diff --git a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/mod.rs b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/mod.rs
index 6ded371a8a..77990737c8 100644
--- a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod delete_w2l_template_various_scopes;
 pub mod get_w2l_template;
 pub mod list_pending_w2l_templates;
-pub mod list_w2l_templates;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod list_w2l_templates;
+pub mod set_w2l_template_mod_approval;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4903ce5f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use errors::AnyhowResult;
+use sqlx::MySqlPool;
+
+pub async fn set_w2l_template_mod_approval(
+  w2l_template_token: &str,
+  mod_user_token: &str,
+  is_approved: bool,
+  mysql_pool: &MySqlPool,
+) -> AnyhowResult<()> {
+
+  let query_result = sqlx::query!(
+        r#"
+UPDATE w2l_templates
+SET
+  is_public_listing_approved = ?,
+  maybe_mod_user_token = ?
+WHERE
+  token = ?
+LIMIT 1
+        "#,
+
+      is_approved,
+      mod_user_token,
+      w2l_template_token,
+    )
+      .execute(mysql_pool)
+      .await;
+
+  match query_result {
+    Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+    Err(err) => Err(anyhow!("error setting w2l mod approval status: {:?}", err)),
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs
index 557bd58de8..c28429693e 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/set_w2l_template_mod_approval.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use sqlx::error::Error::Database;
 use sqlx::mysql::MySqlDatabaseError;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use database_queries::queries::w2l::w2l_templates::set_w2l_template_mod_approval::set_w2l_template_mod_approval;
 
 /// For the URL PathInfo
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -117,23 +118,12 @@ pub async fn set_w2l_template_mod_approval_handler(
 
   let ip_address = get_request_ip(&http_request);
 
-  let query_result = sqlx::query!(
-        r#"
-UPDATE w2l_templates
-SET
-  is_public_listing_approved = ?,
-  maybe_mod_user_token = ?
-WHERE
-  token = ?
-LIMIT 1
-        "#,
-
-      &request.is_approved,
-      &user_session.user_token,
-      &path.token,
-    )
-      .execute(&server_state.mysql_pool)
-      .await;
+  let query_result = set_w2l_template_mod_approval(
+    &path.token,
+    &user_session.user_token,
+    request.is_approved,
+    &server_state.mysql_pool,
+  ).await;
 
   match query_result {
     Ok(_) => {},
@@ -142,6 +132,7 @@ LIMIT 1
       return Err(SetW2lTemplateModApprovalError::ServerError);
     }
   };
+
   let response = SetW2lTemplateModApprovalSuccessResponse {
     success: true,
   };