diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/event-queue.ts b/apps/api/src/services/event-queue.ts
index 6cc440f..88fe5e1 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/event-queue.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/event-queue.ts
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ function exponentialDelay(initialDelay: number, tries: number, cap: number = Inf
     return Math.min(initialDelay * (2 ** tries), cap);
 }
 
-function serializeError(err: unknown): JsonValue {
-    if (err instanceof Error) {
-        const payload = "payload" in err ? { payload: err.payload as JsonValue } : {};
-        return { name: err.name, message: err.message, ...payload };
-    }
-    return String(err);
-}
-
 export class EventQueue<G extends string, T extends Record<string, EventTypeOptions<any, any>>> {
     private static readonly DEQUEUE_RETRY_DELAY_MS = secToMs(10);
     private static readonly DEQUEUE_RETRY_LIMIT = 3;
@@ -140,7 +132,7 @@ export class EventQueue<G extends string, T extends Record<string, EventTypeOpti
         };
 
         log.trace({ name: front.id }, "dequeuing event");
-        await this.processEvent(front);
+        await this.process(front);
 
         return front;
     }
@@ -179,18 +171,18 @@ export class EventQueue<G extends string, T extends Record<string, EventTypeOpti
         }
     }
 
-    private async processEvent(event: Pick<Selectable<DB["events"]>, "id" | "type" | "errors" | "payload" | "rate_limits">) {
+    private async process(event: Pick<Selectable<DB["events"]>, "id" | "type" | "errors" | "payload" | "rate_limits">) {
         log.info({ id: event.id, type: event.type, payload: event.payload }, "processing event");
         if (!(event.type in this.types)) throw new Error(`event type not registered in this queue (${this.group}): ${event.type}`);
         const cfg = this.types[event.type as keyof T]!;
 
         try {
             Value.Assert(cfg.schemas.payload, event.payload);
-            await cfg.processor(event.payload, (state) => this.setEventState(event.id, state), event.id);
+            await cfg.processor(event.payload, (state) => this.Events.setState(event.id, state), event.id);
             await this.Events.fulfill(event.id);
         }
         catch (err) {
-            await this.setLastError(event.id, err);
+            await this.Events.setLastError(event.id, err);
 
             if (err instanceof RateLimitError && event.rate_limits < EventQueue.RATE_LIMIT_RETRY_LIMIT) {
                 log.warn(
@@ -222,20 +214,6 @@ export class EventQueue<G extends string, T extends Record<string, EventTypeOpti
         }
     }
 
-    private async setEventState(id: string, state: JsonValue) {
-        await db.updateTable("events")
-            .set({ state })
-            .where("id", "=", id)
-            .execute();
-    }
-
-    private async setLastError(id: string, err: unknown) {
-        await db.updateTable("events")
-            .set({ last_error: serializeError(err) })
-            .where("id", "=", id)
-            .execute();
-    }
-
     private async retry(id: string, delayMs: number, type: RetryType) {
         await db.updateTable("events")
             .set((eb) => ({
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/events.ts b/apps/api/src/services/events.ts
index ba0e4e3..7788ed7 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/events.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/events.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 import { t } from "elysia";
 import { sql, type Selectable, type Transaction } from "kysely";
-import type { DB } from "../database/out/db";
+import type { DB, JsonValue } from "../database/out/db";
 import { db } from "../database/db";
 import { log } from "../util";
 import { minToMs } from "@blade-and-brawn/domain";
@@ -21,9 +21,25 @@ export class EventsService {
     static readonly CONCURRENCY_TIMEOUT_MS = minToMs(10);
 
     private _lastCleanDate: Date = new Date(0);
-
     get lastCleanDate() { return this._lastCleanDate; };
 
+    private static serializeError(err: unknown): JsonValue {
+        if (err instanceof Error) {
+            const payload = "payload" in err ? { payload: err.payload as JsonValue } : {};
+            return { name: err.name, message: err.message, ...payload };
+        }
+        return String(err);
+    }
+
+    static status(event: Pick<Selectable<DB["events"]>, "available_at" | "started_at" | "ended_at" | "has_failed">): EventStatus {
+        if (!event.started_at) {
+            if (Date.now() < event.available_at.getTime()) return "waiting";
+            return "available";
+        };
+        if (!event.ended_at) return "processing";
+        return event.has_failed ? "failed" : "fulfilled";
+    }
+
     async get(id: string, trx?: Transaction<DB>) {
         return await (trx ?? db).selectFrom("events")
             .selectAll()
@@ -73,13 +89,18 @@ export class EventsService {
             .execute();
     }
 
-    static status(event: Pick<Selectable<DB["events"]>, "available_at" | "started_at" | "ended_at" | "has_failed">): EventStatus {
-        if (!event.started_at) {
-            if (Date.now() < event.available_at.getTime()) return "waiting";
-            return "available";
-        };
-        if (!event.ended_at) return "processing";
-        return event.has_failed ? "failed" : "fulfilled";
+    async setState(id: string, state: JsonValue) {
+        await db.updateTable("events")
+            .set({ state })
+            .where("id", "=", id)
+            .execute();
+    }
+
+    async setLastError(id: string, err: unknown) {
+        await db.updateTable("events")
+            .set({ last_error: EventsService.serializeError(err) })
+            .where("id", "=", id)
+            .execute();
     }
 
     async fail(id: string, trx?: Transaction<DB>): Promise<void> {