diff --git a/api/helpers.py b/api/helpers.py
index af181e9..c1e961c 100644
--- a/api/helpers.py
+++ b/api/helpers.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 # coding=UTF-8
 import json
 from flask import request, current_app, Response
-import unidecode
-import re
-
 
 def check_api_key():
     api_keys = current_app.config.get("API_KEYS")
@@ -16,27 +13,4 @@ def check_api_key():
         return Response(
             response, 401,
             {'WWW-Authenticate': 'Basic realm="Login Required"'}
-        )
-
-
-def slugify(text):
-    """Converts a string to a human-readable url"""
-
-    # translate
-    text = unidecode.unidecode(text)
-
-    # lowercase
-    text = text.lower()
-
-    # replace unwanted chars
-    numbers = re.compile('(?<=\d),(?=\d)')
-    text = numbers.sub('', text)
-    unwanted_chars = re.compile(r'[^_a-z0-9/]+')
-    text = unwanted_chars.sub('_', text)
-
-    # remove redundant _
-    duplicated_underscores = re.compile('_{2,}')
-    text = duplicated_underscores.sub('_', text)
-    text = text.strip('_')
-
-    return text
+        )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/lib/slugify.py b/api/lib/slugify.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd3bed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/lib/slugify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# coding=UTF-8
+import unidecode
+import re
+
+
+def slugify(text):
+    """Converts a string to a human-readable url"""
+
+    # translate
+    text = unidecode.unidecode(text)
+
+    # lowercase
+    text = text.lower()
+
+    # replace unwanted chars
+    numbers = re.compile('(?<=\d),(?=\d)')
+    text = numbers.sub('', text)
+    unwanted_chars = re.compile(r'[^_a-z0-9/]+')
+    text = unwanted_chars.sub('_', text)
+
+    # remove redundant _
+    duplicated_underscores = re.compile('_{2,}')
+    text = duplicated_underscores.sub('_', text)
+    text = text.strip('_')
+
+    return text
diff --git a/api/models/category.py b/api/models/category.py
index 5a307e1..e90edd4 100644
--- a/api/models/category.py
+++ b/api/models/category.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from api import db
-from api.helpers import slugify
+from api.lib.slugify import slugify
 from api.models.locale import Locale
 
 
diff --git a/api/models/designer.py b/api/models/designer.py
index 6558a02..31d08d5 100644
--- a/api/models/designer.py
+++ b/api/models/designer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from api import db
-from api.helpers import slugify
+from api.lib.slugify import slugify
 
 
 class Designer(db.Model):
diff --git a/tests/lib/__init__.py b/tests/lib/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_slugify.py b/tests/lib/test_slugify.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9dc0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/test_slugify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# coding=UTF-8
+
+import unittest2
+from api.lib.slugify import slugify
+
+
+class TestHelpers(unittest2.TestCase):
+
+    def test_slugify(self):
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('HELLO'), 'hello')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('this is a test'), 'this_is_a_test')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('___This is a test___'), 'this_is_a_test')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('this-is-a-test'), 'this_is_a_test')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('this_is_a__test'), 'this_is_a_test')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('404'), '404')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('1,000 reasons you are #1'),
+                         '1000_reasons_you_are_1')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('Nín hǎo'), 'nin_hao')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('räksmörgås'), 'raksmorgas')
+        self.assertEqual(slugify('RÄKSMÖRGÅS'), 'raksmorgas')
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index 309be1e..e69de29 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# coding=UTF-8
-
-import unittest2
-from api.helpers import slugify
-
-
-class TestHelpers(unittest2.TestCase):
-
-    def test_slugify(self):
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('HELLO'), 'hello')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('this is a test'), 'this_is_a_test')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('___This is a test___'), 'this_is_a_test')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('this-is-a-test'), 'this_is_a_test')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('this_is_a__test'), 'this_is_a_test')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('404'), '404')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('1,000 reasons you are #1'),
-                         '1000_reasons_you_are_1')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('Nín hǎo'), 'nin_hao')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('räksmörgås'), 'raksmorgas')
-        self.assertEqual(slugify('RÄKSMÖRGÅS'), 'raksmorgas')