diff --git a/backend/app/plan/utils.py b/backend/app/plan/utils.py
index e752f5e0..a27bdf90 100644
--- a/backend/app/plan/utils.py
+++ b/backend/app/plan/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import ast
-import os
 from typing import Optional
 import msgpack
 from uuid import UUID
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ from backend.addresses.Address import Address
 from backend.app.config import get_settings
 from backend.app.plan.data_classes import PropertyRequestData
 from backend.app.db.functions.tasks.Tasks import SubTaskInterface
+from backend.utils.cloudwatch import build_cloudwatch_log_url
 from starlette.responses import Response
 from utils.logger import setup_logger
 
@@ -241,33 +241,6 @@ def parse_eco_packages(
     return measures, mapped["target_sap"], mapped["plan_type"], already_installed
 
 
-def build_cloudwatch_log_url(start_ms: Optional[int]) -> str:
-    """
-    Build a CloudWatch Logs URL for the current Lambda invocation,
-    including timestamp window from start_ms to end_ms (epoch ms).
-    """
-    logger.info("Building cloudwatch logs URL")
-    region = os.environ["AWS_REGION"]
-    logger.info("Building cloudwatch logs URL: Got AWS region")
-    log_group = os.environ["AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_GROUP_NAME"]
-    logger.info("Building cloudwatch logs URL: Got lambda log group name")
-    log_stream = os.environ["AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_STREAM_NAME"]
-    logger.info("Building cloudwatch logs URL: Got lambda log stream name")
-
-    # CloudWatch console requires / encoded as $252F
-    encoded_group = log_group.replace("/", "$252F")
-    encoded_stream = log_stream.replace("/", "$252F")
-
-    # Return the full URL with time range
-    return (
-        f"https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home?"
-        f"region={region}"
-        f"#logsV2:log-groups/log-group/{encoded_group}"
-        f"/log-events/{encoded_stream}"
-        f"$3Fstart={start_ms}"
-    )
-
-
 def handle_error(
     msg: str,
     exception: Exception,
diff --git a/backend/categorisation/handler/handler.py b/backend/categorisation/handler/handler.py
index a1f69ea6..04dc0c44 100644
--- a/backend/categorisation/handler/handler.py
+++ b/backend/categorisation/handler/handler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import time
 from typing import Any, Mapping
 
 from backend.app.db.functions.tasks.Tasks import SubTaskInterface
-from backend.app.plan.utils import build_cloudwatch_log_url
+from backend.utils.cloudwatch import build_cloudwatch_log_url
 from backend.categorisation.categorisation_trigger_request import (
     CategorisationTriggerRequest,
 )
diff --git a/backend/categorisation/processor.py b/backend/categorisation/processor.py
index 88bc121e..e589c016 100644
--- a/backend/categorisation/processor.py
+++ b/backend/categorisation/processor.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ from backend.app.db.functions.tasks.Tasks import SubTaskInterface
 from backend.app.db.models.recommendations import PlanModel, ScenarioModel
 from backend.app.domain.classes.plan import Plan
 from backend.app.domain.classes.scenario import Scenario
-from backend.app.plan.utils import build_cloudwatch_log_url, handle_error
+from backend.app.plan.utils import handle_error
+from backend.utils.cloudwatch import build_cloudwatch_log_url
 from backend.categorisation.categorisation_trigger_request import (
     CategorisationTriggerRequest,
 )
diff --git a/backend/engine/engine.py b/backend/engine/engine.py
index 8b4ee821..c9e3972f 100644
--- a/backend/engine/engine.py
+++ b/backend/engine/engine.py
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ from backend.app.db.functions.tasks.Tasks import SubTaskInterface
 
 from backend.app.plan.schemas import PlanTriggerRequest
 from backend.app.plan.utils import (
-    get_cleaned, patch_epc, extract_property_request_data, handle_error, build_cloudwatch_log_url
+    get_cleaned, patch_epc, extract_property_request_data, handle_error
 )
+from backend.utils.cloudwatch import build_cloudwatch_log_url
 from backend.app.utils import sap_to_epc
 import backend.app.assumptions as assumptions
 
diff --git a/backend/utils/cloudwatch.py b/backend/utils/cloudwatch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5309da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/utils/cloudwatch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from utils.logger import setup_logger
+
+logger = setup_logger()
+
+
+def build_cloudwatch_log_url(start_ms: Optional[int]) -> str:
+    """
+    Build a CloudWatch Logs URL for the current Lambda invocation, including a
+    timestamp window starting at start_ms. Requires AWS_REGION,
+    AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_GROUP_NAME, and AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_STREAM_NAME to be set in the
+    environment — i.e. only safe to call inside a Lambda runtime.
+    """
+    logger.info("Building cloudwatch logs URL")
+    region = os.environ["AWS_REGION"]
+    log_group = os.environ["AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_GROUP_NAME"]
+    log_stream = os.environ["AWS_LAMBDA_LOG_STREAM_NAME"]
+
+    encoded_group = log_group.replace("/", "$252F")
+    encoded_stream = log_stream.replace("/", "$252F")
+
+    return (
+        f"https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/home?"
+        f"region={region}"
+        f"#logsV2:log-groups/log-group/{encoded_group}"
+        f"/log-events/{encoded_stream}"
+        f"$3Fstart={start_ms}"
+    )
diff --git a/backend/utils/subtasks.py b/backend/utils/subtasks.py
index 36e67b78..21ca24b1 100644
--- a/backend/utils/subtasks.py
+++ b/backend/utils/subtasks.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 
 from backend.app.db.functions.tasks.Tasks import SubTaskInterface, TasksInterface
 from backend.app.db.models.tasks import SourceEnum
-from backend.app.plan.utils import build_cloudwatch_log_url
+from backend.utils.cloudwatch import build_cloudwatch_log_url
 from utils.logger import setup_logger