diff --git a/src/api/app/helpers/webui/webui_helper.rb b/src/api/app/helpers/webui/webui_helper.rb
index d26df9634ad..0d9faef3b49 100644
--- a/src/api/app/helpers/webui/webui_helper.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/helpers/webui/webui_helper.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ def format_projectname(prjname, login)
     'scheduling' => 'The repository state is being calculated right now'
   }.freeze
 
+  def repo_status_description(status)
+    REPO_STATUS_DESCRIPTIONS[status] || 'Unknown state of repository'
+  end
+
+  def webui2_repo_status_icon(status)
+    WEBUI2_REPO_STATUS_ICONS[status] || 'eye'
+  end
+
   def check_first(first)
     first.nil? ? true : nil
   end
@@ -118,7 +126,6 @@ def check_first(first)
   # TODO: bento_only
   def repo_status_icon(status, details = nil)
     icon = REPO_STATUS_ICONS[status] || 'eye'
-
     outdated = nil
     if /^outdated_/.match?(status)
       status.gsub!(%r{^outdated_}, '')
@@ -135,19 +142,14 @@ def repo_status_icon(status, details = nil)
   def webui2_repository_status_icon(status:, details: nil, html_class: '')
     outdated = status.sub!(/^outdated_/, '')
     description = outdated ? 'State needs recalculations, former state was: ' : ''
-    description << REPO_STATUS_DESCRIPTIONS[status] || 'Unknown state of repository'
+    description << repo_status_description(status)
     description << " (#{details})" if details
 
     repo_state_class = outdated ? 'outdated' : 'default'
-    content_tag(:i, '', class: "repository-state-#{repo_state_class} #{html_class} #{webui2_repo_status_icon(status)}",
+    content_tag(:i, '', class: "repository-state-#{repo_state_class} #{html_class} fas fa-#{webui2_repo_status_icon(status)}",
                         data: { content: description, placement: 'top', toggle: 'popover' })
   end
 
-  def webui2_repo_status_icon(status)
-    icon = WEBUI2_REPO_STATUS_ICONS[status] || 'eye'
-    "fas fa-#{icon}"
-  end
-
   # TODO: bento_only
   def tab(id, text, opts)
     opts[:package] = @package.to_s if @package