diff --git a/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter.py b/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter.py
index 2f0b0d1..b763123 100644
--- a/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter.py
+++ b/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLabel, QWidget, QTabWidget
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl, QUrlQuery, pyqtSignal, QEventLoop
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl, pyqtSignal, QEventLoop
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkRequest, QNetworkReply, QNetworkAccessManager
 
 from qgis.core import (
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 from swiss_locator.gui.config_dialog import ConfigDialog
 from swiss_locator.gui.maptip import MapTip
 from swiss_locator.gui.qtwebkit_conf import with_qt_web_kit
+from swiss_locator.utils.utils import url_with_param
 
 
 def result_from_data(result: QgsLocatorResult):
@@ -235,18 +236,9 @@ def box2geometry(box: str) -> QgsRectangle:
             float(coords[0]), float(coords[1]), float(coords[2]), float(coords[3])
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def url_with_param(url, params) -> str:
-        url = QUrl(url)
-        q = QUrlQuery(url)
-        for key, value in params.items():
-            q.addQueryItem(key, value)
-        url.setQuery(q)
-        return url
-
     @staticmethod
     def request_for_url(url, params, headers) -> QNetworkRequest:
-        url = SwissLocatorFilter.url_with_param(url, params)
+        url = url_with_param(url, params)
         request = QNetworkRequest(url)
         for k, v in list(headers.items()):
             request.setRawHeader(k, v)
@@ -540,7 +532,7 @@ def show_map_tip(self, layer, feature_id, point):
                 layer=layer, feature_id=feature_id
             )
             params = {"lang": self.lang, "sr": self.crs}
-            url = self.url_with_param(url, params)
+            url = url_with_param(url, params)
             self.dbg_info(url)
             request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))
             self.fetch_request(
diff --git a/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter_location.py b/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter_location.py
index 2ca4ac0..bc57863 100644
--- a/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter_location.py
+++ b/swiss_locator/core/filters/swiss_locator_filter_location.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 from swiss_locator.core.filters.map_geo_admin import map_geo_admin_url
 from swiss_locator.core.results import LocationResult
 from swiss_locator.utils.html_stripper import strip_tags
+from swiss_locator.utils.utils import url_with_param
 
 
 class SwissLocatorFilterLocation(SwissLocatorFilter):
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ def fetch_feature(self, layer, feature_id):
         # Try to get more info
         url = f"https://api3.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/api/MapServer/{layer}/{feature_id}"
         params = {"lang": self.lang, "sr": self.crs}
-        url = self.url_with_param(url, params)
+        url = url_with_param(url, params)
         request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))
         self.fetch_request(request, QgsFeedback(), self.parse_feature_response)
 
diff --git a/swiss_locator/core/profiles/profile_generator.py b/swiss_locator/core/profiles/profile_generator.py
index ff34825..fde4265 100644
--- a/swiss_locator/core/profiles/profile_generator.py
+++ b/swiss_locator/core/profiles/profile_generator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import json
 
-from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QUrl, QUrlQuery
+from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QUrl
 from qgis.PyQt.QtNetwork import QNetworkRequest
 from qgis.core import (
     Qgis,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from swiss_locator.core.profiles.profile_results import  SwissProfileResults
 from swiss_locator.core.profiles.profile_url import profile_url
+from swiss_locator.utils.utils import url_with_param
 
 
 class SwissProfileGenerator(QgsAbstractProfileGenerator):
@@ -42,14 +43,6 @@ def sourceId(self):
         return "swiss-profile"
 
     def __get_profile_from_rest_api(self):
-        def url_with_param(url, params) -> str:
-            url = QUrl(url)
-            q = QUrlQuery(url)
-            for key, value in params.items():
-                q.addQueryItem(key, value)
-            url.setQuery(q)
-            return url
-
         result = {}
         geojson = self.__transformed_curve.asJson(3)
         base_url, base_params = profile_url(geojson)
diff --git a/swiss_locator/utils/utils.py b/swiss_locator/utils/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d452c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swiss_locator/utils/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QUrl, QUrlQuery
+
+
+def url_with_param(url: str, params: dict) -> str:
+    url = QUrl(url)
+    q = QUrlQuery(url)
+    for key, value in params.items():
+        q.addQueryItem(key, value)
+    url.setQuery(q)
+    return url