diff --git a/config/Blacklist.go b/config/Blacklist.go
index b4320a7..f9207d4 100644
--- a/config/Blacklist.go
+++ b/config/Blacklist.go
@@ -59,6 +59,31 @@ func CheckBlacklist(pubkey, eventContent string) (bool, string) {
         }
     }
 
+    // Check mutelist blacklist
+    if len(blacklistConfig.MuteListAuthors) > 0 {
+        cfg := GetConfig()
+        if cfg == nil {
+            log.Println("Server configuration is not loaded")
+            return true, "Internal server error: server configuration is missing"
+        }
+
+        localRelayURL := fmt.Sprintf("ws://localhost%s", cfg.Server.Port)
+        mutelistedPubkeys, err := FetchPubkeysFromLocalMuteList(localRelayURL, blacklistConfig.MuteListAuthors)
+        if err != nil {
+            log.Printf("Error fetching pubkeys from mutelist: %v", err)
+            return true, "Error fetching pubkeys from mutelist"
+        }
+
+        for _, mutelistedPubkey := range mutelistedPubkeys {
+            if pubkey == mutelistedPubkey {
+                log.Printf("Pubkey %s is in the mutelist", pubkey)
+                return true, "not allowed: pubkey is in mutelist"
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        log.Println("No mutelist event IDs specified in the blacklist configuration")
+    }
+
     return false, ""
 }
 
diff --git a/config/Whitelist.go b/config/Whitelist.go
index 9022421..73be755 100644
--- a/config/Whitelist.go
+++ b/config/Whitelist.go
@@ -2,10 +2,43 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	nostr "grain/server/types"
 	"grain/server/utils"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
+// CheckWhitelist checks if an event meets the whitelist criteria.
+func CheckWhitelist(evt nostr.Event) (bool, string) {
+    // Get the current whitelist configuration
+    whitelistCfg := GetWhitelistConfig()
+    if whitelistCfg == nil {
+        return false, "Internal server error: whitelist configuration is missing"
+    }
+
+    // If domain whitelisting is enabled, fetch pubkeys from domains
+    if whitelistCfg.DomainWhitelist.Enabled {
+        domains := whitelistCfg.DomainWhitelist.Domains
+        pubkeys, err := utils.FetchPubkeysFromDomains(domains)
+        if err != nil {
+            return false, "Error fetching pubkeys from domains"
+        }
+        // Update the whitelisted pubkeys dynamically
+        whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Pubkeys = append(whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Pubkeys, pubkeys...)
+    }
+
+    // Check if the event's kind is whitelisted
+    if whitelistCfg.KindWhitelist.Enabled && !IsKindWhitelisted(evt.Kind) {
+        return false, "not allowed: event kind is not whitelisted"
+    }
+
+    // Check if the event's pubkey is whitelisted
+    if whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Enabled && !IsPubKeyWhitelisted(evt.PubKey) {
+        return false, "not allowed: pubkey or npub is not whitelisted"
+    }
+
+    return true, ""
+}
+
 // Check if a pubkey or npub is whitelisted
 func IsPubKeyWhitelisted(pubKey string) bool {
     cfg := GetWhitelistConfig()
diff --git a/server/handlers/event.go b/server/handlers/event.go
index 95b8c85..060e407 100644
--- a/server/handlers/event.go
+++ b/server/handlers/event.go
@@ -106,77 +106,16 @@ func validateEventTimestamp(evt nostr.Event) bool {
 }
 
 func handleBlacklistAndWhitelist(ws *websocket.Conn, evt nostr.Event) bool {
-    // Get the current whitelist configuration
-    whitelistCfg := config.GetWhitelistConfig()
-    if whitelistCfg == nil {
-        fmt.Println("Whitelist configuration is not loaded.")
-        response.SendNotice(ws, "", "Internal server error: whitelist configuration is missing")
-        return false
-    }
-
-    // If domain whitelisting is enabled, dynamically fetch pubkeys from domains
-    if whitelistCfg.DomainWhitelist.Enabled {
-        domains := whitelistCfg.DomainWhitelist.Domains
-        pubkeys, err := utils.FetchPubkeysFromDomains(domains)
-        if err != nil {
-            fmt.Println("Error fetching pubkeys from domains:", err)
-            response.SendNotice(ws, "", "Error fetching pubkeys from domains")
-            return false
-        }
-        // Update the whitelisted pubkeys dynamically
-        whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Pubkeys = append(whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Pubkeys, pubkeys...)
-    }
-
-    // Check if the event's pubkey or content is blacklisted
+    // Use the updated CheckBlacklist function
     if blacklisted, msg := config.CheckBlacklist(evt.PubKey, evt.Content); blacklisted {
         response.SendOK(ws, evt.ID, false, msg)
         return false
     }
 
-    // Check mutelist blacklist
-cfg := config.GetConfig()
-if cfg == nil {
-    fmt.Println("Server configuration is not loaded")
-    response.SendNotice(ws, "", "Internal server error: server configuration is missing")
-    return false
-}
-
-blacklistCfg := config.GetBlacklistConfig()
-if blacklistCfg == nil {
-    fmt.Println("Blacklist configuration is not loaded")
-    response.SendNotice(ws, "", "Internal server error: blacklist configuration is missing")
-    return false
-}
-
-// Only proceed if there are mutelist event IDs specified
-if len(blacklistCfg.MuteListAuthors) > 0 {
-    localRelayURL := fmt.Sprintf("ws://localhost%s", cfg.Server.Port)
-    mutelistedPubkeys, err := config.FetchPubkeysFromLocalMuteList(localRelayURL, blacklistCfg.MuteListAuthors)
-    if err != nil {
-        fmt.Println("Error fetching pubkeys from mutelist:", err)
-        response.SendNotice(ws, "", "Error fetching pubkeys from mutelist")
-        return false
-    }
-
-    for _, mutelistedPubkey := range mutelistedPubkeys {
-        if evt.PubKey == mutelistedPubkey {
-            response.SendOK(ws, evt.ID, false, "not allowed: pubkey is in mutelist")
-            return false
-        }
-    }
-} else {
-    fmt.Println("No mutelist event IDs specified in the blacklist configuration")
-}
-
-    // Check if the event's kind is whitelisted
-    if whitelistCfg.KindWhitelist.Enabled && !config.IsKindWhitelisted(evt.Kind) {
-        response.SendOK(ws, evt.ID, false, "not allowed: event kind is not whitelisted")
-        return false
-    }
-
-    // Check if the event's pubkey is whitelisted
-    if whitelistCfg.PubkeyWhitelist.Enabled && !config.IsPubKeyWhitelisted(evt.PubKey) {
-        response.SendOK(ws, evt.ID, false, "not allowed: pubkey or npub is not whitelisted")
+    // Check the whitelist using CheckWhitelist function
+    isWhitelisted, msg := config.CheckWhitelist(evt)
+    if !isWhitelisted {
+        response.SendOK(ws, evt.ID, false, msg)
         return false
     }