diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
index c69ae0b147..e9d815f5e8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/bitbucketCloud.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import fetch, { Response, RequestInit } from 'node-fetch';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { getAuthorizationHeader } from './helpers';
 
 const createRepository = async (opts: {
   workspace: string;
@@ -93,29 +94,6 @@ const createRepository = async (opts: {
   return { remoteUrl, repoContentsUrl };
 };
 
-const getAuthorizationHeader = (config: {
-  username?: string;
-  appPassword?: string;
-  token?: string;
-}) => {
-  if (config.username && config.appPassword) {
-    const buffer = Buffer.from(
-      `${config.username}:${config.appPassword}`,
-      'utf8',
-    );
-
-    return `Basic ${buffer.toString('base64')}`;
-  }
-
-  if (config.token) {
-    return `Bearer ${config.token}`;
-  }
-
-  throw new Error(
-    `Authorization has not been provided for Bitbucket Cloud. Please add either username + appPassword to the Integrations config or a user login auth token`,
-  );
-};
-
 /**
  * Creates a new action that initializes a git repository of the content in the workspace
  * and publishes it to Bitbucket Cloud.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/helpers.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efa6fd64f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket/src/actions/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export const getAuthorizationHeader = (config: {
+  username?: string;
+  appPassword?: string;
+  token?: string;
+}) => {
+  if (config.username && config.appPassword) {
+    const buffer = Buffer.from(
+      `${config.username}:${config.appPassword}`,
+      'utf8',
+    );
+
+    return `Basic ${buffer.toString('base64')}`;
+  }
+
+  if (config.token) {
+    return `Bearer ${config.token}`;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(
+    `Authorization has not been provided for Bitbucket Cloud. Please add either username + appPassword to the Integrations config or a user login auth token`,
+  );
+};