diff --git a/libforget/mastodon.py b/libforget/mastodon.py
index 285cdb9..8e01da1 100644
--- a/libforget/mastodon.py
+++ b/libforget/mastodon.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from mastodon.Mastodon import MastodonAPIError,\
                               MastodonNetworkError,\
                               MastodonRatelimitError,\
                               MastodonUnauthorizedError
-from model import MastodonApp, Account, OAuthToken, Post
+from model import MastodonApp, Account, OAuthToken, Post, MastodonInstance
 from requests import head
 from app import db, sentry
 from libforget.exceptions import TemporaryError
@@ -208,3 +208,13 @@ def delete(post):
             MastodonNetworkError,
             MastodonRatelimitError) as e:
         raise TemporaryError(e)
+
+
+def suggested_instances(limit=5, min_popularity=5):
+    return (
+            MastodonInstance.query
+            .filter(MastodonInstance.popularity > min_popularity)
+            .order_by(db.desc(MastodonInstance.instance == 'mastodon.social'),
+                      db.desc(MastodonInstance.popularity),
+                      MastodonInstance.instance)
+            .limit(limit).all())
diff --git a/routes/__init__.py b/routes/__init__.py
index 6d215fb..9f31937 100644
--- a/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/routes/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import libforget.twitter
 import libforget.mastodon
 from libforget.auth import require_auth, csrf,\
                      get_viewer
-from model import Session, TwitterArchive, MastodonApp, MastodonInstance
+from model import Session, TwitterArchive, MastodonApp
 from app import app, db, sentry, imgproxy
 import tasks
 from zipfile import BadZipFile
@@ -34,13 +34,7 @@ def index():
 
 @app.route('/about/')
 def about():
-    instances = (
-            MastodonInstance.query
-            .filter(MastodonInstance.popularity > 5)
-            .order_by(db.desc(MastodonInstance.instance == 'mastodon.social'),
-                      db.desc(MastodonInstance.popularity),
-                      MastodonInstance.instance)
-            .limit(5).all())
+    instances = libforget.mastodon.suggested_instances()
     return render_template(
             'about.html',
             mastodon_instances=instances,
@@ -213,12 +207,10 @@ def mastodon_login_step1(instance=None):
                     or request.form.get('instance_url', None))
 
     if not instance_url:
-        instances = (
-            MastodonInstance
-            .query.filter(MastodonInstance.popularity > 1)
-            .order_by(db.desc(MastodonInstance.popularity),
-                      MastodonInstance.instance)
-            .limit(30))
+        instances = libforget.mastodon.suggested_instances(
+                limit=30,
+                min_popularity=1
+        )
         return render_template(
                 'mastodon_login.html', instances=instances,
                 address_error=request.method == 'POST',