diff --git a/gerrit/__init__.py b/gerrit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/gerrit/apps.py b/gerrit/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7274f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Sipwise Team - http://sipwise.com
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class GerritConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "gerrit"
+
+    def ready(self):
+        from .conf import settings  # noqa
diff --git a/gerrit/conf.py b/gerrit/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3d52b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Sipwise Team - http://sipwise.com
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from django.conf import settings  # noqa
+from appconf import AppConf
+
+
+class GerritConf(AppConf):
+    URL = "https://gerrit.local/{}"
+    REST_HTTP_USER = "jenkins"
+    REST_HTTP_PASSWD = "verysecrethttppasswd"
+
+    class Meta:
+        prefix = "gerrit"
diff --git a/gerrit/migrations/__init__.py b/gerrit/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/gerrit/test_utils.py b/gerrit/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd035c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Sipwise Team - http://sipwise.com
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+
+from gerrit import utils
+
+GERRIT_REST_TAGS = """
+)]}'
+[
+  {
+    "ref": "refs/tags/mr2.0.0"
+  },
+  {
+    "ref": "refs/tags/mr1.0.0"
+  }
+]
+"""
+FILTERED_TAGS = [
+    {"ref": "refs/tags/mr2.0.0"},
+    {"ref": "refs/tags/mr1.0.0"},
+]
+GERRIT_REST_BRANCHES = """
+)]}'
+[
+  {
+    "ref": "refs/heads/master"
+  },
+  {
+    "ref": "refs/heads/vseva/1789"
+  }
+]
+"""
+FILTERED_BRANCHES = [
+    {"ref": "refs/heads/master"},
+    {"ref": "refs/heads/vseva/1789"},
+]
+
+
+class GerritUtils(SimpleTestCase):
+    def test_filtered_json(self):
+        res = utils.get_filtered_json(GERRIT_REST_TAGS)
+        self.assertEqual(res, FILTERED_TAGS)
+
+        res = utils.get_filtered_json(GERRIT_REST_BRANCHES)
+        self.assertEqual(res, FILTERED_BRANCHES)
diff --git a/gerrit/utils.py b/gerrit/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1791a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Sipwise Team - http://sipwise.com
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import json
+
+import requests
+import structlog
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+
+from .conf import GerritConf
+
+gerrit_settings = GerritConf()
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_gerrit_response(url: str) -> requests.Response:
+    auth = HTTPBasicAuth(
+        gerrit_settings.REST_HTTP_USER,
+        gerrit_settings.REST_HTTP_PASSWD,
+    )
+    response = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
+    return response
+
+
+def get_filtered_json(text: str):
+    """gerrit responds with malformed json
+    https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/rest-api.html#output
+    """
+    return json.loads(text[5:])
+
+
+def get_gerrit_info(url: str) -> str:
+    from django.conf import settings
+
+    if settings.DEBUG:
+        logger.debug(f"Debug mode, would trigger: {url}")
+        return r")]}'\n[]"
+    else:
+        response = get_gerrit_response(url)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.text
+
+
+def get_gerrit_tags(project: str, regex=None):
+    url = gerrit_settings.URL.format(f"a/projects/{project}/tags/")
+    return get_gerrit_info(url)
+
+
+def get_gerrit_branches(project: str, regex=None):
+    url = gerrit_settings.URL.format(f"a/projects/{project}/branches/")
+    return get_gerrit_info(url)
diff --git a/release_dashboard/models.py b/release_dashboard/models.py
index 7bd8df4..169950e 100644
--- a/release_dashboard/models.py
+++ b/release_dashboard/models.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from django.db import models
 from django_extensions.db.fields import ModificationDateTimeField
 
 from .conf import settings
+from gerrit.utils import get_filtered_json
 
 
 class Project(models.Model):
@@ -45,13 +46,6 @@ class Project(models.Model):
                     res.add(val_ok)
         return sorted(res, reverse=True)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def _get_filtered_json(cls, text):
-        """gerrit responds with malformed json
-        https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/Documentation/rest-api.html#output
-        """
-        return json.loads(text[5:])
-
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
 
