diff --git a/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/iap.js b/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/iap.js
index 49b4bd5361..5f048083f3 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/iap.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/top-level/payments/iap.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   NotAuthorized,
 } from '../../../libs/api-v3/errors';
 import { model as IapPurchaseReceipt } from '../../../models/iapPurchaseReceipt';
+import logger from '../../../libs/api-v3/logger';
 
 let api = {};
 
@@ -35,32 +36,28 @@ api.iapAndroidVerify = {
 
     let googleRes = await iap.validate(iap.GOOGLE, testObj);
 
-    if (iap.isValidated(googleRes)) {
-      let receiptObj = JSON.parse(testObj.data); // passed as a string
-      let token = receiptObj.token || receiptObj.purchaseToken;
+    let isValidated = iap.isValidated(googleRes);
+    if (!isValidated) throw new NotAuthorized('INVALID_RECEIPT');
 
-      let existingReceipt = await IapPurchaseReceipt.findOne({
-        _id: token,
-      }).exec();
+    let receiptObj = JSON.parse(testObj.data); // passed as a string
+    let token = receiptObj.token || receiptObj.purchaseToken;
 
-      if (!existingReceipt) {
-        await IapPurchaseReceipt.create({
-          _id: token,
-          consumed: true,
-          userId: user._id,
-        });
+    let existingReceipt = await IapPurchaseReceipt.findOne({
+      _id: token,
+    }).exec();
+    if (existingReceipt) throw new NotAuthorized('RECEIPT_ALREADY_USED');
 
-        await payments.buyGems({
-          user,
-          paymentMethod: 'IAP GooglePlay',
-          amount: 5.25,
-        });
-      } else {
-        throw new NotAuthorized('RECEIPT_ALREADY_USED');
-      }
-    } else {
-      throw new NotAuthorized('INVALID_RECEIPT');
-    }
+    await IapPurchaseReceipt.create({
+      _id: token,
+      consumed: true,
+      userId: user._id,
+    });
+
+    await payments.buyGems({
+      user,
+      paymentMethod: 'IAP GooglePlay',
+      amount: 5.25,
+    });
 
     res.respond(200, googleRes);
   },
@@ -80,11 +77,79 @@ api.iapiOSVerify = {
   url: '/iap/ios/verify',
   middlewares: [authWithHeaders()],
   async handler (req, res) {
-    let resObject = await iapIOSVerify(res.locals.user, req.body);
+    let user = res.locals.user;
+    let iapBody = req.body;
 
-    return res
-      .status(resObject.ok === true ? 200 : 500)
-      .json(resObject);
+    let appleRes;
+    let token;
+
+    try {
+      await iap.setup();
+
+      appleRes = await iap.validate(iap.APPLE, iapBody.transaction.receipt);
+      let isValidated = iap.isValidated(appleRes);
+      if (!isValidated) throw new Error('INVALID_RECEIPT');
+
+      let purchaseDataList = iap.getPurchaseData(appleRes);
+      if (purchaseDataList.length === 0) throw new Error('NO_ITEM_PURCHASED');
+
+      let correctReceipt = true;
+
+      // Purchasing one item at a time (processing of await(s) below is sequential not parallel)
+      for (let purchaseData of purchaseDataList) {
+        token = purchaseData.transactionId;
+
+        let existingReceipt = await IapPurchaseReceipt.findOne({ // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+          _id: token,
+        }).exec();
+
+        if (!existingReceipt) {
+          await IapPurchaseReceipt.create({ // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+            _id: token,
+            consumed: true,
+            userId: user._id,
+          });
+        } else {
+          throw new Error('RECEIPT_ALREADY_USED');
+        }
+
+        switch (purchaseData.productId) {
+          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.4gems':
+            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 1}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+            break;
+          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.8gems':
+            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 2}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+            break;
+          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.20gems':
+          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.21gems':
+            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 5.25}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+            break;
+          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.42gems':
+            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 10.5}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
+            break;
+          default:
+            correctReceipt = false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!correctReceipt) throw new Error('INVALID_ITEM_PURCHASED');
+
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        ok: true,
+        data: appleRes,
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(err, {
+        userId: user._id,
+        iapBody,
+        appleRes,
+      });
+
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        ok: false,
+        data: 'An error occurred while processing the purchase.',
+      });
+    }
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/website/server/libs/api-v3/inAppPurchases.js b/website/server/libs/api-v3/inAppPurchases.js
index 3fb47427e5..5f1d16b135 100644
--- a/website/server/libs/api-v3/inAppPurchases.js
+++ b/website/server/libs/api-v3/inAppPurchases.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import nconf from 'nconf';
 import iap from 'in-app-purchase';
-import payments from './payments';
-import { model as IapPurchaseReceipt } from '../../models/iapPurchaseReceipt';
 import Bluebird from 'bluebird';
-import logger from './logger';
 
 // Validation ERROR Codes
 // const INVALID_PAYLOAD = 6778001;
@@ -18,78 +15,8 @@ iap.config({
 module.exports = {
   setup: Bluebird.promisify(iap.setup, { context: iap }),
   validate: Bluebird.promisify(iap.validate, { context: iap }),
+  isValidated: iap.isValidated,
+  getPurchaseData: iap.getPurchaseData,
   GOOGLE: iap.GOOGLE,
-};
-
-async function iapIOSVerify (user, iapBody) {
-  // Defining these 2 variables here so they can be logged in case of error
-  let token;
-  let appleRes;
-
-  try {
-    await iapSetup();
-    appleRes = await iapValidate(iap.APPLE, iapBody.transaction.receipt);
-
-    if (iap.isValidated(appleRes)) {
-      token = appleRes.receipt.transactionIdentifier;
-
-      console.log(JSON.stringify(appleRes), JSON.stringify(appleRes.receipt));
-
-      let existingReceipt = await IapPurchaseReceipt.findOne({
-        _id: token,
-      }).exec();
-
-      if (!existingReceipt) {
-        await IapPurchaseReceipt.create({
-          _id: token,
-          consumed: true,
-          userId: user._id,
-        });
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('RECEIPT_ALREADY_USED');
-      }
-
-      let purchaseDataList = iap.getPurchaseData(appleRes);
-      if (purchaseDataList.length === 0) throw new Error('NO_ITEM_PURCHASED');
-
-      let correctReceipt = true;
-
-      // Purchasing one item at a time (processing of await(s) below is sequential not parallel)
-      for (let index in purchaseDataList) {
-        switch (purchaseDataList[index].productId) {
-          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.4gems':
-            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 1}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
-            break;
-          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.8gems':
-            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 2}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
-            break;
-          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.20gems':
-          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.21gems':
-            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 5.25}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
-            break;
-          case 'com.habitrpg.ios.Habitica.42gems':
-            await payments.buyGems({user, paymentMethod: 'IAP AppleStore', amount: 10.5}); // eslint-disable-line babel/no-await-in-loop
-            break;
-          default:
-            correctReceipt = false;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (!correctReceipt) throw new Error('INVALID_ITEM_PURCHASED');
-    } else {
-      throw new Error('INVALID_RECEIPT');
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(err, {
-      userId: user._id,
-      iapBody,
-      appleRes,
-      token,
-    });
-
-    return {
-      ok: false,
-      data: 'An error occurred while processing the purchase.',
-    };
-  }
-}
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+  APPLE: iap.APPLE,
+};
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