diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 101ccb95..58f59606 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/k8s"
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/security"
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/storage"
-	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/util"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ func validateStorageConfig(config *Config) error {
 	// Remove all ServiceStatus that represent services which no longer exist in the configuration
 	var keys []string
 	for _, service := range config.Services {
-		keys = append(keys, util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(service.Group, service.Name))
+		keys = append(keys, service.Key())
 	}
 	numberOfServiceStatusesDeleted := storage.Get().DeleteAllServiceStatusesNotInKeys(keys)
 	if numberOfServiceStatusesDeleted > 0 {
diff --git a/core/service.go b/core/service.go
index 067ea26c..9ff23311 100644
--- a/core/service.go
+++ b/core/service.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/alerting/alert"
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/client"
+	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -135,6 +136,11 @@ func (service *Service) ValidateAndSetDefaults() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Key returns the unique key for the Service
+func (service Service) Key() string {
+	return util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(service.Group, service.Name)
+}
+
 // EvaluateHealth sends a request to the service's URL and evaluates the conditions of the service.
 func (service *Service) EvaluateHealth() *Result {
 	result := &Result{Success: true, Errors: []string{}}
diff --git a/core/service_status.go b/core/service_status.go
index d1e103c5..58dfe12c 100644
--- a/core/service_status.go
+++ b/core/service_status.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/util"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ func NewServiceStatus(service *Service) *ServiceStatus {
 	return &ServiceStatus{
 		Name:    service.Name,
 		Group:   service.Group,
-		Key:     util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(service.Group, service.Name),
+		Key:     service.Key(),
 		Results: make([]*Result, 0),
 		Events: []*Event{{
 			Type:      EventStart,
diff --git a/storage/store/memory/memory.go b/storage/store/memory/memory.go
index 0b23d3f9..d859fc3a 100644
--- a/storage/store/memory/memory.go
+++ b/storage/store/memory/memory.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (s *Store) GetServiceStatusByKey(key string) *core.ServiceStatus {
 
 // Insert adds the observed result for the specified service into the store
 func (s *Store) Insert(service *core.Service, result *core.Result) {
-	key := util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(service.Group, service.Name)
+	key := service.Key()
 	serviceStatus, exists := s.cache.Get(key)
 	if !exists {
 		serviceStatus = core.NewServiceStatus(service)
diff --git a/storage/store/memory/memory_test.go b/storage/store/memory/memory_test.go
index ecdb51e8..584884b9 100644
--- a/storage/store/memory/memory_test.go
+++ b/storage/store/memory/memory_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/core"
-	"github.com/TwinProduction/gatus/util"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ func TestStore_GetServiceStatusByKey(t *testing.T) {
 	store.Insert(&testService, &testSuccessfulResult)
 	store.Insert(&testService, &testUnsuccessfulResult)
 
-	serviceStatus := store.GetServiceStatusByKey(util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(testService.Group, testService.Name))
+	serviceStatus := store.GetServiceStatusByKey(testService.Key())
 	if serviceStatus == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("serviceStatus shouldn't have been nil")
 	}
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ func TestStore_GetAllServiceStatusesWithResultPagination(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(serviceStatuses) != 1 {
 		t.Fatal("expected 1 service status")
 	}
-	actual, exists := serviceStatuses[util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(testService.Group, testService.Name)]
+	actual, exists := serviceStatuses[testService.Key()]
 	if !exists {
 		t.Fatal("expected service status to exist")
 	}
@@ -234,20 +233,20 @@ func TestStore_DeleteAllServiceStatusesNotInKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	if store.cache.Count() != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("expected cache to have 2 keys, got %d", store.cache.Count())
 	}
-	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(firstService.Group, firstService.Name)) == nil {
+	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(firstService.Key()) == nil {
 		t.Fatal("firstService should exist")
 	}
-	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(secondService.Group, secondService.Name)) == nil {
+	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(secondService.Key()) == nil {
 		t.Fatal("secondService should exist")
 	}
-	store.DeleteAllServiceStatusesNotInKeys([]string{util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(firstService.Group, firstService.Name)})
+	store.DeleteAllServiceStatusesNotInKeys([]string{firstService.Key()})
 	if store.cache.Count() != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected cache to have 1 keys, got %d", store.cache.Count())
 	}
-	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(firstService.Group, firstService.Name)) == nil {
+	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(firstService.Key()) == nil {
 		t.Error("secondService should've been deleted")
 	}
-	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(util.ConvertGroupAndServiceToKey(secondService.Group, secondService.Name)) != nil {
+	if store.GetServiceStatusByKey(secondService.Key()) != nil {
 		t.Error("firstService should still exist")
 	}
 }