diff --git a/src/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py b/src/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
index 88a4cd5e..47dc54fa 100644
--- a/src/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
+++ b/src/processor/org_mode/org_to_jsonl.py
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import argparse
 import pathlib
 import glob
 import logging
-import hashlib
 import time
 
 # Internal Packages
 from src.processor.org_mode import orgnode
-from src.utils.helpers import get_absolute_path, is_none_or_empty
+from src.utils.helpers import get_absolute_path, is_none_or_empty, mark_entries_for_update
 from src.utils.jsonl import dump_jsonl, compress_jsonl_data
 from src.utils import state
 
@@ -46,37 +45,7 @@ def org_to_jsonl(org_files, org_file_filter, output_file, previous_entries=None)
     if not previous_entries:
         entries_with_ids = list(enumerate(current_entries))
     else:
-        # Hash all current and previous entries to identify new entries
-        start = time.time()
-        current_entry_hashes = list(map(lambda e: hashlib.md5(bytes(e['compiled'], encoding='utf-8')).hexdigest(), current_entries))
-        previous_entry_hashes = list(map(lambda e: hashlib.md5(bytes(e['compiled'], encoding='utf-8')).hexdigest(), previous_entries))
-        end = time.time()
-        logger.debug(f"Hash previous, current entries: {end - start} seconds")
-
-        start = time.time()
-        hash_to_current_entries = dict(zip(current_entry_hashes, current_entries))
-        hash_to_previous_entries = dict(zip(previous_entry_hashes, previous_entries))
-
-        # All entries that did not exist in the previous set are to be added
-        new_entry_hashes = set(current_entry_hashes) - set(previous_entry_hashes)
-        # All entries that exist in both current and previous sets are kept
-        existing_entry_hashes = set(current_entry_hashes) & set(previous_entry_hashes)
-
-        # Mark new entries with no ids for later embeddings generation
-        new_entries = [
-            (None, hash_to_current_entries[entry_hash])
-            for entry_hash in new_entry_hashes
-        ]
-        # Set id of existing entries to their previous ids to reuse their existing encoded embeddings
-        existing_entries = [
-            (previous_entry_hashes.index(entry_hash), hash_to_previous_entries[entry_hash])
-            for entry_hash in existing_entry_hashes
-        ]
-
-        existing_entries_sorted = sorted(existing_entries, key=lambda e: e[0])
-        entries_with_ids = existing_entries_sorted + new_entries
-        end = time.time()
-        logger.debug(f"Identify, Mark, Combine new, existing entries: {end - start} seconds")
+       entries_with_ids = mark_entries_for_update(current_entries, previous_entries, key='compiled', logger=logger)
 
     # Process Each Entry from All Notes Files
     start = time.time()
diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.py b/src/utils/helpers.py
index 7ea6580c..e8b2b8ca 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Standard Packages
 import pathlib
 import sys
+import time
+import hashlib
 from os.path import join
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
@@ -79,3 +81,39 @@ class LRU(OrderedDict):
         if len(self) > self.capacity:
             oldest = next(iter(self))
             del self[oldest]
+
+
+def mark_entries_for_update(current_entries, previous_entries, key='compiled', logger=None):
+    # Hash all current and previous entries to identify new entries
+    start = time.time()
+    current_entry_hashes = list(map(lambda e: hashlib.md5(bytes(e[key], encoding='utf-8')).hexdigest(), current_entries))
+    previous_entry_hashes = list(map(lambda e: hashlib.md5(bytes(e[key], encoding='utf-8')).hexdigest(), previous_entries))
+    end = time.time()
+    logger.debug(f"Hash previous, current entries: {end - start} seconds")
+
+    start = time.time()
+    hash_to_current_entries = dict(zip(current_entry_hashes, current_entries))
+    hash_to_previous_entries = dict(zip(previous_entry_hashes, previous_entries))
+
+    # All entries that did not exist in the previous set are to be added
+    new_entry_hashes = set(current_entry_hashes) - set(previous_entry_hashes)
+    # All entries that exist in both current and previous sets are kept
+    existing_entry_hashes = set(current_entry_hashes) & set(previous_entry_hashes)
+
+    # Mark new entries with no ids for later embeddings generation
+    new_entries = [
+        (None, hash_to_current_entries[entry_hash])
+        for entry_hash in new_entry_hashes
+    ]
+    # Set id of existing entries to their previous ids to reuse their existing encoded embeddings
+    existing_entries = [
+        (previous_entry_hashes.index(entry_hash), hash_to_previous_entries[entry_hash])
+        for entry_hash in existing_entry_hashes
+    ]
+
+    existing_entries_sorted = sorted(existing_entries, key=lambda e: e[0])
+    entries_with_ids = existing_entries_sorted + new_entries
+    end = time.time()
+    logger.debug(f"Identify, Mark, Combine new, existing entries: {end - start} seconds")
+
+    return entries_with_ids
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