diff --git a/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj b/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
index 7668a49b99..5b74725c54 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@
 ;; GITHUB AUTH PROVIDER
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-(defn- int-in-range?
-  [val start end]
-  (and (<= start val) (< val end)))
-
 (defn- lookup-github-email
   [cfg tdata props]
   (or (some-> props :github/email)
@@ -237,7 +233,7 @@
 
             {:keys [status body]} (http/req! cfg params)]
 
-        (when-not (int-in-range? status 200 300)
+        (when-not (d/int-in-range? status 200 300)
           (ex/raise :type :internal
                     :code :unable-to-retrieve-github-emails
                     :hint "unable to retrieve github emails"
@@ -513,7 +509,7 @@
            :status (:status response)
            :body   (:body response))
 
-    (when-not (int-in-range? (:status response) 200 300)
+    (when-not (d/int-in-range? (:status response) 200 300)
       (ex/raise :type :internal
                 :code :unable-to-retrieve-user-info
                 :hint "unable to retrieve user info"
diff --git a/backend/src/app/media.clj b/backend/src/app/media.clj
index 6bd3bf661a..27f74c1b54 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/media.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/media.clj
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
                   format   (cm/mtype->format mtype)
                   max-size (cf/get :media-max-file-size default-max-file-size)]
 
-              (when-not (and (>= status 200) (< status 300))
+              (when-not (d/int-in-range? status 200 300)
                 (ex/raise :type :validation
                           :code :unable-to-download-from-url
                           :hint "the url returned a non-success http status"
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/data.cljc b/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
index 4cb6cedc60..c089a3b113 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
   [size i]
   (and (< i size) (>= i 0)))
 
+(defn int-in-range?
+  "Check if an integer val is in the range [start, end)."
+  [val start end]
+  (and (>= val start) (< val end)))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Commonly used transducers
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;