diff --git a/tutormfe/plugin.py b/tutormfe/plugin.py
index ddd77d3a..322ed6ec 100644
--- a/tutormfe/plugin.py
+++ b/tutormfe/plugin.py
@@ -24,64 +24,65 @@
 }
 
 
-# If the package version suffix is set (for instance, in the nightly branch) use the "heads" Github refs API endpoint by default.
-def gh_refs_path() -> str:
-    return "heads" if __version_suffix__ else "tags"
+def get_github_refs_path(owner: str, name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate a URL to access refs in heads (nightly) or tags (stable) via Github API.
+    Args:
+        owner (str): The name of the Github repository owner, as a string in 'owner' format.
+        name (str): The name of the Github repository, as a string in 'repo' format.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: A string URL to the Github API, pointing to heads if version_suffix is set, tags otherwise.
+
+    """
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{name}/git/refs/"
+    return url + "heads" if __version_suffix__ else url + "tags"
 
 
 CORE_MFE_APPS: dict[str, MFE_ATTRS_TYPE] = {
     "authn": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-authn",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-authn/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-authn"),
         "port": 1999,
     },
     "account": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-account",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-account/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-account"),
         "port": 1997,
     },
     "communications": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-communications",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-communications/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-communications"),
         "port": 1984,
     },
     "course-authoring": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-course-authoring",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-course-authoring/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-course-authoring"),
         "port": 2001,
     },
     "discussions": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-discussions",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-discussions/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-discussions"),
         "port": 2002,
     },
     "gradebook": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-gradebook",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-gradebook/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-gradebook"),
         "port": 1994,
     },
     "learning": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-learning",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-learning/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-learning"),
         "port": 2000,
     },
     "ora-grading": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-ora-grading",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-ora-grading/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-ora-grading"),
         "port": 1993,
     },
     "profile": {
         "repository": "https://github.com/openedx/frontend-app-profile",
-        "refs": "https://api.github.com/repos/openedx/frontend-app-profile/git/refs/"
-        + gh_refs_path(),
+        "refs": get_github_refs_path("openedx", "frontend-app-profile"),
         "port": 1995,
     },
 }