diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/ContributionMessageResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/ContributionMessageResolver.ts
index 25f2a2560..69931467b 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/ContributionMessageResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/ContributionMessageResolver.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import {
 import { Context, getUser } from '@/server/context'
 import { LogError } from '@/server/LogError'
 
+import { findContributionMessages } from './util/findContributionMessages'
+
 @Resolver()
 export class ContributionMessageResolver {
   @Authorized([RIGHTS.CREATE_CONTRIBUTION_MESSAGE])
@@ -82,16 +84,12 @@ export class ContributionMessageResolver {
     @Args()
     { currentPage = 1, pageSize = 5, order = Order.DESC }: Paginated,
   ): Promise<ContributionMessageListResult> {
-    const [contributionMessages, count] = await getConnection()
-      .createQueryBuilder()
-      .select('cm')
-      .from(DbContributionMessage, 'cm')
-      .leftJoinAndSelect('cm.user', 'u')
-      .where({ contributionId })
-      .orderBy('cm.createdAt', order)
-      .limit(pageSize)
-      .offset((currentPage - 1) * pageSize)
-      .getManyAndCount()
+    const [contributionMessages, count] = await findContributionMessages({
+      contributionId,
+      currentPage,
+      pageSize,
+      order,
+    })
 
     return {
       count,
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/findContributionMessages.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/findContributionMessages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90555cca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/util/findContributionMessages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { ContributionMessage as DbContributionMessage } from '@entity/ContributionMessage'
+
+import { Order } from '@enum/Order'
+
+interface FindContributionMessagesOptions {
+  contributionId: number
+  pageSize: number
+  currentPage: number
+  order: Order
+}
+
+export const findContributionMessages = async (
+  options: FindContributionMessagesOptions,
+): Promise<[DbContributionMessage[], number]> => {
+  const { contributionId, pageSize, currentPage, order } = options
+  return DbContributionMessage.findAndCount({
+    where: {
+      contributionId,
+    },
+    relations: ['user'],
+    order: {
+      createdAt: order,
+    },
+    skip: (currentPage - 1) * pageSize,
+    take: pageSize,
+  })
+}