diff --git a/src/tasks.js b/src/tasks.js
index 0054d68c2..10d7bffd6 100644
--- a/src/tasks.js
+++ b/src/tasks.js
@@ -1,54 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-exports = module.exports = {
-    get,
-    add,
-    update,
-    setCompleted,
-    setCompletedByType,
-    list,
-
-    getLogs,
-
-    startTask,
-    stopTask,
-    stopAllTasks,
-
-    removePrivateFields,
-
-    _del: del,
-
-    // task types. if you add a task here, fill up the function table in taskworker and dashboard constants.js
-    // '_' prefix is removed for lookup
-    TASK_APP: 'app',
-
-    // "prefix" allows us to locate the tasks of a specific app or backup site
-    TASK_APP_BACKUP_PREFIX: 'appBackup_',
-    TASK_FULL_BACKUP_PREFIX: 'backup_', // full backup
-    TASK_CLEAN_BACKUPS_PREFIX: 'cleanBackups_',
-
-    TASK_BOX_UPDATE: 'boxUpdate',
-    TASK_CHECK_CERTS: 'checkCerts',
-    TASK_SYNC_DYNDNS: 'syncDyndns',
-    TASK_PREPARE_DASHBOARD_LOCATION: 'prepareDashboardLocation',
-    TASK_SYNC_EXTERNAL_LDAP: 'syncExternalLdap',
-    TASK_CHANGE_MAIL_LOCATION: 'changeMailLocation',
-    TASK_SYNC_DNS_RECORDS: 'syncDnsRecords',
-
-    TASK_CHECK_BACKUP_INTEGRITY: 'checkBackupIntegrity',
-
-    // error codes
-    ESTOPPED: 'stopped',
-    ECRASHED: 'crashed',
-    ETIMEOUT: 'timeout',
-
-    // testing
-    _TASK_IDENTITY: 'identity',
-    _TASK_CRASH: 'crash',
-    _TASK_ERROR: 'error',
-    _TASK_SLEEP: 'sleep'
-};
-
 const assert = require('node:assert'),
     BoxError = require('./boxerror.js'),
     database = require('./database.js'),
@@ -140,6 +91,31 @@ async function setCompleted(id, task) {
     await update(id, Object.assign({ completed: true }, task));
 }
 
+async function list(page, perPage, options) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof page, 'number');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof perPage, 'number');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
+
+    const data = [];
+    let query = `SELECT ${TASKS_FIELDS} FROM tasks`;
+
+    if (options.type) {
+        query += ' WHERE TYPE=?';
+        data.push(options.type);
+    } else if (options.prefix) {
+        query += ' WHERE TYPE LIKE ' + mysql.escape(options.prefix + '%');
+    }
+
+    query += ' ORDER BY creationTime DESC, id DESC LIMIT ?,?'; // put latest task first
+
+    data.push((page-1)*perPage);
+    data.push(perPage);
+
+    const results = await database.query(query, data);
+    results.forEach(postProcess);
+    return  results;
+}
+
 async function setCompletedByType(type, task) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof type, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof task, 'object');
@@ -158,6 +134,16 @@ async function add(type, args) {
     return String(result.insertId);
 }
 
+async function stopTask(id) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
+
+    if (!gTasks[id]) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'task is not active');
+
+    debug(`stopTask: stopping task ${id}`);
+
+    await shell.sudo([ STOP_TASK_CMD, id, ], {}); // note: this is stopping the systemd-run task. the sudo will exit when this exits
+}
+
 async function startTask(id, options) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
@@ -214,16 +200,6 @@ async function startTask(id, options) {
     throw taskError;
 }
 
-async function stopTask(id) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof id, 'string');
-
-    if (!gTasks[id]) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'task is not active');
-
-    debug(`stopTask: stopping task ${id}`);
-
-    await shell.sudo([ STOP_TASK_CMD, id, ], {}); // note: this is stopping the systemd-run task. the sudo will exit when this exits
-}
-
 async function stopAllTasks() {
     const acs = Object.values(gTasks);
     debug(`stopAllTasks: ${acs.length} tasks are running. sending abort signal`);
@@ -233,31 +209,6 @@ async function stopAllTasks() {
     if (error) debug(`stopAllTasks: error stopping stasks: ${error.message}`);
 }
 
-async function list(page, perPage, options) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof page, 'number');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof perPage, 'number');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof options, 'object');
-
-    const data = [];
-    let query = `SELECT ${TASKS_FIELDS} FROM tasks`;
-
-    if (options.type) {
-        query += ' WHERE TYPE=?';
-        data.push(options.type);
-    } else if (options.prefix) {
-        query += ' WHERE TYPE LIKE ' + mysql.escape(options.prefix + '%');
-    }
-
-    query += ' ORDER BY creationTime DESC, id DESC LIMIT ?,?'; // put latest task first
-
-    data.push((page-1)*perPage);
-    data.push(perPage);
-
-    const results = await database.query(query, data);
-    results.forEach(postProcess);
-    return  results;
-}
-
 async function getLogs(task, options) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof task, 'object');
     assert(options && typeof options === 'object');
@@ -290,3 +241,52 @@ async function del(id) {
     const result = await database.query('DELETE FROM tasks WHERE id = ?', [ id ]);
     if (result.affectedRows !== 1) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'Task not found');
 }
+
+exports = module.exports = {
+    get,
+    add,
+    update,
+    setCompleted,
+    setCompletedByType,
+    list,
+
+    getLogs,
+
+    startTask,
+    stopTask,
+    stopAllTasks,
+
+    removePrivateFields,
+
+    _del: del,
+
+    // task types. if you add a task here, fill up the function table in taskworker and dashboard constants.js
+    // '_' prefix is removed for lookup
+    TASK_APP: 'app',
+
+    // "prefix" allows us to locate the tasks of a specific app or backup site
+    TASK_APP_BACKUP_PREFIX: 'appBackup_',
+    TASK_FULL_BACKUP_PREFIX: 'backup_', // full backup
+    TASK_CLEAN_BACKUPS_PREFIX: 'cleanBackups_',
+
+    TASK_BOX_UPDATE: 'boxUpdate',
+    TASK_CHECK_CERTS: 'checkCerts',
+    TASK_SYNC_DYNDNS: 'syncDyndns',
+    TASK_PREPARE_DASHBOARD_LOCATION: 'prepareDashboardLocation',
+    TASK_SYNC_EXTERNAL_LDAP: 'syncExternalLdap',
+    TASK_CHANGE_MAIL_LOCATION: 'changeMailLocation',
+    TASK_SYNC_DNS_RECORDS: 'syncDnsRecords',
+
+    TASK_CHECK_BACKUP_INTEGRITY: 'checkBackupIntegrity',
+
+    // error codes
+    ESTOPPED: 'stopped',
+    ECRASHED: 'crashed',
+    ETIMEOUT: 'timeout',
+
+    // testing
+    _TASK_IDENTITY: 'identity',
+    _TASK_CRASH: 'crash',
+    _TASK_ERROR: 'error',
+    _TASK_SLEEP: 'sleep'
+};