diff --git a/controllers/api.go b/controllers/api.go
index 90d616ed..813eec43 100644
--- a/controllers/api.go
+++ b/controllers/api.go
@@ -137,19 +137,12 @@ RESULT { "name" : "Test Group",
 func API_Groups(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch {
 	case r.Method == "GET":
-		gs := []models.Group{}
-		_, err := db.Conn.Select(&gs, "SELECT g.id, g.name, g.modified_date FROM groups g, users u, user_groups ug WHERE ug.uid=u.id AND ug.gid=g.id AND u.api_key=?", ctx.Get(r, "api_key"))
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-		}
-		for i, _ := range gs {
-			_, err := db.Conn.Select(&gs[i].Targets, "SELECT t.id, t.email FROM targets t, group_targets gt WHERE gt.gid=? AND gt.tid=t.id", gs[i].Id)
-			if checkError(err, w, "Error looking up groups") {
-				return
-			}
+		gs, err := db.GetGroups(ctx.Get(r, "api_key"))
+		if checkError(err, w, "Cannot retrieve group information") {
+			return
 		}
 		gj, err := json.MarshalIndent(gs, "", "  ")
-		if checkError(err, w, "Error looking up groups") {
+		if checkError(err, w, "Error marshaling group information") {
 			return
 		}
 		writeJSON(w, gj)
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 2062a66f..ed442f9f 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -128,3 +128,19 @@ func PutCampaign(c *models.Campaign) error {
 	_, err := Conn.Update(c)
 	return err
 }
+
+func GetGroups(key interface{}) ([]models.Group, error) {
+	gs := []models.Group{}
+	_, err := Conn.Select(&gs, "SELECT g.id, g.name, g.modified_date FROM groups g, user_groups ug, users u WHERE ug.uid=u.id AND ug.gid=g.id AND u.api_key=?", key)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return gs, err
+	}
+	for i, _ := range gs {
+		_, err := Conn.Select(&gs[i].Targets, "SELECT t.id, t.email FROM targets t, group_targets gt WHERE gt.gid=? AND gt.tid=t.id", gs[i].Id)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+	}
+	return gs, nil
+}