diff --git a/src/api/release.rs b/src/api/release.rs
index 474c991..b9d3290 100644
--- a/src/api/release.rs
+++ b/src/api/release.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ pub async fn list_releases(
             })?;
         return Ok(release_list);
     } else if response.status().is_client_error() {
-        let mesg = response
-            .json::<ApiError>()
-            .await
-            .map_err(|reqwest_err| {
-                crate::Error::WrappedReqwestErr(reqwest_err)
-            })?;
+        let mesg = crate::decode_client_error(response).await?;
         return Err(crate::Error::ApiErrorMessage(mesg));
     }
     panic!("Reached end of list_releases without matching a return pathway.");
@@ -63,12 +58,7 @@ pub async fn create_release(
             .map_err(|e| crate::Error::from(e))?;
         return Ok(new_release);
     } else if response.status().is_client_error() {
-        let mesg = response
-            .json::<ApiError>()
-            .await
-            .map_err(|reqwest_err| {
-                crate::Error::WrappedReqwestErr(reqwest_err)
-            })?;
+        let mesg = crate::decode_client_error(response).await?;
         return Err(crate::Error::ApiErrorMessage(mesg))
     }
     panic!("Reached end of create_release without matching a return path");
diff --git a/src/api/release_attachment.rs b/src/api/release_attachment.rs
index fb9e072..0a3def3 100644
--- a/src/api/release_attachment.rs
+++ b/src/api/release_attachment.rs
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ pub async fn create_release_attachment(
         if response.status().is_success() {
             // TODO: create a struct Attachment and return it to the caller.
         } else if response.status().is_client_error() {
-            let mesg = response
-                .json::<ApiError>()
-                .await
-                .map_err(|reqwest_err| {
-                    crate::Error::WrappedReqwestErr(reqwest_err)
-                })?;
+            let mesg = crate::decode_client_error(response).await?;
             return Err(crate::Error::ApiErrorMessage(mesg));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 14cfab7..42cac0a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ pub struct ApiError {
     url: String,
 }
 
+pub (crate) async fn decode_client_error(response: reqwest::Response) -> Result<ApiError> {
+    response
+        .json::<ApiError>()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|reqwest_err| {
+            crate::Error::WrappedReqwestErr(reqwest_err)
+        })
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     Placeholder, // TODO: Enumerate error modes