diff --git a/server/application/application.go b/server/application/application.go
index 19956ce587e69..2c23522c71655 100644
--- a/server/application/application.go
+++ b/server/application/application.go
@@ -1113,27 +1113,6 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	processEvent := func(event *appv1.ApplicationWatchEvent) error {
-		shouldProcess, ignoreResourceCache := s.applicationEventReporter.shouldSendApplicationEvent(event)
-		if !shouldProcess {
-			log.Infof("ignore event for app %s", event.Application.Name)
-			return nil
-		}
-		ts := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z")
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(stream.Context(), 2*time.Minute)
-		err := sendIfPermitted(ctx, event.Application, event.Type, ts, ignoreResourceCache)
-		if err != nil {
-			logCtx.WithError(err).Error("failed to stream application events")
-			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context deadline exceeded") {
-				logCtx.Info("Closing event-source connection")
-				cancel()
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		cancel()
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	priorityQueueEnabled := env.ParseBoolFromEnv("CODEFRESH_PRIORITY_QUEUE", false)
 
 	allEventsChannel := make(chan *appv1.ApplicationWatchEvent, watchAPIBufferSize)
@@ -1179,7 +1158,7 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 			{
 				logCtx.Infof("OnAdd channel size is %d", len(onAddEventsChannel))
 				logCtx.Infof("Received application \"%s\" added event", event.Application.Name)
-				err = processEvent(event)
+				err = s.processEvent(event, logCtx, stream, sendIfPermitted)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1188,7 +1167,7 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 			{
 				logCtx.Infof("OnDelete channel size is %d", len(onDeleteEventsChannel))
 				logCtx.Infof("Received application \"%s\" deleted event", event.Application.Name)
-				err = processEvent(event)
+				err = s.processEvent(event, logCtx, stream, sendIfPermitted)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1197,7 +1176,7 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 			{
 				logCtx.Infof("OnUpdate channel size is %d", len(onUpdateEventsChannel))
 				logCtx.Infof("Received application \"%s\" update event", event.Application.Name)
-				err = processEvent(event)
+				err = s.processEvent(event, logCtx, stream, sendIfPermitted)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1206,7 +1185,7 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 			{
 				logCtx.Infof("All events channel size is %d", len(allEventsChannel))
 				logCtx.Infof("Received application \"%s\" event", event.Application.Name)
-				err = processEvent(event)
+				err = s.processEvent(event, logCtx, stream, sendIfPermitted)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -1232,6 +1211,32 @@ func (s *Server) StartEventSource(es *events.EventSource, stream events.Eventing
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Server) processEvent(
+	event *appv1.ApplicationWatchEvent,
+	logCtx log.FieldLogger,
+	stream events.Eventing_StartEventSourceServer,
+	sendIfPermitted func(ctx context.Context, a appv1.Application, eventType watch.EventType, ts string, ignoreResourceCache bool) error,
+) error {
+	shouldProcess, ignoreResourceCache := s.applicationEventReporter.shouldSendApplicationEvent(event)
+	if !shouldProcess {
+		log.Infof("ignore event for app %s", event.Application.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+	ts := time.Now().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(stream.Context(), 2*time.Minute)
+	err := sendIfPermitted(ctx, event.Application, event.Type, ts, ignoreResourceCache)
+	if err != nil {
+		logCtx.WithError(err).Error("failed to stream application events")
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context deadline exceeded") {
+			logCtx.Info("Closing event-source connection")
+			cancel()
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	cancel()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *Server) ValidateSrcAndDst(ctx context.Context, requset *application.ApplicationValidationRequest) (*application.ApplicationValidateResponse, error) {
 	app := requset.Application
 	proj, err := argo.GetAppProject(app, applisters.NewAppProjectLister(s.projInformer.GetIndexer()), s.ns, s.settingsMgr, s.db, ctx)