diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/crud.py b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/crud.py
index 6c0c1cb3..968c9ab0 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/crud.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/crud.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import json
 from typing import List, Optional
 
-import httpx
 from loguru import logger
 
 from lnbits.core.services import create_invoice
@@ -9,9 +8,8 @@ from lnbits.core.views.api import api_payment
 from lnbits.helpers import urlsafe_short_hash
 
 from ..watchonly.crud import get_config, get_fresh_address
-
-# from lnbits.db import open_ext_db
 from . import db
+from .helpers import fetch_onchain_balance
 from .models import Charges, CreateCharge
 
 ###############CHARGES##########################
@@ -111,19 +109,10 @@ async def check_address_balance(charge_id: str) -> Optional[Charges]:
 
     if not charge.paid:
         if charge.onchainaddress:
-            endpoint = (
-                f"{charge.config['mempool_endpoint']}/testnet"
-                if charge.config["network"] == "Testnet"
-                else charge.config["mempool_endpoint"]
-            )
             try:
-                async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-                    r = await client.get(
-                        endpoint + "/api/address/" + charge.onchainaddress
-                    )
-                    respAmount = r.json()["chain_stats"]["funded_txo_sum"]
-                    if respAmount > charge.balance:
-                        await update_charge(charge_id=charge_id, balance=respAmount)
+                respAmount = await fetch_onchain_balance(charge)
+                if respAmount > charge.balance:
+                    await update_charge(charge_id=charge_id, balance=respAmount)
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(e)
         if charge.lnbitswallet:
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/helpers.py b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/helpers.py
index 1ebaa062..6862c608 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/helpers.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/helpers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import httpx
+from loguru import logger
+
 from .models import Charges
 
 
@@ -22,3 +25,29 @@ def public_charge(charge: Charges):
         c["completelink"] = charge.completelink
 
     return c
+
+
+async def call_webhook(charge: Charges):
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        try:
+            r = await client.post(
+                charge.webhook,
+                json=public_charge(charge),
+                timeout=40,
+            )
+        except AssertionError:
+            charge.webhook = None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Failed to call webhook for charge {charge.id}")
+            logger.warning(e)
+
+
+async def fetch_onchain_balance(charge: Charges):
+    endpoint = (
+        f"{charge.config['mempool_endpoint']}/testnet"
+        if charge.config["network"] == "Testnet"
+        else charge.config["mempool_endpoint"]
+    )
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        r = await client.get(endpoint + "/api/address/" + charge.onchainaddress)
+        return r.json()["chain_stats"]["funded_txo_sum"]
diff --git a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/tasks.py b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/tasks.py
index 3a77501b..27eb879a 100644
--- a/lnbits/extensions/satspay/tasks.py
+++ b/lnbits/extensions/satspay/tasks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 
-import httpx
 from loguru import logger
 
 from lnbits.core.models import Payment
@@ -8,8 +7,7 @@ from lnbits.extensions.satspay.crud import check_address_balance, get_charge
 from lnbits.helpers import get_current_extension_name
 from lnbits.tasks import register_invoice_listener
 
-from .helpers import public_charge
-from .models import Charges
+from .helpers import call_webhook
 
 
 async def wait_for_paid_invoices():
@@ -36,18 +34,3 @@ async def on_invoice_paid(payment: Payment) -> None:
 
     if charge.paid and charge.webhook:
         await call_webhook(charge)
-
-
-async def call_webhook(charge: Charges):
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-        try:
-            r = await client.post(
-                charge.webhook,
-                json=public_charge(charge),
-                timeout=40,
-            )
-        except AssertionError:
-            charge.webhook = None
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning(f"Failed to call webhook for charge {charge.id}")
-            logger.warning(e)