diff --git a/ingest/api/datastore.py b/ingest/api/datastore.py
index 1c876d90..8e617af1 100644
--- a/ingest/api/datastore.py
+++ b/ingest/api/datastore.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from dateutil import parser
 
+from api.utilities import convert_to_meter
+from api.utilities import seconds_to_iso_8601_duration
+
+
 import datastore_pb2 as dstore
 
 from google.protobuf.timestamp_pb2 import Timestamp
@@ -33,7 +37,14 @@ def build_grpc_messages(msg: str) -> None:
     period = str(ts_metadata.period)
     function = ts_metadata.function
     standard_name = ts_metadata.standard_name
-    parameter_name = ":".join([standard_name, level, function, period])
+    parameter_name = ":".join(
+        [
+            standard_name,
+            convert_to_meter(level),
+            function,
+            seconds_to_iso_8601_duration(period),
+        ]
+    )
     setattr(ts_metadata, "parameter_name", parameter_name)
 
     observation_data = dstore.ObsMetadata()
diff --git a/ingest/api/ingest.py b/ingest/api/ingest.py
index e76f20ce..e1780f13 100644
--- a/ingest/api/ingest.py
+++ b/ingest/api/ingest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Union
 
-import isodate
 import grpc
 import json
 
@@ -14,6 +13,9 @@
 
 import datastore_pb2 as dstore
 
+from api.utilities import seconds_to_iso_8601_duration
+from api.utilities import convert_to_meter
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -36,25 +38,6 @@ def __init__(
                 logger.error("Failed to establish connection to mqtt, " + "\n" + str(e))
                 raise e
 
-    def seconds_to_iso_8601_duration(self, seconds: int) -> str:
-        duration = isodate.Duration(seconds=seconds)
-        iso_duration = isodate.duration_isoformat(duration)
-
-        # TODO: find a better way to format these
-        # Use PT24H instead of P1D
-        if iso_duration == "P1D":
-            iso_duration = "PT24H"
-
-        # iso_duration defaults to P0D when seconds is 0
-        if iso_duration == "P0D":
-            iso_duration = "PT0S"
-
-        return iso_duration
-
-    def convert_to_meter(self, level: int) -> str:
-        level = str(float(level) / 100)
-        return level
-
     async def ingest(self, message: Union[str, object]):
         """
         This method will interpret call all methods for deciding input type, build the mqtt messages, and
@@ -88,8 +71,8 @@ async def publish_messages(self, messages: list):
                 )
 
                 # modify the period back to iso format and level back to meter
-                period_iso = self.seconds_to_iso_8601_duration(msg["properties"]["period"])
-                level_string = self.convert_to_meter(msg["properties"]["level"])
+                period_iso = seconds_to_iso_8601_duration(msg["properties"]["period"])
+                level_string = convert_to_meter(msg["properties"]["level"])
                 msg["properties"]["level"] = level_string
                 msg["properties"]["period"] = period_iso
                 try:
diff --git a/ingest/api/utilities.py b/ingest/api/utilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac3dd9df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingest/api/utilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import isodate
+
+
+def seconds_to_iso_8601_duration(seconds: int) -> str:
+    duration = isodate.Duration(seconds=seconds)
+    iso_duration = isodate.duration_isoformat(duration)
+
+    # TODO: find a better way to format these
+    # Use PT24H instead of P1D
+    if iso_duration == "P1D":
+        iso_duration = "PT24H"
+
+    # iso_duration defaults to P0D when seconds is 0
+    if iso_duration == "P0D":
+        iso_duration = "PT0S"
+
+    return iso_duration
+
+
+def convert_to_meter(level: int) -> str:
+    level = str(float(level) / 100)
+    return level