diff --git a/pagure/lib/decorators.py b/pagure/lib/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e992d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pagure/lib/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+ (c) 2017 - Copyright Red Hat Inc
+
+ Authors:
+   Clement Verna <cverna@tutanota.com>
+
+"""
+import flask
+from functools import wraps
+
+
+def has_issue_tracker(function):
+    """
+    Decorator that checks if the current pagure project has the
+    issue tracker active
+    If not active returns a 404 page
+    """
+    @wraps(function)
+    def check_issue_tracker(*args, **kwargs):
+        repo = flask.g.repo
+        if not repo.settings.get('issue_tracker', True):
+            flask.abort(404, 'No issue tracker found for this project')
+        return function(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return check_issue_tracker
diff --git a/pagure/ui/issues.py b/pagure/ui/issues.py
index dd30ab7..9390436 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/issues.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/issues.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
-from functools import wraps
 from math import ceil
 
 import flask
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import pagure.doc_utils
 import pagure.exceptions
 import pagure.lib
 import pagure.lib.mimetype
+from pagure.lib.decorators import has_issue_tracker
 import pagure.forms
 from pagure.config import config as pagure_config
 from pagure.ui import UI_NS
@@ -46,22 +46,6 @@ from pagure.utils import (
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def has_issue_tracker(function):
-    """
-    Decorator that checks if the current pagure project has the
-    issue tracker active
-    If not active returns a 404 page
-    """
-    @wraps(function)
-    def check_issue_tracker(*args, **kwargs):
-        repo = flask.g.repo
-        if not repo.settings.get('issue_tracker', True):
-            flask.abort(404, 'No issue tracker found for this project')
-        return function(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    return check_issue_tracker
-
-
 @UI_NS.route(
     '/<repo>/issue/<int:issueid>/update/',
     methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@@ -1368,9 +1352,6 @@ def view_issue_raw_file(
 
     repo = flask.g.repo
 
-    if not repo.settings.get('issue_tracker', True):
-        flask.abort(404, 'No issue tracker found for this project')
-
     attachdir = os.path.join(
         pagure_config['ATTACHMENTS_FOLDER'], repo.fullname)
     attachpath = os.path.join(attachdir, filename)