diff --git a/src/controllers/api/shipDecorationsController.ts b/src/controllers/api/shipDecorationsController.ts
index be09fe9f..d25a3309 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/shipDecorationsController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/shipDecorationsController.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,140 @@
 import { getAccountIdForRequest } from "@/src/services/loginService";
-import { IShipDecorationsRequest } from "@/src/types/shipTypes";
+import { getPersonalRooms } from "@/src/services/personalRoomsService";
+import { TBootLocation } from "@/src/types/shipTypes";
 import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
-import { handleSetShipDecorations } from "@/src/services/shipCustomizationsService";
+import { Types } from "mongoose";
+
+interface IShipDecorationsRequest {
+    Type: string;
+    Pos: [number, number, number];
+    Rot: [number, number, number];
+    Room: string;
+    BootLocation?: TBootLocation;
+    IsApartment?: boolean;
+    RemoveId?: string;
+    MoveId?: string;
+    OldRoom?: string;
+    Scale?: number;
+}
+
+interface IShipDecorationsResponse {
+    DecoId?: string;
+    Room?: string;
+    IsApartment?: boolean;
+    MaxCapacityIncrease?: number;
+    OldRoom?: string;
+    NewRoom?: string;
+}
+
+const handleSetShipDecorations = async (
+    accountId: string,
+    placedDecoration: IShipDecorationsRequest
+): Promise<IShipDecorationsResponse> => {
+    const personalRooms = await getPersonalRooms(accountId);
+
+    const rooms =
+        placedDecoration.BootLocation == "SHOP"
+            ? personalRooms.TailorShop.Rooms
+            : placedDecoration.IsApartment
+              ? personalRooms.Apartment.Rooms
+              : personalRooms.Ship.Rooms;
+
+    const roomToPlaceIn = rooms.find(room => room.Name === placedDecoration.Room);
+
+    if (!roomToPlaceIn) {
+        throw new Error("room not found");
+    }
+
+    if (placedDecoration.MoveId) {
+        //moved within the same room
+        if (placedDecoration.OldRoom === placedDecoration.Room) {
+            const existingDecorationIndex = roomToPlaceIn?.PlacedDecos?.findIndex(
+                deco => deco._id.toString() === placedDecoration.MoveId
+            );
+
+            if (existingDecorationIndex === -1) {
+                throw new Error("decoration to be moved not found");
+            }
+
+            roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Pos = placedDecoration.Pos;
+            roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Rot = placedDecoration.Rot;
+
+            if (placedDecoration.Scale) {
+                roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Scale = placedDecoration.Scale;
+            }
+
+            await personalRooms.save();
+            return {
+                OldRoom: placedDecoration.OldRoom,
+                NewRoom: placedDecoration.Room,
+                IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
+                MaxCapacityIncrease: 0 // TODO: calculate capacity change upon removal
+            };
+        }
+
+        //moved to a different room
+        const oldRoom = rooms.find(room => room.Name === placedDecoration.OldRoom);
+
+        if (!oldRoom) {
+            logger.error("old room not found");
+            throw new Error("old room not found");
+        }
+
+        oldRoom.PlacedDecos.pull({ _id: placedDecoration.MoveId });
+
+        const newDecoration = {
+            Type: placedDecoration.Type,
+            Pos: placedDecoration.Pos,
+            Rot: placedDecoration.Rot,
+            Scale: placedDecoration.Scale,
+            _id: placedDecoration.MoveId
+        };
+
+        //the new room is still roomToPlaceIn
+        roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos.push(newDecoration);
+        await personalRooms.save();
+        return {
+            OldRoom: placedDecoration.OldRoom,
+            NewRoom: placedDecoration.Room,
+            IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
+            MaxCapacityIncrease: 0 // TODO: calculate capacity change upon removal
+        };
+    }
+
+    //TODO: check whether to remove from shipitems
+
+    if (placedDecoration.RemoveId) {
+        roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos.pull({ _id: placedDecoration.RemoveId });
+        await personalRooms.save();
+        return {
+            DecoId: placedDecoration.RemoveId,
+            Room: placedDecoration.Room,
+            IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
+            MaxCapacityIncrease: 0
+        };
+    }
+
+    // TODO: handle capacity
+
+    //place decoration
+    const decoId = new Types.ObjectId();
+    roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos?.push({
+        Type: placedDecoration.Type,
+        Pos: placedDecoration.Pos,
+        Rot: placedDecoration.Rot,
+        Scale: placedDecoration.Scale,
+        _id: decoId
+    });
+
+    await personalRooms.save();
+
+    return { DecoId: decoId.toString(), Room: placedDecoration.Room, IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment };
+};
 
