diff --git a/source/server/apistatusd.py b/source/server/apistatusd.py
index aff8193..4fe1eda 100755
--- a/source/server/apistatusd.py
+++ b/source/server/apistatusd.py
@@ -108,38 +108,6 @@ def receive_buffer_is_valid(raw_data):
     logging.debug('Argument is not valid: {}'.format(raw_data))
     return False
 
-def change_status(status, timestamp, filename):
-    '''
-    Write the new status together with a timestamp into the Space API JSON.
-    param 1: byte object
-    param 2: string
-    return: boolean
-    '''
-    logging.debug('Change status API')
-    # todo: use walrus operator := when migrating to python >= 3.8
-    data = read_api(filename)
-    if data is False:
-        return False
-
-    if os.access(filename, os.W_OK):
-        logging.debug('API file is writable')
-        with open(filename, 'w') as api_file:
-            logging.debug('API file open successfull')
-            data["state"]["open"] = status
-            data["state"]["lastchange"] = timestamp
-            try:
-                json.dump(data, api_file, indent=4)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logging.error('Failed to change API file')
-                logging.error('{}'.format(e))
-                return False
-            logging.debug('API file changed')
-    else:
-        logging.error('API file is not writable. Wrong permissions?')
-        return False
-    logging.info('API file successfull changed to {}'.format(status))
-    return True
-
 def read_api(api):
     '''
     Reads the Space API JSON into a dict. Returns the dict on success and
@@ -156,15 +124,47 @@ def read_api(api):
 
     logging.debug('API is readable')
     with open(api, 'r') as api_file:
-        logging.debug('API file successfully opened')
+        logging.debug('API file successfully readable opened')
         try:
             api_json_data = json.load(api_file)
-            logging.debug('API file read successfull')
+            logging.debug('API file successfully read')
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error('Failed to read API file: {}'.format(e))
             return False
     return api_json_data
 
+def change_status(status, timestamp, filename):
+    '''
+    Write the new status together with a timestamp into the Space API JSON.
+    param 1: byte object
+    param 2: string
+    return: boolean
+    '''
+    logging.debug('Change status API')
+    # todo: use walrus operator := when migrating to python >= 3.8
+    data = read_api(filename)
+    if data is False:
+        return False
+
+    if os.access(filename, os.W_OK):
+        logging.debug('API file is writable')
+        with open(filename, 'w') as api_file:
+            logging.debug('API file successfull writable opened')
+            data["state"]["open"] = status
+            data["state"]["lastchange"] = timestamp
+            try:
+                json.dump(data, api_file, indent=4)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error('Failed to change API file')
+                logging.error('{}'.format(e))
+                return False
+            logging.debug('API file changed')
+    else:
+        logging.error('API file is not writable. Wrong permissions?')
+        return False
+    logging.info('API file successfull changed to {}'.format(status))
+    return True
+
 def get_status_and_time(raw_data):
     '''
     Create a timestamp, changes the value of the given byte into a string