diff --git a/lib/forcegraph.js b/lib/forcegraph.js
index 7212981..c6d554c 100644
--- a/lib/forcegraph.js
+++ b/lib/forcegraph.js
@@ -396,31 +396,9 @@ define(['d3', 'helper'], function (d3, helper) {
       ctx.save();
       ctx.beginPath();
       if (scale > 0.9) {
+        var startDistance = 16;
         nodes.filter(visibleNodes).forEach(function (d) {
-          var clients = d.o.node.statistics.clients;
-          if (clients === 0) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          var startDistance = 16;
-          var radius = 3;
-          var a = 1.2;
-          var startAngle = Math.PI;
-
-          for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
-            var di = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a;
-            var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * di) / (a * radius));
-            var delta = clients - i;
-
-            for (var j = 0; j < Math.min(delta, n); i++, j++) {
-              var angle = 2 * Math.PI / n * j;
-              var x = d.x + di * Math.cos(angle + startAngle);
-              var y = d.y + di * Math.sin(angle + startAngle);
-
-              ctx.moveTo(x, y);
-              ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
-            }
-          }
+          helper.positionClients(ctx, d, Math.PI, d.o.node.statistics.clients, startDistance);
         });
       }
       ctx.fillStyle = clientColor;
diff --git a/lib/map/clientlayer.js b/lib/map/clientlayer.js
index a85f2e4..2cdb718 100644
--- a/lib/map/clientlayer.js
+++ b/lib/map/clientlayer.js
@@ -32,36 +32,17 @@ define(['leaflet', 'helper'],
 
         var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
 
-        var radius = 3;
-        var a = 1.2;
+
         var startDistance = 12;
 
         ctx.beginPath();
         nodes.forEach(function (d) {
           var p = map.project([d.node.nodeinfo.location.latitude, d.node.nodeinfo.location.longitude]);
-          var clients = d.node.statistics.clients;
-
-          if (clients === 0) {
-            return;
-          }
 
           p.x -= s.x;
           p.y -= s.y;
 
-          for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
-            var distance = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a;
-            var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * distance) / (a * radius));
-            var delta = clients - i;
-
-            for (var j = 0; j < Math.min(delta, n); i++, j++) {
-              var angle = 2 * Math.PI / n * j;
-              var x = p.x + distance * Math.cos(angle + d.startAngle);
-              var y = p.y + distance * Math.sin(angle + d.startAngle);
-
-              ctx.moveTo(x, y);
-              ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
-            }
-          }
+          helper.positionClients(ctx, p, d.startAngle, d.node.statistics.clients, startDistance);
         });
 
         ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(220, 0, 103, 0.7)';
diff --git a/lib/utils/helper.js b/lib/utils/helper.js
index 46f1d97..2cd8cc8 100644
--- a/lib/utils/helper.js
+++ b/lib/utils/helper.js
@@ -195,5 +195,28 @@ define({
     var br = map.unproject([s.x + margin + tileSize, s.y + margin + tileSize]);
 
     return { minX: br.lat, minY: tl.lng, maxX: tl.lat, maxY: br.lng };
+  },
+  positionClients: function positionClients(ctx, p, startAngle, clients, startDistance) {
+    if (clients === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var radius = 3;
+    var a = 1.2;
+
+    for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
+      var distance = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a;
+      var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * distance) / (a * radius));
+      var delta = clients - i;
+
+      for (var j = 0; j < Math.min(delta, n); i++, j++) {
+        var angle = 2 * Math.PI / n * j;
+        var x = p.x + distance * Math.cos(angle + startAngle);
+        var y = p.y + distance * Math.sin(angle + startAngle);
+
+        ctx.moveTo(x, y);
+        ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+      }
+    }
   }
 });