 export const shipDecorationsController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     const accountId = await getAccountIdForRequest(req);
     const shipDecorationsRequest = JSON.parse(req.body as string) as IShipDecorationsRequest;
-
-    try {
-        const placedDecoration = await handleSetShipDecorations(accountId, shipDecorationsRequest);
-        res.send(placedDecoration);
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-        if (error instanceof Error) {
-            logger.error(`error in shipDecorationsController: ${error.message}`);
-            res.status(400).json({ error: error.message });
-        }
-    }
+    const placedDecoration = await handleSetShipDecorations(accountId, shipDecorationsRequest);
+    res.send(placedDecoration);
 };
diff --git a/src/services/shipCustomizationsService.ts b/src/services/shipCustomizationsService.ts
index f5f78a4e..28a391d5 100644
--- a/src/services/shipCustomizationsService.ts
+++ b/src/services/shipCustomizationsService.ts
@@ -1,112 +1,5 @@
 import { getPersonalRooms } from "@/src/services/personalRoomsService";
-import { IShipDecorationsRequest, IShipDecorationsResponse, ISetPlacedDecoInfoRequest } from "@/src/types/shipTypes";
-import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
-import { Types } from "mongoose";
-
-export const handleSetShipDecorations = async (
-    accountId: string,
-    placedDecoration: IShipDecorationsRequest
-): Promise<IShipDecorationsResponse> => {
-    const personalRooms = await getPersonalRooms(accountId);
-
-    const rooms =
-        placedDecoration.BootLocation == "SHOP"
-            ? personalRooms.TailorShop.Rooms
-            : placedDecoration.IsApartment
-              ? personalRooms.Apartment.Rooms
-              : personalRooms.Ship.Rooms;
-
-    const roomToPlaceIn = rooms.find(room => room.Name === placedDecoration.Room);
-
-    if (!roomToPlaceIn) {
-        throw new Error("room not found");
-    }
-
-    if (placedDecoration.MoveId) {
-        //moved within the same room
-        if (placedDecoration.OldRoom === placedDecoration.Room) {
-            const existingDecorationIndex = roomToPlaceIn?.PlacedDecos?.findIndex(
-                deco => deco._id.toString() === placedDecoration.MoveId
-            );
-
-            if (existingDecorationIndex === -1) {
-                throw new Error("decoration to be moved not found");
-            }
-
-            roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Pos = placedDecoration.Pos;
-            roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Rot = placedDecoration.Rot;
-
-            if (placedDecoration.Scale) {
-                roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos[existingDecorationIndex].Scale = placedDecoration.Scale;
-            }
-
-            await personalRooms.save();
-            return {
-                OldRoom: placedDecoration.OldRoom,
-                NewRoom: placedDecoration.Room,
-                IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
-                MaxCapacityIncrease: 0 // TODO: calculate capacity change upon removal
-            };
-        }
-
-        //moved to a different room
-        const oldRoom = rooms.find(room => room.Name === placedDecoration.OldRoom);
-
-        if (!oldRoom) {
-            logger.error("old room not found");
-            throw new Error("old room not found");
-        }
-
-        oldRoom.PlacedDecos.pull({ _id: placedDecoration.MoveId });
-
-        const newDecoration = {
-            Type: placedDecoration.Type,
-            Pos: placedDecoration.Pos,
-            Rot: placedDecoration.Rot,
-            Scale: placedDecoration.Scale,
-            _id: placedDecoration.MoveId
-        };
-
-        //the new room is still roomToPlaceIn
-        roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos.push(newDecoration);
-        await personalRooms.save();
-        return {
-            OldRoom: placedDecoration.OldRoom,
-            NewRoom: placedDecoration.Room,
-            IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
-            MaxCapacityIncrease: 0 // TODO: calculate capacity change upon removal
-        };
-    }
-
-    //TODO: check whether to remove from shipitems
-
-    if (placedDecoration.RemoveId) {
-        roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos.pull({ _id: placedDecoration.RemoveId });
-        await personalRooms.save();
-        return {
-            DecoId: placedDecoration.RemoveId,
-            Room: placedDecoration.Room,
-            IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment,
-            MaxCapacityIncrease: 0
-        };
-    }
-
-    // TODO: handle capacity
-
-    //place decoration
-    const decoId = new Types.ObjectId();
-    roomToPlaceIn.PlacedDecos?.push({
-        Type: placedDecoration.Type,
-        Pos: placedDecoration.Pos,
-        Rot: placedDecoration.Rot,
-        Scale: placedDecoration.Scale,
-        _id: decoId
-    });
-
-    await personalRooms.save();
-
-    return { DecoId: decoId.toString(), Room: placedDecoration.Room, IsApartment: placedDecoration.IsApartment };
-};
+import { ISetPlacedDecoInfoRequest } from "@/src/types/shipTypes";
 
 export const handleSetPlacedDecoInfo = async (accountId: string, req: ISetPlacedDecoInfoRequest): Promise<void> => {
     const personalRooms = await getPersonalRooms(accountId);
diff --git a/src/types/shipTypes.ts b/src/types/shipTypes.ts
index 8409c2af..012beb80 100644
--- a/src/types/shipTypes.ts
+++ b/src/types/shipTypes.ts
@@ -90,28 +90,6 @@ export interface ShipAttachments {
     HOOD_ORNAMENT: string;
 }
 
-export interface IShipDecorationsRequest {
-    Type: string;
-    Pos: [number, number, number];
-    Rot: [number, number, number];
-    Room: string;
-    BootLocation?: TBootLocation;
-    IsApartment?: boolean;
-    RemoveId?: string;
-    MoveId?: string;
-    OldRoom?: string;
-    Scale?: number;
-}
-
-export interface IShipDecorationsResponse {
-    DecoId?: string;
-    Room?: string;
-    IsApartment?: boolean;
-    MaxCapacityIncrease?: number;
-    OldRoom?: string;
-    NewRoom?: string;
-}
-
 export interface ISetPlacedDecoInfoRequest {
     DecoType: string;
     DecoId: string;