diff --git a/atst/models/request.py b/atst/models/request.py
index 419e8156..cf4f6cdd 100644
--- a/atst/models/request.py
+++ b/atst/models/request.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 from atst.models import Base
 from atst.models.types import Id
 from atst.models.request_status_event import RequestStatus
-
-def first_or_none(predicate, lst):
-    return next((x for x in lst if predicate(x)), None,)
+from atst.utils import first_or_none
 
 
 class Request(Base):
diff --git a/atst/models/workspace.py b/atst/models/workspace.py
index 8f6c58d9..aca024a4 100644
--- a/atst/models/workspace.py
+++ b/atst/models/workspace.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 from atst.models import Base
 from atst.models.types import Id
 from atst.models.mixins import TimestampsMixin
+from atst.utils import first_or_none
 
 
 MOCK_MEMBERS = [
@@ -48,14 +49,10 @@ class Workspace(Base, TimestampsMixin):
 
     @property
     def owner(self):
-        return next(
-            (
-                workspace_role.user
-                for workspace_role in self.roles
-                if workspace_role.role.name == "owner"
-            ),
-            None,
-        )
+        def _is_workspace_owner(workspace_role):
+            return workspace_role.role.name == "owner"
+
+        return first_or_none(_is_workspace_owner, self.roles)
 
     @property
     def users(self):
diff --git a/atst/utils.py b/atst/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f836cea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atst/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def first_or_none(predicate, lst):
+    return next((x for x in lst if predicate(x)), None,)