diff --git a/blog.py b/blog.py
index 0866842d7..d331bca15 100644
--- a/blog.py
+++ b/blog.py
@@ -863,3 +863,34 @@ def htmlEditBlog(mediaInstance: bool, translate: {},
 
     editBlogForm += htmlFooter()
     return editBlogForm
+
+
+def pathContainsBlogLink(baseDir: str,
+                         httpPrefix: str, domain: str,
+                         domainFull: str, path: str) -> (str, str):
+    """If the path contains a blog entry then return its filename
+    """
+    if '/users/' not in path:
+        return None, None
+    userEnding = path.split('/users/', 1)[1]
+    if '/' not in userEnding:
+        return None, None
+    userEnding2 = userEnding.split('/')
+    nickname = userEnding2[0]
+    if len(userEnding2) != 2:
+        return None, None
+    if len(userEnding2[1]) < 14:
+        return None, None
+    userEnding2[1] = userEnding2[1].strip()
+    if not userEnding2[1].isdigit():
+        return None, None
+    # check for blog posts
+    blogIndexFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
+        nickname + '@' + domain + '/tlblogs.index'
+    if not os.path.isfile(blogIndexFilename):
+        return None, None
+    if '#' + userEnding2[1] + '.' not in open(blogIndexFilename).read():
+        return None, None
+    messageId = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + \
+        '/users/' + nickname + '/statuses/' + userEnding2[1]
+    return locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain, messageId), nickname
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 6bcbee8d5..24cf8a200 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ from roles import clearModeratorStatus
 from roles import clearEditorStatus
 from roles import clearCounselorStatus
 from roles import clearArtistStatus
+from blog import pathContainsBlogLink
 from blog import htmlBlogPageRSS2
 from blog import htmlBlogPageRSS3
 from blog import htmlBlogView
@@ -1362,36 +1363,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         print('POST TIMING|' + str(ctr) + '|' + timeDiff)
                     ctr += 1
 
-    def _pathContainsBlogLink(self, baseDir: str,
-                              httpPrefix: str, domain: str,
-                              domainFull: str, path: str) -> (str, str):
-        """If the path contains a blog entry then return its filename
-        """
-        if '/users/' not in path:
-            return None, None
-        userEnding = path.split('/users/', 1)[1]
-        if '/' not in userEnding:
-            return None, None
-        userEnding2 = userEnding.split('/')
-        nickname = userEnding2[0]
-        if len(userEnding2) != 2:
-            return None, None
-        if len(userEnding2[1]) < 14:
-            return None, None
-        userEnding2[1] = userEnding2[1].strip()
-        if not userEnding2[1].isdigit():
-            return None, None
-        # check for blog posts
-        blogIndexFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/' + \
-            nickname + '@' + domain + '/tlblogs.index'
-        if not os.path.isfile(blogIndexFilename):
-            return None, None
-        if '#' + userEnding2[1] + '.' not in open(blogIndexFilename).read():
-            return None, None
-        messageId = httpPrefix + '://' + domainFull + \
-            '/users/' + nickname + '/statuses/' + userEnding2[1]
-        return locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain, messageId), nickname
-
     def _loginScreen(self, path: str, callingDomain: str, cookie: str,
                      baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
                      domain: str, domainFull: str, port: int,
@@ -11135,11 +11106,11 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                       'person options done')
             # show blog post
             blogFilename, nickname = \
-                self._pathContainsBlogLink(self.server.baseDir,
-                                           self.server.httpPrefix,
-                                           self.server.domain,
-                                           self.server.domainFull,
-                                           self.path)
+                pathContainsBlogLink(self.server.baseDir,
+                                     self.server.httpPrefix,
+                                     self.server.domain,
+                                     self.server.domainFull,
+                                     self.path)
             if blogFilename and nickname:
                 postJsonObject = loadJson(blogFilename)
                 if isBlogPost(postJsonObject):