diff --git a/orchestrator/activities/slot_manager.py b/orchestrator/activities/slot_manager.py
index 4de2b73..dcbd536 100644
--- a/orchestrator/activities/slot_manager.py
+++ b/orchestrator/activities/slot_manager.py
@@ -449,11 +449,8 @@ class SlotManager(SientiaMonitoring):
                     alert_type in receiver_group['contents']
                     and notification_id not in ignore_list
                     and key not in already_added_keys
-                    and (not levels_list or notification.get('level') in levels_list)
-                    and (
-                        not ignore_models_id_list
-                        or notification.get('model_id') not in ignore_models_id_list
-                    )
+                    and self._check_levels_and_ignore_models_id(
+                        notification, levels_list, ignore_models_id_list)
                 ):
                     receiver_groups[group_name]['notifications'].append(notification)
                     already_added_keys.append(key)
@@ -467,6 +464,23 @@ class SlotManager(SientiaMonitoring):
 
         return receiver_groups
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _check_levels_and_ignore_models_id(notification, levels_list, ignore_models_id_list):
+        """
+        Check if the notification's level is in the levels_list and its model_id is not in the ignore_models_id_list.
+
+        Args:
+            notification (dict): The notification to check.
+            levels_list (list, optional): List of levels to include. If None, all levels are included.
+            ignore_models_id_list (list, optional): List of model_ids to exclude. If None, no models are excluded.
+
+        Returns:    
+        bool: True if the notification passes the checks, False otherwise.
+        """
+        level_check = not levels_list or notification.get('level') in levels_list
+        model_id_check = not ignore_models_id_list or notification.get('model_id') not in ignore_models_id_list
+        return level_check and model_id_check
+
     @activity.defn(name='store_notification_cache')
     def store_notification_cache(self, input_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """