diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
index 6bfb5e116b..326a66d5e4 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/challenges.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { authWithHeaders, authWithSession } from '../../middlewares/auth';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
-import omit from 'lodash/omit';
-import uuid from 'uuid';
 import { model as Challenge } from '../../models/challenge';
 import {
   model as Group,
@@ -24,77 +22,15 @@ import {
   createTasks,
 } from '../../libs/taskManager';
 
-const TASK_KEYS_TO_REMOVE = ['_id', 'completed', 'dateCompleted', 'history', 'id', 'streak', 'createdAt', 'challenge'];
+import {
+  addUserJoinChallengeNotification,
+  getChallengeGroupResponse,
+  createChallenge,
+  cleanUpTask,
+} from '../../libs/challenges';
 
 let api = {};
 
-async function createChallenge (user, req, res) {
-  let groupId = req.body.group;
-  let prize = req.body.prize;
-
-  let group = await Group.getGroup({user, groupId, fields: '-chat', mustBeMember: true});
-  if (!group) throw new NotFound(res.t('groupNotFound'));
-  if (!group.isMember(user)) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('mustBeGroupMember'));
-
-  if (group.leaderOnly && group.leaderOnly.challenges && group.leader !== user._id) {
-    throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('onlyGroupLeaderChal'));
-  }
-
-  if (group._id === TAVERN_ID && prize < 1) {
-    throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('tavChalsMinPrize'));
-  }
-
-  if (prize > 0) {
-    let groupBalance = group.balance && group.leader === user._id ? group.balance : 0;
-    let prizeCost = prize / 4;
-
-    if (prizeCost > user.balance + groupBalance) {
-      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('cantAfford'));
-    }
-
-    if (groupBalance >= prizeCost) {
-      // Group pays for all of prize
-      group.balance -= prizeCost;
-    } else if (groupBalance > 0) {
-      // User pays remainder of prize cost after group
-      let remainder = prizeCost - group.balance;
-      group.balance = 0;
-      user.balance -= remainder;
-    } else {
-      // User pays for all of prize
-      user.balance -= prizeCost;
-    }
-  }
-
-  group.challengeCount += 1;
-
-  if (!req.body.summary) {
-    req.body.summary = req.body.name;
-  }
-  req.body.leader = user._id;
-  req.body.official = user.contributor.admin && req.body.official ? true : false;
-  let challenge = new Challenge(Challenge.sanitize(req.body));
-
-  // First validate challenge so we don't save group if it's invalid (only runs sync validators)
-  let challengeValidationErrors = challenge.validateSync();
-  if (challengeValidationErrors) throw challengeValidationErrors;
-
-  // Add achievement if user's first challenge
-  if (!user.achievements.joinedChallenge) {
-    user.achievements.joinedChallenge = true;
-    user.addNotification('CHALLENGE_JOINED_ACHIEVEMENT');
-  }
-
-  let results = await Bluebird.all([challenge.save({
-    validateBeforeSave: false, // already validate
-  }), group.save()]);
-  let savedChal = results[0];
-
-  await savedChal.syncToUser(user); // (it also saves the user)
-
-  return {savedChal, group};
-}
-
 /**
  * @apiDefine ChallengeLeader Challenge Leader
  * The leader of the challenge can use this route.
@@ -264,12 +200,7 @@ api.createChallenge = {
       _id: user._id,
       profile: {name: user.profile.name},
     };
-    response.group = { // we already have the group data
-      _id: group._id,
-      name: group.name,
-      type: group.type,
-      privacy: group.privacy,
-    };
+    response.group = getChallengeGroupResponse(group);
 
     res.analytics.track('challenge create', {
       uuid: user._id,
@@ -320,22 +251,13 @@ api.joinChallenge = {
 
     challenge.memberCount += 1;
 
-    // Add achievement if user's first challenge
-    if (!user.achievements.joinedChallenge) {
-      user.achievements.joinedChallenge = true;
-      user.addNotification('CHALLENGE_JOINED_ACHIEVEMENT');
-    }
+    addUserJoinChallengeNotification(user);
 
     // Add all challenge's tasks to user's tasks and save the challenge
     let results = await Bluebird.all([challenge.syncToUser(user), challenge.save()]);
 
     let response = results[1].toJSON();
-    response.group = { // we already have the group data
-      _id: group._id,
-      name: group.name,
-      type: group.type,
-      privacy: group.privacy,
-    };
+    response.group = getChallengeGroupResponse(group);
     let chalLeader = await User.findById(response.leader).select(nameFields).exec();
     response.leader = chalLeader ? chalLeader.toJSON({minimize: true}) : null;
 
