diff --git a/app/routes.js b/app/routes.js
index b42d461..bec3620 100644
--- a/app/routes.js
+++ b/app/routes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const express = require("express")
 const router = express.Router()
 const handleConnection = require("./connectionHandler")
 const basicAuth = require("basic-auth")
-const { sanitizeObject } = require("./utils")
+const { sanitizeObject, validateSshTerm } = require("./utils")
 const validator = require("validator")
 
 function auth(req, res, next) {
@@ -80,17 +80,4 @@ router.post("/force-reconnect", function (req, res) {
   res.status(401).send("Authentication required.")
 })
 
-/**
- * Validates the SSH terminal name using validator functions.
- * Allows alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and periods.
- * @param {string} term - The terminal name to validate
- * @returns {boolean} True if the terminal name is valid, false otherwise
- */
-function validateSshTerm(term) {
-  return (
-    validator.isLength(term, { min: 1, max: 30 }) &&
-    validator.matches(term, /^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+$/)
-  )
-}
-
 module.exports = router
diff --git a/app/utils.js b/app/utils.js
index 6f2d244..e4f6ad3 100644
--- a/app/utils.js
+++ b/app/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // server
 // /app/utils.js
+const validator = require("validator");
 
 /**
  * Sanitizes an object by replacing sensitive properties with asterisks.
@@ -33,4 +34,19 @@ function sanitizeObject(
   return obj
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Validates the SSH terminal name using validator functions.
+ * Allows alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and periods.
+ * @param {string} term - The terminal name to validate
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the terminal name is valid, false otherwise
+ */
+function validateSshTerm(term) {
+  return (
+    validator.isLength(term, { min: 1, max: 30 }) &&
+    validator.matches(term, /^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+$/)
+  )
+}
+
 exports.sanitizeObject = sanitizeObject
+exports.validateSshTerm = validateSshTerm;