diff --git a/webapp/tabula_web.rb b/webapp/tabula_web.rb
index ab16877f..f0de96fd 100644
--- a/webapp/tabula_web.rb
+++ b/webapp/tabula_web.rb
@@ -77,30 +77,6 @@ def upload(file)
   return [job_batch, file_id]
 end
 
-
-def create_template(template_info)
-  template_name = template_info["name"] || "Unnamed Template #{Time.now.to_s}"
-  template_id = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(Time.now.to_s + template_name) # just SHA1 of time isn't unique with multiple uploads
-  template_filename = template_id + ".tabula-template.json"
-  file_path = File.join(TabulaSettings::DOCUMENTS_BASEPATH, "..", "templates")
-  # write to file 
-  FileUtils.mkdir_p(file_path)
-  open(File.join(file_path, template_filename), 'w'){|f| f << JSON.dump(template_info["template"])}
-  page_count = template_info.has_key?("page_count") ? template_info["page_count"] : template_info["template"].map{|f| f["page"]}.uniq.count
-  selection_count = template_info.has_key?("selection_count") ? template_info["selection_count"] :  template_info["template"].count
-  Tabula::Workspace.instance.add_template({
-                                            "id" => template_id, 
-                                            "name" => template_name, 
-                                            "page_count" => page_count, 
-                                            "time" => Time.now.to_i, 
-                                            "selection_count" => selection_count,
-                                            "template" => template_info["template"]
-                                          })
-  return template_id
-end
-
-
-
 class InvalidTemplateError < StandardError; end
 TEMPLATE_REQUIRED_KEYS = ["page", "extraction_method", "x1", "x2", "y1", "y2", "width", "height"]
 def upload_template(template_file)
@@ -163,7 +139,24 @@ def upload_template(template_file)
 
       # create a template from the GUI
       on post do 
-        template_id = create_template(JSON.parse(req.params["model"]))
+        template_info = JSON.parse(req.params["model"])
+        template_name = template_info["name"] || "Unnamed Template #{Time.now.to_s}"
+        template_id = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(Time.now.to_s + template_name) # just SHA1 of time isn't unique with multiple uploads
+        template_filename = template_id + ".tabula-template.json"
+        file_path = File.join(TabulaSettings::DOCUMENTS_BASEPATH, "..", "templates")
+        # write to file 
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p(file_path)
+        open(File.join(file_path, template_filename), 'w'){|f| f << JSON.dump(template_info["template"])}
+        page_count = template_info.has_key?("page_count") ? template_info["page_count"] : template_info["template"].map{|f| f["page"]}.uniq.count
+        selection_count = template_info.has_key?("selection_count") ? template_info["selection_count"] :  template_info["template"].count
+        Tabula::Workspace.instance.add_template({
+                                                  "id" => template_id, 
+                                                  "name" => template_name, 
+                                                  "page_count" => page_count, 
+                                                  "time" => Time.now.to_i, 
+                                                  "selection_count" => selection_count,
+                                                  "template" => template_info["template"]
+                                                })
         res.status = 200
         res['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
         res.write(JSON.dump({template_id: template_id}))