diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/db/git.py b/src/cnaas_nms/db/git.py
index 775fb4f5..bb0b39be 100644
--- a/src/cnaas_nms/db/git.py
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/db/git.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
-from typing import Dict, Optional, Set, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 from urllib.parse import urldefrag
 
 import yaml
 
+import git.remote
 from cnaas_nms.app_settings import app_settings
 from cnaas_nms.db.device import Device, DeviceType
 from cnaas_nms.db.exceptions import ConfigException, RepoStructureException
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 from cnaas_nms.devicehandler.sync_history import add_sync_event
 from cnaas_nms.scheduler.thread_data import set_thread_data
 from cnaas_nms.tools.event import add_event
+from cnaas_nms.tools.githelpers import parse_git_changed_files
 from cnaas_nms.tools.log import get_logger
 from git import InvalidGitRepositoryError, Repo
 from git.exc import GitCommandError, NoSuchPathError
@@ -224,17 +226,9 @@ def _refresh_repo_task(repo_type: RepoType = RepoType.TEMPLATES, job_id: Optiona
         prev_commit = local_repo.commit().hexsha
         logger.debug("git pull from {}".format(remote_repo_path))
 
-        diff = local_repo.remotes.origin.pull()
-        for item in diff:
-            if item.ref.remote_head != local_repo.head.ref.name:
-                continue
+        diff: List[git.remote.FetchInfo] = local_repo.remotes.origin.pull()
+        ret, changed_files = parse_git_changed_files(diff, prev_commit, local_repo)
 
-            ret += "Commit {} by {} at {}\n".format(
-                item.commit.name_rev, item.commit.committer, item.commit.committed_datetime
-            )
-            diff_files = local_repo.git.diff("{}..{}".format(prev_commit, item.commit.hexsha), name_only=True).split()
-            changed_files.update(diff_files)
-            prev_commit = item.commit.hexsha
     except (InvalidGitRepositoryError, NoSuchPathError):  # noqa: S110
         logger.info("Local repository {} not found, cloning from remote".format(local_repo_path))
         try:
diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/db/git_worktrees.py b/src/cnaas_nms/db/git_worktrees.py
index 322ae2e3..1e4e036f 100644
--- a/src/cnaas_nms/db/git_worktrees.py
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/db/git_worktrees.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from cnaas_nms.db.groups import get_groups_using_branch
 from cnaas_nms.db.session import sqla_session
 from cnaas_nms.devicehandler.sync_history import add_sync_event
+from cnaas_nms.tools.githelpers import parse_git_changed_files
 from cnaas_nms.tools.log import get_logger
 from git import Repo
 
@@ -25,21 +26,16 @@ def refresh_existing_templates_worktrees(job_id: int, group_settings: dict, devi
             try:
                 logger.info("Pulling worktree for branch {}".format(subdir))
                 wt_repo = Repo("/tmp/worktrees/" + subdir)
+                prev_commit = wt_repo.commit().hexsha
                 diff = wt_repo.remotes.origin.pull()
                 if not diff:
                     continue
 
-                ret: str = ""
-                for item in diff:
-                    # only check for changes in our branch
-                    if item.ref.remote_head != wt_repo.head.ref.name:
-                        continue
-
-                    ret += "Commit {} by {} at {}\n".format(
-                        item.commit.name_rev, item.commit.committer, item.commit.committed_datetime
-                    )
+                ret: str
+                changed_files: Set[str]
+                ret, changed_files = parse_git_changed_files(diff, prev_commit, wt_repo)
                 # don't update updated_groups if changes were only in other branches
-                if not ret:
+                if not changed_files:
                     continue
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.exception(e)
diff --git a/src/cnaas_nms/tools/githelpers.py b/src/cnaas_nms/tools/githelpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e988bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cnaas_nms/tools/githelpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import List, Set
+
+import git.remote
+from git import Repo
+
+
+def parse_git_changed_files(diff: List[git.remote.FetchInfo], prev_commit: str, local_repo: Repo) -> (str, Set[str]):
+    ret_msg = ""
+    changed_files: Set[str] = set()
+    for item in diff:
+        if item.ref.remote_head != local_repo.head.ref.name:
+            continue
+
+        ret_msg += "Commit {} by {} at {}\n".format(
+            item.commit.name_rev, item.commit.committer, item.commit.committed_datetime
+        )
+        diff_files = local_repo.git.diff("{}..{}".format(prev_commit, item.commit.hexsha), name_only=True).split()
+        changed_files.update(diff_files)
+        prev_commit = item.commit.hexsha
+    return ret_msg, changed_files