diff --git a/cmd/mistryd/job.go b/cmd/mistryd/job.go
index beacf25..d091f6d 100644
--- a/cmd/mistryd/job.go
+++ b/cmd/mistryd/job.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"html/template"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -277,3 +278,51 @@ func GetState(path, project, id string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("job with id=%s not found error", id)
 }
+
+func GetJobs(path string) ([]Job, error) {
+	var jobs []Job
+
+	projects, err := ioutil.ReadDir(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot scan projects; ", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range projects {
+		pendingPath := filepath.Join(path, p.Name(), "pending")
+		readyPath := filepath.Join(path, p.Name(), "ready")
+		pendingJobs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(pendingPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot scan pending jobs of project %s; %s", p.Name(), err)
+		}
+		readyJobs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(readyPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot scan ready jobs of project %s; %s", p.Name(), err)
+		}
+
+		for _, j := range pendingJobs {
+			bi, err := types.GetBuildInfo(filepath.Join(pendingPath, j.Name(), BuildInfoFname))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read build_info file of job %s; %s", j.Name(), err)
+			}
+			jobs = append(jobs, Job{
+				ID:        j.Name(),
+				Project:   p.Name(),
+				StartedAt: bi.StartedAt,
+				State:     "pending"})
+		}
+
+		for _, j := range readyJobs {
+			bi, err := types.GetBuildInfo(filepath.Join(readyPath, j.Name(), BuildInfoFname))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read build_info file of job %s; %s", j.Name(), err)
+			}
+			jobs = append(jobs, Job{
+				ID:        j.Name(),
+				Project:   p.Name(),
+				StartedAt: bi.StartedAt,
+				State:     "ready"})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return jobs, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mistryd/server.go b/cmd/mistryd/server.go
index 048fb43..fdcf606 100644
--- a/cmd/mistryd/server.go
+++ b/cmd/mistryd/server.go
@@ -135,69 +135,17 @@ func (s *Server) HandleNewJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // HandleIndex returns all available jobs.
 func (s *Server) HandleIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var jobs []Job
-
 	if r.Method != "GET" {
 		http.Error(w, "Expected GET, got "+r.Method, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 		return
 	}
 
-	projects, err := ioutil.ReadDir(s.cfg.BuildPath)
+	jobs, err := GetJobs(s.cfg.BuildPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.Log.Print("cannot scan projects; ", err)
+		s.Log.Printf("cannot get jobs for path %s; %s", s.cfg.BuildPath, err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-
-	for _, p := range projects {
-		pendingPath := filepath.Join(s.cfg.BuildPath, p.Name(), "pending")
-		readyPath := filepath.Join(s.cfg.BuildPath, p.Name(), "ready")
-		pendingJobs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(pendingPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.Log.Printf("cannot scan pending jobs of project %s; %s", p.Name(), err)
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		readyJobs, err := ioutil.ReadDir(readyPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			s.Log.Printf("cannot scan ready jobs of project %s; %s", p.Name(), err)
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-
-		for _, j := range pendingJobs {
-			bi := types.BuildInfo{}
-			biBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pendingPath, j.Name(), BuildInfoFname))
-			if err != nil {
-				s.Log.Printf("cannot read build_info file of job %s; %s", j.Name(), err)
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				return
-			}
-			err = json.Unmarshal(biBlob, &bi)
-			jobs = append(jobs, Job{
-				ID:        j.Name(),
-				Project:   p.Name(),
-				StartedAt: bi.StartedAt,
-				State:     "pending"})
-		}
-
-		for _, j := range readyJobs {
-			bi := types.BuildInfo{}
-			biBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(readyPath, j.Name(), BuildInfoFname))
-			if err != nil {
-				s.Log.Printf("cannot read build_info file of job %s; %s", j.Name(), err)
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				return
-			}
-			err = json.Unmarshal(biBlob, &bi)
-			jobs = append(jobs, Job{
-				ID:        j.Name(),
-				Project:   p.Name(),
-				StartedAt: bi.StartedAt,
-				State:     "ready"})
-		}
-	}
-
 	sort.Slice(jobs, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return jobs[j].StartedAt.Before(jobs[i].StartedAt)
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/types/build_info.go b/pkg/types/build_info.go
index ec9d7fa..63c1f0f 100644
--- a/pkg/types/build_info.go
+++ b/pkg/types/build_info.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -39,3 +41,16 @@ type ErrImageBuild struct {
 func (e ErrImageBuild) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("could not build docker image '%s': %s", e.Image, e.Err)
 }
+
+func GetBuildInfo(path string) (BuildInfo, error) {
+	bi := BuildInfo{}
+	biBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BuildInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot read build_info file; %s", err)
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(biBlob, &bi)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BuildInfo{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal the build_info file; %s", err)
+	}
+	return bi, nil
+}