diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/spec_reference.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/spec_reference.py
index 816025ef..52564136 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/spec_reference.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/models/spec_reference.py
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@ class SpecReferenceCache(SpiffworkflowBaseDBModel):
     is_executable = db.Column(db.Boolean())  # either 'process' or 'decision'
     is_primary = db.Column(db.Boolean())
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_spec_reference(cls, ref):
+        return cls(
+                identifier=ref.identifier,
+                display_name=ref.display_name,
+                process_model_id=ref.process_model_id,
+                type=ref.type,
+                file_name=ref.file_name,
+                has_lanes=ref.has_lanes,
+                is_executable=ref.is_executable,
+                is_primary=ref.is_primary,
+                relative_path=ref.relative_path,)
+
+
 class SpecReferenceSchema(Schema):
     """FileSchema."""
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
index 9b9cb518..4029444f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/spec_file_service.py
@@ -234,17 +234,7 @@ class SpecFileService(FileSystemService):
     def update_process_cache(ref: SpecReference) -> None:
         process_id_lookup = SpecReferenceCache.query.filter_by(identifier=ref.identifier).first()
         if process_id_lookup is None:
-            process_id_lookup = SpecReferenceCache(
-                identifier=ref.identifier,
-                display_name=ref.display_name,
-                process_model_id=ref.process_model_id,
-                type=ref.type,
-                file_name=ref.file_name,
-                has_lanes=ref.has_lanes,
-                is_executable=ref.is_executable,
-                is_primary=ref.is_primary,
-                relative_path=ref.relative_path,
-            )
+            process_id_lookup = SpecReferenceCache.from_spec_reference(ref)
             db.session.add(process_id_lookup)
         else:
             if ref.relative_path != process_id_lookup.relative_path: