diff --git a/src/server/formatter.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/formatter.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/server/formatter.rs
rename to proxmox-rest-server/src/formatter.rs
diff --git a/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
index 42e78d89..bc8334ba 100644
--- a/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use proxmox::tools::fd::Fd;
 
 pub mod daemon;
+pub mod formatter;
 
 mod environment;
 pub use environment::*;
diff --git a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
index dc1c0ae9..20aca6fb 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/datastore.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ use pbs_tools::blocking::WrappedReaderStream;
 use pbs_tools::stream::{AsyncReaderStream, AsyncChannelWriter};
 use pbs_tools::json::{required_integer_param, required_string_param};
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
+use proxmox_rest_server::formatter;
 
 use crate::api2::node::rrd::create_value_from_rrd;
 use crate::backup::{
@@ -1326,7 +1327,7 @@ pub fn upload_backup_log(
         replace_file(&path, blob.raw_data(), CreateOptions::new())?;
 
         // fixme: use correct formatter
-        Ok(crate::server::formatter::json_response(Ok(Value::Null)))
+        Ok(formatter::json_response(Ok(Value::Null)))
     }.boxed()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api2/backup/environment.rs b/src/api2/backup/environment.rs
index 1766639e..129ebd2b 100644
--- a/src/api2/backup/environment.rs
+++ b/src/api2/backup/environment.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ use pbs_datastore::backup_info::{BackupDir, BackupInfo};
 use pbs_datastore::dynamic_index::DynamicIndexWriter;
 use pbs_datastore::fixed_index::FixedIndexWriter;
 use pbs_api_types::Authid;
+use proxmox_rest_server::formatter::*;
 
 use crate::backup::{verify_backup_dir_with_lock, DataStore};
 use crate::server::WorkerTask;
-use crate::server::formatter::*;
 use hyper::{Body, Response};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Serialize)]
diff --git a/src/api2/reader/environment.rs b/src/api2/reader/environment.rs
index 64a01c4d..f7d79072 100644
--- a/src/api2/reader/environment.rs
+++ b/src/api2/reader/environment.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use proxmox::api::{RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType};
 
 use pbs_datastore::backup_info::BackupDir;
 use pbs_api_types::Authid;
+use proxmox_rest_server::formatter::*;
 
 use crate::backup::DataStore;
-use crate::server::formatter::*;
 use crate::server::WorkerTask;
 
 //use proxmox::tools;
diff --git a/src/server/h2service.rs b/src/server/h2service.rs
index 332b3b1a..a79387c0 100644
--- a/src/server/h2service.rs
+++ b/src/server/h2service.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use proxmox::api::{ApiResponseFuture, HttpError, Router, RpcEnvironment};
 use proxmox::http_err;
 
+use proxmox_rest_server::formatter::*;
+
 use crate::tools;
-use crate::server::formatter::*;
 use crate::server::WorkerTask;
 
 /// Hyper Service implementation to handle stateful H2 connections.
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index c426383f..1fc57575 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ pub use worker_task::*;
 mod h2service;
 pub use h2service::*;
 
-pub mod formatter;
-
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod rest;
 
diff --git a/src/server/rest.rs b/src/server/rest.rs
index 6af6fa55..8beecb55 100644
--- a/src/server/rest.rs
+++ b/src/server/rest.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ use pbs_tools::compression::{DeflateEncoder, Level};
 use pbs_tools::stream::AsyncReaderStream;
 use pbs_api_types::{Authid, Userid};
 use proxmox_rest_server::{ApiConfig, FileLogger, FileLogOptions, AuthError, RestEnvironment};
-
-use super::formatter::*;
+use proxmox_rest_server::formatter::*;
 
 use crate::auth_helpers::*;
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;