diff --git a/ipe/channel.go b/ipe/channel.go
index 3ed2aff..aafec9e 100644
--- a/ipe/channel.go
+++ b/ipe/channel.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package ipe
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ func (c *channel) Publish(a *app, event rawEvent, ignore string) error {
 			subs.Connection.Publish(newResponseEvent(event.Event, event.Channel, v))
 		} else {
 			// Webhook
-			if strings.HasPrefix(event.Event, "client-") {
+			if utils.IsClientEvent(event.Event) {
 				a.TriggerClientEventHook(c, subs, event.Event, v)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/ipe/websocket.go b/ipe/websocket.go
index 57cc65b..aafedbd 100644
--- a/ipe/websocket.go
+++ b/ipe/websocket.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func onMessage(conn *websocket.Conn, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ses
 			}
 		default: // CLient Events ??
 			// see http://pusher.com/docs/client_api_guide/client_events#trigger-events
-			if strings.HasPrefix(event.Event, "client-") {
+			if utils.IsClientEvent(event.Event) {
 				if !app.UserEvents {
 					emitWSError(newGenericError("To send client events, you must enable this feature in the Settings."), conn)
 				}
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 51b4ce2..1f34630 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@ func IsChannelNameValid(channelName string) bool {
 	return validChannelName.Match([]byte(channelName))
 }
 
+// IsPrivateChannel Verify if the channel name represents a private channel
 func IsPrivateChannel(channelName string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(channelName, "private-")
 }
 
+// IsPresenceChannel Verify if the channel name represents a presence channel
 func IsPresenceChannel(channelName string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(channelName, "presence-")
 }
+
+// IsClientEvent Verify if the event name represents a client event type
+func IsClientEvent(event string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(event, "client-")
+}
diff --git a/utils/utils_test.go b/utils/utils_test.go
index 31600e5..df960b4 100644
--- a/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,24 @@ func TestIsPresenceChannel_invalid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsClientEvent_valid(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "client-hello"
+	ok := IsClientEvent(name)
+
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("IsClientEvent(%s) == %t, wants %t", name, ok, true)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsClientEvent_invalid(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "hello"
+	ok := IsClientEvent(name)
+
+	if ok {
+		t.Errorf("IsClientEvent(%s) == %t, wants %t", name, ok, false)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHashMAC(t *testing.T) {
 	message := []byte("hello world")
 	key := []byte("my super secret key")