diff --git a/src/demo.rs b/src/demo.rs
index 2be6f81..3330b5b 100644
--- a/src/demo.rs
+++ b/src/demo.rs
@@ -61,17 +61,20 @@ pub async fn setup_demo_data(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool) {
         .await
         .expect("Failed to create demo user");
 
-    let feeds: Vec<Feed> = DEMO_FEEDS.iter().map(|demo_feed| {
-        let mut feed = Feed::new(
-            demo_feed.name.to_string(),
-            demo_feed.url.parse().unwrap(),
-            demo.id,
-        );
-        if let Some(category) = demo_feed.category {
-            feed.categorization = vec![category.to_string()];
-        }
-        feed
-    }).collect();
+    let feeds: Vec<Feed> = DEMO_FEEDS
+        .iter()
+        .map(|demo_feed| {
+            let mut feed = Feed::new(
+                demo_feed.name.to_string(),
+                demo_feed.url.parse().unwrap(),
+                demo.id,
+            );
+            if let Some(category) = demo_feed.category {
+                feed.categorization = vec![category.to_string()];
+            }
+            feed
+        })
+        .collect();
 
     for feed in feeds {
         feed.write_to_database(pool)
@@ -90,6 +93,5 @@ pub async fn setup_demo_data(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool) {
     }
     */
 
-
     info!("Successfully set up demo data");
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3686bfd..b12963d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod demo;
 mod feed_utils;
 mod feeds;
 mod poll;
+mod poll_utils;
 mod session_store;
 mod user;
 
diff --git a/src/poll.rs b/src/poll.rs
index 394d338..def2eb7 100644
--- a/src/poll.rs
+++ b/src/poll.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+use crate::poll_utils::Entry;
 use crate::user::AuthenticatedUser;
-use crate::{feed_utils::fetch_feed, Db};
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
-use feed_rs::model::Text;
+use crate::Db;
+use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
 use rocket::http::Status;
 use rocket::serde::uuid::Uuid;
 use rocket::serde::{self, json::Json, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use rocket_db_pools::Connection;
 use sqlx::{Acquire, SqliteConnection};
 use tracing::{error, info};
-use url::Url;
 
 const POLLING_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::minutes(20);
 const MAX_ENTRIES_PER_FEED: i32 = 30;
@@ -21,23 +20,6 @@ pub struct FeedPollResponse {
     entries: Vec<Entry>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
-#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
-struct Entry {
-    /// id is the id from the feed, and is the primary key of entries
-    id: String,
-    /// local_id is a UUID generated locally. it is used because we don't have control over the
-    /// exact format of the id from the feed entry
-    local_id: Uuid,
-    title: String,
-    published: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-    updated: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-    summary: String,
-    content: Option<feed_rs::model::Content>,
-    link: Option<String>,
-    marked_read: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
 pub struct EntryStateUpdate {
@@ -182,33 +164,6 @@ async fn read_entries(feed_id: &str, db: &mut SqliteConnection) -> Result<Vec<En
     Ok(entries)
 }
 
-/// Perform the request to fetch from the remote feed url
-async fn fetch_new_entries(url: &Url) -> Result<Vec<Entry>, Status> {
-    let feed_data = fetch_feed(url).await.map_err(|_| Status::BadGateway)?;
-
-    fn get(item: Option<Text>, name: &'static str) -> String {
-        item.map(|t| t.content.to_string())
-            .unwrap_or(format!("<no {name}>"))
-    }
-
-    let entries: Vec<Entry> = feed_data
-        .entries
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|feed_entry| Entry {
-            id: feed_entry.id,
-            local_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
-            title: get(feed_entry.title, "title"),
-            published: feed_entry.published,
-            updated: feed_entry.updated,
-            summary: get(feed_entry.summary, "summary"),
-            content: feed_entry.content,
-            link: feed_entry.links.first().map(|l| l.href.clone()),
-            marked_read: None,
-        })
-        .collect();
-    Ok(entries)
-}
-
 #[post("/poll/<feed_id>")]
 pub async fn poll_feed(
     mut db: Connection<Db>,
@@ -239,7 +194,7 @@ pub async fn poll_feed(
         read_entries(&feed_id, &mut db).await?
     } else {
         info!("Fetching new entries for feed {}", feed_id);
-        let entries = fetch_new_entries(&url).await?;
+        let entries = crate::poll_utils::fetch_new_entries(&url).await?;
         update_entry_db(&entries, &feed_id, &mut db).await?;
         entries
     };
diff --git a/src/poll_utils.rs b/src/poll_utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b2bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/poll_utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use crate::feed_utils::fetch_feed;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use feed_rs::model::Text;
+use rocket::http::Status;
+use rocket::serde::uuid::Uuid;
+use rocket::serde::Serialize;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
+pub struct Entry {
+    /// id is the id from the feed, and is the primary key of entries
+    pub id: String,
+    /// local_id is a UUID generated locally. it is used because we don't have control over the
+    /// exact format of the id from the feed entry
+    pub local_id: Uuid,
+    pub title: String,
+    pub published: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub updated: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub summary: String,
+    pub content: Option<feed_rs::model::Content>,
+    pub link: Option<String>,
+    pub marked_read: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+}
+
+///
+/// Perform the request to fetch from the remote feed url
+pub async fn fetch_new_entries(url: &Url) -> Result<Vec<Entry>, Status> {
+    let feed_data = fetch_feed(url).await.map_err(|_| Status::BadGateway)?;
+
+    fn get(item: Option<Text>, name: &'static str) -> String {
+        item.map(|t| t.content.to_string())
+            .unwrap_or(format!("<no {name}>"))
+    }
+
+    let entries: Vec<Entry> = feed_data
+        .entries
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|feed_entry| Entry {
+            id: feed_entry.id,
+            local_id: Uuid::new_v4(),
+            title: get(feed_entry.title, "title"),
+            published: feed_entry.published,
+            updated: feed_entry.updated,
+            summary: get(feed_entry.summary, "summary"),
+            content: feed_entry.content,
+            link: feed_entry.links.first().map(|l| l.href.clone()),
+            marked_read: None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    Ok(entries)
+}