diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsAuthProvider.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsAuthProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcd8324169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsAuthProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { ReactNode, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { ErrorPanel } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { techdocsApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
+import { useApi, useApp } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import useAsyncRetry from 'react-use/lib/useAsyncRetry';
+import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+type TechDocsRefreshCookieMessage = MessageEvent<{
+  action: string;
+  payload: {
+    expiresAt: string;
+  };
+}>;
+
+function useTechDocsCookie() {
+  const techdocsApi = useApi(techdocsApiRef);
+
+  const { retry, ...state } = useAsyncRetry(async () => {
+    return await techdocsApi.getCookie();
+  }, [techdocsApi]);
+
+  const refresh = useCallback(
+    (expiresAt: string) => {
+      // Randomize the refreshing margin to avoid all tabs refreshing at the same time
+      const refreshingMargin = (1 + 3 * Math.random()) * 60000;
+      const delay = Date.parse(expiresAt) - Date.now() - refreshingMargin;
+      const timeout = setTimeout(retry, delay);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+    },
+    [retry],
+  );
+
+  return { ...state, retry, refresh };
+}
+
+export function TechDocsAuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const app = useApp();
+  const { Progress } = app.getComponents();
+
+  const [channel] = useState(new BroadcastChannel('techdocs-cookie-refresh'));
+
+  const { loading, error, value, retry, refresh } = useTechDocsCookie();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!value) return () => {};
+
+    channel.postMessage({
+      action: 'TECHDOCS_COOKIE_REFRESHED',
+      payload: value,
+    });
+
+    let cancel = refresh(value.expiresAt);
+
+    const handleMessage = (event: TechDocsRefreshCookieMessage): void => {
+      const { action, payload } = event.data;
+      if (action === 'TECHDOCS_COOKIE_REFRESHED') {
+        cancel();
+        cancel = refresh(payload.expiresAt);
+      }
+    };
+
+    channel.addEventListener('message', handleMessage);
+
+    return () => {
+      cancel();
+      channel.removeEventListener('message', handleMessage);
+    };
+  }, [value, refresh, channel]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <ErrorPanel error={error}>
+        <Button variant="outlined" onClick={retry}>
+          Retry
+        </Button>
+      </ErrorPanel>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return <Progress />;
+  }
+
+  return children;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
index 23b376b626..d7f3843ebb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/components/TechDocsReaderPage/TechDocsReaderPage.tsx
@@ -14,23 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import React, {
-  ReactNode,
-  Children,
-  ReactElement,
-  useEffect,
-  useState,
-  useCallback,
-} from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode, Children, ReactElement } from 'react';
 import { useOutlet } from 'react-router-dom';
 
-import { ErrorPanel, Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
+import { Page } from '@backstage/core-components';
 import { CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import {
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_WRAPPER_KEY,
   TECHDOCS_ADDONS_KEY,
   TechDocsReaderPageProvider,
-  techdocsApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
 
 import { TechDocsReaderPageRenderFunction } from '../../../types';
@@ -41,12 +33,9 @@ import { TechDocsReaderPageSubheader } from '../TechDocsReaderPageSubheader';
 import { rootDocsRouteRef } from '../../../routes';
 import {
   getComponentData,
-  useApi,
-  useApp,
   useRouteRefParams,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
-import useAsyncRetry from 'react-use/lib/useAsyncRetry';
-import { Button } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { TechDocsAuthProvider } from './TechDocsAuthProvider';
 
 /* An explanation for the multiple ways of customizing the TechDocs reader page
 
@@ -155,66 +144,6 @@ export const TechDocsReaderLayout = (props: TechDocsReaderLayoutProps) => {
   );
 };
 
-function TechDocsAuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const app = useApp();
-  const { Progress } = app.getComponents();
-
-  const [channel] = useState(new BroadcastChannel('techdocs-cookie-refresh'));
-
-  const techdocsApi = useApi(techdocsApiRef);
-
-  const { loading, error, value, retry } = useAsyncRetry(async () => {
-    return await techdocsApi.getCookie();
-  }, [techdocsApi]);
-
-  const startCookieRefresh = useCallback(
-    (expiresAt: string) => {
-      // Randomize the refreshing margin to avoid all tabs refreshing at the same time
-      const refreshingMargin = (1 + 3 * Math.random()) * 60_000;
-      const delay = Date.parse(expiresAt) - Date.now() - refreshingMargin;
-      const timeout = setTimeout(retry, delay);
-      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
-    },
-    [retry],
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!value) return () => {};
-    channel.postMessage({ action: 'COOKIE_REFRESHED', payload: value });
-    let stopCookieRefresh = startCookieRefresh(value.expiresAt);
-    const handleMessage = (
-      event: MessageEvent<{ action: string; payload: { expiresAt: string } }>,
-    ): void => {
-      const { action, payload } = event.data;
-      if (action === 'COOKIE_REFRESHED') {
-        stopCookieRefresh();
-        stopCookieRefresh = startCookieRefresh(payload.expiresAt);
-      }
-    };
-    channel.addEventListener('message', handleMessage);
-    return () => {
-      stopCookieRefresh();
-      channel.removeEventListener('message', handleMessage);
-    };
-  }, [value, channel, startCookieRefresh]);
-
-  if (error) {
-    return (
-      <ErrorPanel error={error}>
-        <Button variant="outlined" onClick={retry}>
-          Retry
-        </Button>
-      </ErrorPanel>
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (loading) {
-    return <Progress />;
-  }
-
-  return children;
-}
-
 /**
  * @public
  */