diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 28bc622d..63331513 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -3249,6 +3249,90 @@ _create_event(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char
 }
 
 
+PGresult *
+get_event_records(PGconn *conn, int node_id, const char *node_name, const char *event, bool all, int limit)
+{
+	PGresult   *res;
+
+	PQExpBufferData query;
+	PQExpBufferData where_clause;
+
+
+	initPQExpBuffer(&query);
+	initPQExpBuffer(&where_clause);
+
+	/* LEFT JOIN used here as a node record may have been removed */
+	appendPQExpBuffer(&query,
+					  "   SELECT e.node_id, n.node_name, e.event, e.successful, "
+					  "          TO_CHAR(e.event_timestamp, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') AS timestamp, "
+					  "          e.details "
+					  "     FROM repmgr.events e "
+					  "LEFT JOIN repmgr.nodes n ON e.node_id = n.node_id ");
+
+	if (node_id != UNKNOWN_NODE_ID)
+	{
+		append_where_clause(&where_clause,
+							"n.node_id=%i", node_id);
+	}
+	else if (node_name[0] != '\0')
+	{
+		char	   *escaped = escape_string(conn, node_name);
+
+		if (escaped == NULL)
+		{
+			log_error(_("unable to escape value provided for node name"));
+			log_detail(_("node name is: \"%s\""), node_name);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			append_where_clause(&where_clause,
+								"n.node_name='%s'",
+								escaped);
+			pfree(escaped);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (event[0] != '\0')
+	{
+		char	   *escaped = escape_string(conn, event);
+
+		if (escaped == NULL)
+		{
+			log_error(_("unable to escape value provided for event"));
+			log_detail(_("event is: \"%s\""), event);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			append_where_clause(&where_clause,
+								"e.event='%s'",
+								escaped);
+			pfree(escaped);
+		}
+	}
+
+	appendPQExpBuffer(&query, "\n%s\n",
+					  where_clause.data);
+
+	appendPQExpBuffer(&query,
+					  " ORDER BY e.event_timestamp DESC");
+
+	if (all == false && limit > 0)
+	{
+		appendPQExpBuffer(&query, " LIMIT %i",
+						  limit);
+	}
+
+	log_debug("do_cluster_event():\n%s", query.data);
+	res = PQexec(conn, query.data);
+
+	termPQExpBuffer(&query);
+	termPQExpBuffer(&where_clause);
+
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+
 /* ========================== */
 /* replication slot functions */
 /* ========================== */
diff --git a/dbutils.h b/dbutils.h
index bd815790..37405c3c 100644
--- a/dbutils.h
+++ b/dbutils.h
@@ -369,10 +369,8 @@ bool		check_cluster_schema(PGconn *conn);
 /* GUC manipulation functions */
 bool		set_config(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, const char *config_value);
 bool		set_config_bool(PGconn *conn, const char *config_param, bool state);
-int guc_set(PGconn *conn, const char *parameter, const char *op,
-		const char *value);
-int guc_set_typed(PGconn *conn, const char *parameter, const char *op,
-			  const char *value, const char *datatype);
+int		    guc_set(PGconn *conn, const char *parameter, const char *op, const char *value);
+int			guc_set_typed(PGconn *conn, const char *parameter, const char *op, const char *value, const char *datatype);
 bool		get_pg_setting(PGconn *conn, const char *setting, char *output);
 
 /* server information functions */
@@ -437,6 +435,7 @@ void		config_file_list_add(t_configfile_list *list, const char *file, const char
 bool		create_event_record(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details);
 bool		create_event_notification(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details);
 bool		create_event_notification_extended(PGconn *conn, t_configuration_options *options, int node_id, char *event, bool successful, char *details, t_event_info *event_info);
+PGresult   *get_event_records(PGconn *conn, int node_id, const char *node_name, const char *event, bool all, int limit);
 
 /* replication slot functions */
 bool		create_replication_slot(PGconn *conn, char *slot_name, int server_version_num, PQExpBufferData *error_msg);
diff --git a/repmgr-action-cluster.c b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
index ed5d3a9c..7d196292 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-cluster.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
@@ -436,83 +436,18 @@ void
 do_cluster_event(void)
 {
 	PGconn	   *conn = NULL;
-	PQExpBufferData query;
-	PQExpBufferData where_clause;
 	PGresult   *res;
 	int			i = 0;
 	int			column_count = EVENT_HEADER_COUNT;
 
 	conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
 
-	initPQExpBuffer(&query);
-	initPQExpBuffer(&where_clause);
-
-	/* LEFT JOIN used here as a node record may have been removed */
-	appendPQExpBuffer(
-					  &query,
-					  "   SELECT e.node_id, n.node_name, e.event, e.successful, \n"
-					  "          TO_CHAR(e.event_timestamp, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') AS timestamp, \n"
-					  "          e.details \n"
-					  "     FROM repmgr.events e \n"
-					  "LEFT JOIN repmgr.nodes n ON e.node_id = n.node_id ");
-
-	if (runtime_options.node_id != UNKNOWN_NODE_ID)
-	{
-
-		append_where_clause(&where_clause,
-							"n.node_id=%i", runtime_options.node_id);
-	}
-	else if (runtime_options.node_name[0] != '\0')
-	{
-		char	   *escaped = escape_string(conn, runtime_options.node_name);
-
-		if (escaped == NULL)
-		{
-			log_error(_("unable to escape value provided for node name"));
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			append_where_clause(&where_clause,
-								"n.node_name='%s'",
-								escaped);
-			pfree(escaped);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (runtime_options.event[0] != '\0')
-	{
-		char	   *escaped = escape_string(conn, runtime_options.event);
-
-		if (escaped == NULL)
-		{
-			log_error(_("unable to escape value provided for event"));
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			append_where_clause(&where_clause,
-								"e.event='%s'",
-								escaped);
-			pfree(escaped);
-		}
-	}
-
-	appendPQExpBuffer(&query, "\n%s\n",
-					  where_clause.data);
-
-	appendPQExpBuffer(&query,
-					  " ORDER BY e.event_timestamp DESC");
-
-	if (runtime_options.all == false && runtime_options.limit > 0)
-	{
-		appendPQExpBuffer(&query, " LIMIT %i",
-						  runtime_options.limit);
-	}
-
-	log_debug("do_cluster_event():\n%s", query.data);
-	res = PQexec(conn, query.data);
-
-	termPQExpBuffer(&query);
-	termPQExpBuffer(&where_clause);
+	res = get_event_records(conn,
+							runtime_options.node_id,
+							runtime_options.node_name,
+							runtime_options.event,
+							runtime_options.all,
+							runtime_options.limit);
 
 	if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{