diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py b/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
index a4e46342066311abaa1f8cfaad4d4ca55b1e4e6c..c98f7068e6c4c7b2e1c8f47f75bfe9c74f94b484 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
@@ -46,36 +46,39 @@ def get_trap_metadata(source_equipment, interface):
     return Response(result, mimetype="application/json")
 
 
-@routes.route("/peer-info/<address>", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
-@common.require_accepts_json
-def peer_info(address):
+def ix_peering_group(ix_public_peer_info):
+    """
+    TODO: this is probably the least efficient way of doing this
+          (if it's a problem, pre-compute these lists)
 
-    def _related_ix_peers(ix_public_peer_info):
-        """
-        TODO: this is probably the least efficient way of doing this
-              (if it's a problem, pre-compute these lists)
+    :param ix_public_peer_info: ix public peer info loaded for address
+    :return:
+    """
 
-        :param ix_public_peer_info: ix public peer info loaded for address
-        :return:
-        """
+    address = ix_public_peer_info['name']
+    protocol = type(ipaddress.ip_address(address)).__name__
 
-        protocol = type(ipaddress.ip_address(address)).__name__
+    description = ix_public_peer_info['description']
+    assert description is not None  # sanity: at least empty string
+    keyword = description.split(' ')[0]  # regex needed??? (e.g. tabs???)
+
+    r = common.get_redis()
 
-        description = ix_public_peer_info['description']
-        assert description is not None  # sanity: at least empty string
-        keyword = description.split(' ')[0]  # regex needed??? (e.g. tabs???)
+    for k in r.keys('ix_public_peer:*'):
+        peer = r.get(k.decode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
+        peer = json.loads(peer)
+        assert peer['description'] is not None  # sanity: as above...
+        if not peer['description'].startswith(keyword):
+            continue
+        peer_address = ipaddress.ip_address(peer['name'])
+        if protocol == type(peer_address).__name__:
+            yield peer['name']
 
-        r = common.get_redis()
 
-        for k in r.keys('ix_public_peer:*'):
-            peer = r.get(k.decode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
-            peer = json.loads(peer)
-            assert peer['description'] is not None  # sanity: as above...
-            if not peer['description'].startswith(keyword):
-                continue
-            peer_address = ipaddress.ip_address(peer['name'])
-            if protocol == type(peer_address).__name__:
-                yield peer['name']
+@routes.route("/peer-info/<address>", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@common.require_accepts_json
+def peer_info(address):
+
 
     r = common.get_redis()
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ def peer_info(address):
         info = info.decode('utf-8')
         result['ix-public-peer-info'] = json.loads(info)
         result['ix-public-peer-group'] = list(
-            _related_ix_peers(result['ix-public-peer-info']))
+            ix_peering_group(result['ix-public-peer-info']))
 
     info = r.get('vpn_rr_peer:%s' % address)
     if info: