diff --git a/atst/domain/environments.py b/atst/domain/environments.py
index e21d4cb9..10ab15f9 100644
--- a/atst/domain/environments.py
+++ b/atst/domain/environments.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 
 from atst.database import db
-from atst.models.environment import Environment
+from atst.models import Environment, Application, Portfolio, TaskOrder, CLIN
 from atst.domain.environment_roles import EnvironmentRoles
 from atst.domain.application_roles import ApplicationRoles
 
@@ -102,3 +102,17 @@ class Environments(object):
         # TODO: How do we work around environment deletion being a largely manual process in the CSPs
 
         return environment
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_environments_pending_creation(cls, now) -> [str]:
+        query = (
+            db.session.query(Environment.id)
+            .join(Application)
+            .join(Portfolio)
+            .join(TaskOrder)
+            .join(CLIN)
+            .filter(CLIN.start_date <= now)
+            .filter(CLIN.end_date > now)
+            .filter(Environment.cloud_id == None)
+        )
+        return [environment_id for (environment_id,) in query.all()]
diff --git a/atst/jobs.py b/atst/jobs.py
index 8977cd7e..6e983a6c 100644
--- a/atst/jobs.py
+++ b/atst/jobs.py
@@ -120,21 +120,9 @@ def create_environment_baseline(self, environment_id=None):
     do_work(do_create_environment_baseline, self, app.csp.cloud, **kwargs)
 
 
-def environments_to_create(now):
-    query = (
-        db.session.query(Environment.id)
-        .join(Application)
-        .join(Portfolio)
-        .join(TaskOrder)
-        .join(CLIN)
-        .filter(CLIN.start_date <= now)
-        .filter(CLIN.end_date > now)
-        .filter(Environment.cloud_id == None)
-    )
-    return [environment_id for (environment_id,) in query.all()]
-
-
 @celery.task(bind=True)
 def dispatch_create_environment(self):
-    for environment_id in environments_to_create(pendulum.now()):
+    for environment_id in Environments.get_environments_pending_creation(
+        pendulum.now()
+    ):
         create_environment.delay(environment_id=environment_id, atat_user_id="TODO")
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_environments.py b/tests/domain/test_environments.py
index 4589b179..58ea011b 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_environments.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_environments.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+import pendulum
 
 from atst.domain.environments import Environments
 from atst.domain.environment_roles import EnvironmentRoles
@@ -7,11 +8,12 @@ from atst.models.environment_role import CSPRole
 
 from tests.factories import (
     ApplicationFactory,
-    UserFactory,
     PortfolioFactory,
     EnvironmentFactory,
     EnvironmentRoleFactory,
     ApplicationRoleFactory,
+    TaskOrderFactory,
+    CLINFactory,
 )
 
 
@@ -132,3 +134,42 @@ def test_update_environment():
     assert environment.name is not "name 2"
     Environments.update(environment, name="name 2")
     assert environment.name == "name 2"
+
+
+class TestGetEnvironmentsPendingCreate:
+    NOW = pendulum.now()
+    YESTERDAY = NOW.subtract(days=1)
+    TOMORROW = NOW.add(days=1)
+
+    def create_portfolio_with_clins(self, start_and_end_dates):
+        return PortfolioFactory.create(
+            applications=[
+                {
+                    "name": "Mos Eisley",
+                    "description": "Where Han shot first",
+                    "environments": [{"name": "thebar"}],
+                }
+            ],
+            task_orders=[
+                TaskOrderFactory.create(
+                    clins=[
+                        CLINFactory.create(start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date)
+                        for (start_date, end_date) in start_and_end_dates
+                    ]
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_with_expired_clins(self, session):
+        self.create_portfolio_with_clins([(self.YESTERDAY, self.YESTERDAY)])
+        assert len(Environments.get_environments_pending_creation(self.NOW)) == 0
+
+    def test_with_active_clins(self, session):
+        portfolio = self.create_portfolio_with_clins([(self.YESTERDAY, self.TOMORROW)])
+        Environments.get_environments_pending_creation(self.NOW) == [
+            portfolio.applications[0].environments[0].id
+        ]
+
+    def test_with_future_clins(self, session):
+        self.create_portfolio_with_clins([(self.TOMORROW, self.TOMORROW)])
+        assert len(Environments.get_environments_pending_creation(self.NOW)) == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_jobs.py b/tests/test_jobs.py
index 8a2bf19d..409663d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_jobs.py
+++ b/tests/test_jobs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from atst.jobs import RecordEnvironmentFailure, RecordEnvironmentRoleFailure
 from tests.factories import EnvironmentFactory, EnvironmentRoleFactory, UserFactory
 from uuid import uuid4
 from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+from atst.models import Environment
 from tests.factories import (
     UserFactory,
     PortfolioFactory,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def test_environment_role_job_failure(celery_app, celery_worker):
 now = pendulum.now()
 yesterday = now.subtract(days=1)
 tomorrow = now.add(days=1)
+from atst.domain.environments import Environments
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="function")
@@ -109,40 +112,3 @@ def test_create_environment_baseline(csp, session):
     updated_environment = session.query(Environment).get(environment_id)
 
     assert updated_environment.baseline_info
-
-
-def create_portfolio_with_clins(start_and_end_dates):
-    return PortfolioFactory.create(
-        applications=[
-            {
-                "name": "Mos Eisley",
-                "description": "Where Han shot first",
-                "environments": [{"name": "thebar"}],
-            }
-        ],
-        task_orders=[
-            TaskOrderFactory.create(
-                clins=[
-                    CLINFactory.create(start_date=start_date, end_date=end_date)
-                    for (start_date, end_date) in start_and_end_dates
-                ]
-            )
-        ],
-    )
-
-
-def test_dispatch_query_with_expired_clins(session):
-    create_portfolio_with_clins([(yesterday, yesterday)])
-    assert len(environments_to_create(pendulum.now())) == 0
-
-
-def test_dispatch_query_with_active_clins(session):
-    portfolio = create_portfolio_with_clins([(yesterday, tomorrow)])
-    environments_to_create(pendulum.now()) == [
-        portfolio.applications[0].environments[0].id
-    ]
-
-
-def test_dispatch_query_with_future_clins(session):
-    create_portfolio_with_clins([(tomorrow, tomorrow)])
-    assert len(environments_to_create(pendulum.now())) == 0