diff --git a/server/notify.js b/server/notify.js
index 03653110d..4c5a31921 100644
--- a/server/notify.js
+++ b/server/notify.js
@@ -2,27 +2,7 @@ import '../src/dotenv.js';
 
 import dbConnection from './db.js';
 import mailer from '../src/mailer.js';
-
-// TODO duplication...
-const isGranted = (user, locale, area) => {
-    if (area === '*') {
-        return user.roles.split('|').includes('*');
-    }
-
-    for (const permission of user.roles.split('|')) {
-        if (permission === '*') {
-            return true;
-        }
-        const [permissionLocale, permissionArea] = permission.split('-');
-        if ((permissionLocale === '*' || permissionLocale === locale || locale === null) &&
-            (permissionArea === '*' && area !== 'code' && area !== 'org' || permissionArea === area || area === '' || area === 'panel')
-        ) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-};
+import { isGranted } from '../src/helpers.js';
 
 const shouldNotify = (frequency) => {
     if (frequency === 0) {