@@ -692,12 +614,7 @@ api.updateChallenge = {
 
     let savedChal = await challenge.save();
     let response = savedChal.toJSON();
-    response.group = { // we already have the group data
-      _id: group._id,
-      name: group.name,
-      type: group.type,
-      privacy: group.privacy,
-    };
+    response.group = getChallengeGroupResponse(group);
     let chalLeader = await User.findById(response.leader).select(nameFields).exec();
     response.leader = chalLeader ? chalLeader.toJSON({minimize: true}) : null;
     res.respond(200, response);
@@ -798,23 +715,6 @@ api.selectChallengeWinner = {
   },
 };
 
-function cleanUpTask (task) {
-  let cleansedTask = omit(task, TASK_KEYS_TO_REMOVE);
-
-  // Copy checklists but reset to uncomplete and assign new id
-  if (!cleansedTask.checklist) cleansedTask.checklist = [];
-  cleansedTask.checklist.forEach((item) => {
-    item.completed = false;
-    item.id = uuid();
-  });
-
-  if (cleansedTask.type !== 'reward') {
-    delete cleansedTask.value;
-  }
-
-  return cleansedTask;
-}
-
 /**
  * @api {post} /api/v3/challenges/:challengeId/clone Clone a challenge
  * @apiName CloneChallenge
diff --git a/website/server/libs/challenges/index.js b/website/server/libs/challenges/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84be475b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/server/libs/challenges/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// Currently this holds helpers for challenge api, but we should break this up into submodules as it expands
+import omit from 'lodash/omit';
+import uuid from 'uuid';
+import Bluebird from 'bluebird';
+import { model as Challenge } from '../../models/challenge';
+import {
+  model as Group,
+  TAVERN_ID,
+} from '../../models/group';
+import {
+  NotFound,
+  NotAuthorized,
+} from '../errors';
+
+const TASK_KEYS_TO_REMOVE = ['_id', 'completed', 'dateCompleted', 'history', 'id', 'streak', 'createdAt', 'challenge'];
+
+export function addUserJoinChallengeNotification (user) {
+  if (user.achievements.joinedChallenge) return;
+  user.achievements.joinedChallenge = true;
+  user.addNotification('CHALLENGE_JOINED_ACHIEVEMENT');
+}
+
+export function getChallengeGroupResponse (group) {
+  return {
+    _id: group._id,
+    name: group.name,
+    type: group.type,
+    privacy: group.privacy,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function createChallenge (user, req, res) {
+  let groupId = req.body.group;
+  let prize = req.body.prize;
+
+  let group = await Group.getGroup({user, groupId, fields: '-chat', mustBeMember: true});
+  if (!group) throw new NotFound(res.t('groupNotFound'));
+  if (!group.isMember(user)) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('mustBeGroupMember'));
+
+  if (group.leaderOnly && group.leaderOnly.challenges && group.leader !== user._id) {
+    throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('onlyGroupLeaderChal'));
+  }
+
+  if (group._id === TAVERN_ID && prize < 1) {
+    throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('tavChalsMinPrize'));
+  }
+
+  if (prize > 0) {
+    let groupBalance = group.balance && group.leader === user._id ? group.balance : 0;
+    let prizeCost = prize / 4;
+
+    if (prizeCost > user.balance + groupBalance) {
+      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('cantAfford'));
+    }
+
+    if (groupBalance >= prizeCost) {
+      // Group pays for all of prize
+      group.balance -= prizeCost;
+    } else if (groupBalance > 0) {
+      // User pays remainder of prize cost after group
+      let remainder = prizeCost - group.balance;
+      group.balance = 0;
+      user.balance -= remainder;
+    } else {
+      // User pays for all of prize
+      user.balance -= prizeCost;
+    }
+  }
+
+  group.challengeCount += 1;
+
+  if (!req.body.summary) {
+    req.body.summary = req.body.name;
+  }
+  req.body.leader = user._id;
+  req.body.official = user.contributor.admin && req.body.official ? true : false;
+  let challenge = new Challenge(Challenge.sanitize(req.body));
+
+  // First validate challenge so we don't save group if it's invalid (only runs sync validators)
+  let challengeValidationErrors = challenge.validateSync();
+  if (challengeValidationErrors) throw challengeValidationErrors;
+
+  addUserJoinChallengeNotification(user);
+
+  let results = await Bluebird.all([challenge.save({
+    validateBeforeSave: false, // already validate
+  }), group.save()]);
+  let savedChal = results[0];
+
+  await savedChal.syncToUser(user); // (it also saves the user)
+
+  return {savedChal, group};
+}
+
+export function cleanUpTask (task) {
+  let cleansedTask = omit(task, TASK_KEYS_TO_REMOVE);
+
+  // Copy checklists but reset to uncomplete and assign new id
+  if (!cleansedTask.checklist) cleansedTask.checklist = [];
+  cleansedTask.checklist.forEach((item) => {
+    item.completed = false;
+    item.id = uuid();
+  });
+
+  if (cleansedTask.type !== 'reward') {
+    delete cleansedTask.value;
+  }
+
+  return cleansedTask;
+}