diff --git a/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/FileProviderCommunication.swift b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/FileProviderCommunication.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..111e282dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/FileProviderCommunication.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+//  FileProviderCommunication.swift
+//  FileProviderUIExt
+//
+//  Created by Claudio Cambra on 30/7/24.
+//
+
+import FileProvider
+
+enum FileProviderCommunicationError: Error {
+    case serviceNotFound
+    case remoteProxyObjectInvalid
+}
+
+func serviceConnection(
+    url: URL, interruptionHandler: @escaping () -> Void
+) async throws -> FPUIExtensionService {
+    let services = try await FileManager().fileProviderServicesForItem(at: url)
+    guard let service = services[fpUiExtensionServiceName] else {
+        throw FileProviderCommunicationError.serviceNotFound
+    }
+    let connection: NSXPCConnection
+    connection = try await service.fileProviderConnection()
+    connection.remoteObjectInterface = NSXPCInterface(with: FPUIExtensionService.self)
+    connection.interruptionHandler = interruptionHandler
+    connection.resume()
+    guard let proxy = connection.remoteObjectProxy as? FPUIExtensionService else {
+        throw FileProviderCommunicationError.remoteProxyObjectInvalid
+    }
+    return proxy
+}
diff --git a/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/Sharing/ShareTableViewDataSource.swift b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/Sharing/ShareTableViewDataSource.swift
index 3cca1d1a9..f0d0baf99 100644
--- a/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/Sharing/ShareTableViewDataSource.swift
+++ b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/FileProviderUIExt/Sharing/ShareTableViewDataSource.swift
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ class ShareTableViewDataSource: NSObject, NSTableViewDataSource, NSTableViewDele
         }
 
         do {
-            let connection = try await serviceConnection(url: itemURL)
+            let connection = try await serviceConnection(url: itemURL, interruptionHandler: {
+                Logger.sharesDataSource.error("Service connection interrupted")
+            })
             guard let serverPath = await connection.itemServerPath(identifier: itemIdentifier),
                   let credentials = await connection.credentials() as? Dictionary<String, String>,
                   let convertedAccount = Account(dictionary: credentials),
@@ -118,25 +120,6 @@ class ShareTableViewDataSource: NSObject, NSTableViewDataSource, NSTableViewDele
         }
     }
 
-    private func serviceConnection(url: URL) async throws -> FPUIExtensionService {
-        let services = try await FileManager().fileProviderServicesForItem(at: url)
-        guard let service = services[fpUiExtensionServiceName] else {
-            Logger.sharesDataSource.error("Couldn't get service, required service not present")
-            throw NSFileProviderError(.providerNotFound)
-        }
-        let connection: NSXPCConnection
-        connection = try await service.fileProviderConnection()
-        connection.remoteObjectInterface = NSXPCInterface(with: FPUIExtensionService.self)
-        connection.interruptionHandler = {
-            Logger.sharesDataSource.error("Service connection interrupted")
-        }
-        connection.resume()
-        guard let proxy = connection.remoteObjectProxy as? FPUIExtensionService else {
-            throw NSFileProviderError(.serverUnreachable)
-        }
-        return proxy
-    }
-
     private func fetch(
         itemIdentifier: NSFileProviderItemIdentifier, itemRelativePath: String
     ) async -> [NKShare] {
diff --git a/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/NextcloudIntegration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/NextcloudIntegration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 0a6e23366..ff6aa0624 100644
--- a/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/NextcloudIntegration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/shell_integration/MacOSX/NextcloudIntegration/NextcloudIntegration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 		537630982B8612F00026BFAB /* FPUIExtensionService.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 537630962B860D920026BFAB /* FPUIExtensionService.swift */; };
 		537BD67A2C58D67800446ED0 /* LockViewController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 537BD6792C58D67800446ED0 /* LockViewController.swift */; };
 		537BD67C2C58D7B700446ED0 /* LockViewController.xib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 537BD67B2C58D7B700446ED0 /* LockViewController.xib */; };
+		537BD6802C58F01B00446ED0 /* FileProviderCommunication.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 537BD67F2C58F01B00446ED0 /* FileProviderCommunication.swift */; };
 		538E396A27F4765000FA63D5 /* UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 538E396927F4765000FA63D5 /* UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework */; };
 		538E396D27F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExtension.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 538E396C27F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExtension.swift */; };
 		538E397627F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExt.appex in Embed App Extensions */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 538E396727F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExt.appex */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 		537630962B860D920026BFAB /* FPUIExtensionService.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FPUIExtensionService.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		537BD6792C58D67800446ED0 /* LockViewController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = LockViewController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		537BD67B2C58D7B700446ED0 /* LockViewController.xib */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; path = LockViewController.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		537BD67F2C58F01B00446ED0 /* FileProviderCommunication.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FileProviderCommunication.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		538E396727F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExt.appex */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = "wrapper.app-extension"; includeInIndex = 0; path = FileProviderExt.appex; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		538E396927F4765000FA63D5 /* UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/UniformTypeIdentifiers.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		538E396C27F4765000FA63D5 /* FileProviderExtension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = FileProviderExtension.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -353,6 +355,7 @@
 				537BD6782C58D0FC00446ED0 /* Locking */,
 				537BD6772C58D0C400446ED0 /* Sharing */,
 				53B979802B84C81F002DA742 /* DocumentActionViewController.swift */,
+				537BD67F2C58F01B00446ED0 /* FileProviderCommunication.swift */,
 				53FE14572B8E3A7C006C4193 /* FileProviderUIExt.entitlements */,
 				53B979852B84C81F002DA742 /* Info.plist */,
 			);
@@ -725,6 +728,7 @@
 				53FE14592B8E3F6C006C4193 /* ShareTableItemView.swift in Sources */,
 				5376307D2B85E2ED0026BFAB /* Logger+Extensions.swift in Sources */,
 				53FE14502B8E0658006C4193 /* ShareTableViewDataSource.swift in Sources */,
+				537BD6802C58F01B00446ED0 /* FileProviderCommunication.swift in Sources */,
 				537630982B8612F00026BFAB /* FPUIExtensionService.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;