     @tags.setter
     def tags(self, value):
-        self.json_tags = Project._get_filtered_json(value)
+        self.json_tags = get_filtered_json(value)
 
     @property
     def branches(self):
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
 
     @branches.setter
     def branches(self, value):
-        self.json_branches = Project._get_filtered_json(value)
+        self.json_branches = get_filtered_json(value)
 
     def filter_tags(self, regex):
         return Project._filter_values(
diff --git a/release_dashboard/test/test_models.py b/release_dashboard/test/test_models.py
index e045e6a..1c1180d 100644
--- a/release_dashboard/test/test_models.py
+++ b/release_dashboard/test/test_models.py
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ class ProjectTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(proj.branches, list)
         self.assertCountEqual(proj.branches, [])
 
-    def test_filtered_json(self):
-        res = Project._get_filtered_json(GERRIT_REST_TAGS)
-        self.assertEqual(res, FILTERED_TAGS)
-
     def test_filter_values_null(self):
         res = Project._filter_values(None, "^refs/tags/(.+)$")
         self.assertIsInstance(res, list)
diff --git a/release_dashboard/utils/build.py b/release_dashboard/utils/build.py
index 560ff12..a6eef40 100644
--- a/release_dashboard/utils/build.py
+++ b/release_dashboard/utils/build.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 import urllib
 import uuid
 
-import requests
 import structlog
-from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
 
 from ..conf import settings
 from ..models import Project
+from gerrit.utils import get_gerrit_branches
+from gerrit.utils import get_gerrit_tags
 from repoapi.utils import open_jenkins_url
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -41,14 +41,6 @@ hotfix_url = (
 )
 
 
-def get_response(url):
-    auth = HTTPBasicAuth(
-        settings.GERRIT_REST_HTTP_USER, settings.GERRIT_REST_HTTP_PASSWD
-    )
-    response = requests.get(url, auth=auth)
-    return response
-
-
 def trigger_hotfix(project, branch, user, push="yes", empty=False):
     flow_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
     if empty:
@@ -86,26 +78,6 @@ def fetch_gerrit_info(projectname):
     project.save()
 
 
-def get_gerrit_info(url):
-    if settings.DEBUG:
-        logger.debug("Debug mode, would trigger: %s", url)
-        return r")]}'\n[]"
-    else:
-        response = get_response(url)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        return response.text
-
-
-def get_gerrit_tags(project, regex=None):
-    url = settings.GERRIT_URL.format("a/projects/%s/tags/" % project)
-    return get_gerrit_info(url)
-
-
-def get_gerrit_branches(project, regex=None):
-    url = settings.GERRIT_URL.format("a/projects/%s/branches/" % project)
-    return get_gerrit_info(url)
-
-
 def is_ngcp_project(projectname):
     if projectname in settings.RELEASE_DASHBOARD_PROJECTS:
         return True
diff --git a/repoapi/settings/common.py b/repoapi/settings/common.py
index 35b0f96..26a40f0 100644
--- a/repoapi/settings/common.py
+++ b/repoapi/settings/common.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "crispy_forms",
     "jsonify",
     "import_export",
+    "gerrit",
     "tracker",
     "hotfix",
     "panel",
diff --git a/repoapi/settings/test.py b/repoapi/settings/test.py
index ecd6e1e..7ebcb85 100644
--- a/repoapi/settings/test.py
+++ b/repoapi/settings/test.py
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ TEMPLATES[0]["OPTIONS"]["debug"] = True  # noqa
 DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
 
 JENKINS_URL = "http://localhost"
-GERRIT_URL = "https://gerrit.local/{}"
-GERRIT_REST_HTTP_USER = "jenkins"
-GERRIT_REST_HTTP_PASSWD = "verysecrethttppasswd"
 GITWEB_URL = "https://git.local/gitweb/?p={}.git;a=commit;h={}"
 TRACKER_WORKFRONT_CREDENTIALS = BASE_DIR / ".workfront.ini"
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL = "https://localhost:5000/v2/{}"