diff --git a/pagure/lib/lib_ci.py b/pagure/lib/lib_ci.py
index f87e4a4..bba8d1e 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/lib_ci.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/lib_ci.py
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@
 """
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-
+import logging
 import pagure.exceptions
 import pagure.lib
 
 # This import is needed as pagure.lib relies on Project.ci_hook to be
 # defined and accessible and this happens in pagure.hooks.pagure_ci
 from pagure.hooks import pagure_ci  # noqa: E402,F401
+from pagure.config import config as pagure_config
 
+_log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 BUILD_STATS = {
     'SUCCESS': ('Build successful', 100),
@@ -81,3 +83,49 @@ def process_jenkins_build(session, project, build_id, requestfolder):
         requestfolder=requestfolder,
     )
     session.commit()
+
+
+def trigger_jenkins_build(project_name, branch, pr_id):
+    """ Trigger a build on a jenkins instance."""
+    try:
+        import jenkins
+    except ImportError:
+        _log.error(
+            'Pagure-CI: Failed to load the jenkins module, bailing')
+        return
+
+    session = pagure.lib.create_session(pagure_config['DB_URL'])
+    _log.info('Jenkins CI')
+
+    project = pagure.lib.get_authorized_project(session, project_name)
+
+    repo = '%s/%s' % (
+        pagure_config['GIT_URL_GIT'].rstrip('/'),
+        project.path)
+
+    url = project.ci_hook.ci_url.rstrip('/')
+    # Jenkins Base URL
+    base_url, name = url.split('/job/', 1)
+    jenkins_name = name.rstrip('/').replace('/job/', '/')
+
+    data = {
+        'cause': pr_id,
+        'REPO': repo,
+        'BRANCH': branch
+    }
+
+    server = jenkins.Jenkins(base_url)
+    _log.info('Pagure-CI: Triggering at: %s for: %s - data: %s' % (
+        base_url, jenkins_name, data))
+    try:
+        server.build_job(
+            name=jenkins_name,
+            parameters=data,
+            token=project.ci_hook.pagure_ci_token
+        )
+        _log.info('Pagure-CI: Build triggered')
+    except Exception as err:
+        _log.info('Pagure-CI:An error occured: %s', err)
+        session.close()
+
+    session.close()
diff --git a/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py b/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
index 5ef7a80..3661cd1 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/tasks_services.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import pagure.lib
 from pagure.config import config as pagure_config
 from pagure.lib.tasks import pagure_task
 from pagure.mail_logging import format_callstack
-
+from pagure.lib.lib_ci import trigger_jenkins_build
 
 # logging.config.dictConfig(pagure_config.get('LOGGING') or {'version': 1})
 _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -354,43 +354,8 @@ def trigger_ci_build(self, session, pr_uid, pr_id, branch, ci_type):
         request.project.fullname, pr_id,
         request.project_from.fullname, branch)
 
-    url = request.project.ci_hook.ci_url.rstrip('/')
-
     if ci_type == 'jenkins':
-        try:
-            import jenkins
-        except ImportError:
-            _log.error(
-                'Pagure-CI: Failed to load the jenkins module, bailing')
-            return
-
-        _log.info('Jenkins CI')
-        repo = '%s/%s' % (
-            pagure_config['GIT_URL_GIT'].rstrip('/'),
-            request.project_from.path)
-
-        # Jenkins Base URL
-        base_url, name = url.split('/job/', 1)
-        jenkins_name = name.rstrip('/').replace('/job/', '/')
-
-        data = {
-            'cause': pr_id,
-            'REPO': repo,
-            'BRANCH': branch
-        }
-
-        server = jenkins.Jenkins(base_url)
-        _log.info('Pagure-CI: Triggering at: %s for: %s - data: %s' % (
-            base_url, jenkins_name, data))
-        try:
-            server.build_job(
-                name=jenkins_name,
-                parameters=data,
-                token=request.project.ci_hook.pagure_ci_token
-            )
-            _log.info('Pagure-CI: Build triggered')
-        except Exception as err:
-            _log.info('Pagure-CI:An error occured: %s', err)
+        trigger_jenkins_build(request.project.fullname, branch, pr_id)
 
     else:
         _log.warning('Pagure-CI:Un-supported CI type')