diff --git a/server/lib/exitNodes/exitNodes.ts b/server/lib/exitNodes/exitNodes.ts
index f5854e27..f49b9cdb 100644
--- a/server/lib/exitNodes/exitNodes.ts
+++ b/server/lib/exitNodes/exitNodes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { db, exitNodes } from "@server/db";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
+import { ExitNodePingResult } from "@server/routers/newt";
 import { eq, and, or } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 export async function verifyExitNodeOrgAccess(
@@ -41,3 +42,14 @@ export async function listExitNodes(orgId: string, filterOnline = false) {
 
     return allExitNodes;
 }
+
+export function selectBestExitNode(
+    pingResults: ExitNodePingResult[]
+): ExitNodePingResult | null {
+    if (!pingResults || pingResults.length === 0) {
+        logger.warn("No ping results provided");
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    return pingResults[0];
+}
diff --git a/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts b/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
index 26aa3477..b274a474 100644
--- a/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
+++ b/server/routers/newt/handleNewtRegisterMessage.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
     findNextAvailableCidr,
     getNextAvailableClientSubnet
 } from "@server/lib/ip";
-import { verifyExitNodeOrgAccess } from "@server/lib/exitNodes";
+import { selectBestExitNode, verifyExitNodeOrgAccess } from "@server/lib/exitNodes";
 
 export type ExitNodePingResult = {
     exitNodeId: number;
@@ -265,15 +265,4 @@ export const handleNewtRegisterMessage: MessageHandler = async (context) => {
         broadcast: false, // Send to all clients
         excludeSender: false // Include sender in broadcast
     };
-};
-
-function selectBestExitNode(
-    pingResults: ExitNodePingResult[]
-): ExitNodePingResult | null {
-    if (!pingResults || pingResults.length === 0) {
-        logger.warn("No ping results provided");
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    return pingResults[0];
-}
+};
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