diff --git a/backend/src/db/graphql/userManagement.js b/backend/src/db/graphql/userManagement.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cb8a05f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/db/graphql/userManagement.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import gql from 'graphql-tag'
+
+// ------ mutations
+
+export const loginMutation = gql`
+  mutation ($email: String!, $password: String!) {
+    login(email: $email, password: $password)
+  }
+`
+
+// ------ queries
+
+// fill queries in here
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/user_management.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/user_management.spec.js
index 2dcb14855..15b39e80d 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/user_management.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/user_management.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import CONFIG from './../../config'
 import Factory, { cleanDatabase } from '../../db/factories'
 import { gql } from '../../helpers/jest'
+import { loginMutation } from '../../db/graphql/userManagement'
 import { createTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
 import createServer, { context } from '../../server'
 import encode from '../../jwt/encode'
@@ -177,12 +178,6 @@ describe('currentUser', () => {
 })
 
 describe('login', () => {
-  const loginMutation = gql`
-    mutation ($email: String!, $password: String!) {
-      login(email: $email, password: $password)
-    }
-  `
-
   const respondsWith = async (expected) => {
     await expect(mutate({ mutation: loginMutation, variables })).resolves.toMatchObject(expected)
   }