diff --git a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/repository.go b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/repository.go
index 0f0b1ef6f3..ae43406a89 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/repository.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/repository.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+	"code.gitea.io/routers/utils"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
 	ap "github.com/go-ap/activitypub"
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func createUserFromAP(ctx *context.APIContext, personId forgefed.PersonId) (*use
 	if err != nil {
 		return &user_model.User{}, err
 	}
-	log.Info("RepositoryInbox: got body: %v", char_limiter(string(body), 120))
+	log.Info("RepositoryInbox: got body: %v", utils.CharLimiter(string(body), 120))
 
 	person := ap.Person{}
 	err = person.UnmarshalJSON(body)
@@ -249,19 +250,3 @@ func createUserFromAP(ctx *context.APIContext, personId forgefed.PersonId) (*use
 
 	return user, nil
 }
-
-// Thanks to https://www.socketloop.com/tutorials/golang-characters-limiter-example
-func char_limiter(s string, limit int) string {
-
-	reader := strings.NewReader(s)
-
-	buff := make([]byte, limit)
-
-	n, _ := io.ReadAtLeast(reader, buff, limit)
-
-	if n != 0 {
-		return fmt.Sprint(string(buff), "...")
-	} else {
-		return s
-	}
-}
diff --git a/routers/utils/utils.go b/routers/utils/utils.go
index 1f4d11fd3c..56f7aa2215 100644
--- a/routers/utils/utils.go
+++ b/routers/utils/utils.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"html"
+	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -28,3 +30,20 @@ func IsExternalURL(rawURL string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// Limit number of characters in a string (useful to prevent log injection attacks and overly long log outputs)
+// Thanks to https://www.socketloop.com/tutorials/golang-characters-limiter-example
+func CharLimiter(s string, limit int) string {
+
+	reader := strings.NewReader(s)
+
+	buff := make([]byte, limit)
+
+	n, _ := io.ReadAtLeast(reader, buff, limit)
+
+	if n != 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprint(string(buff), "...")
+	} else {
+		return s
+	}
+}