstone {
+	if (user.deleted) {
+		return {
+			id: user.id,
+			updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
+			deleted: true,
+		}
+	}
+	return {
+		id: user.id,
+		updatedAt: user.updatedAt,
+		type: user.type,
+		name: user.name,
+	}
+}