diff --git a/pkg/comment_formatter/tfc_status_update.go b/pkg/comment_formatter/tfc_status_update.go
index 894081b..7c7dd9d 100644
--- a/pkg/comment_formatter/tfc_status_update.go
+++ b/pkg/comment_formatter/tfc_status_update.go
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zapier/tfbuddy/pkg/vcs"
 )
 
+func getProperApplyText(rmd runstream.RunMetadata, wsName string) string {
+	if rmd.GetAutoMerge() && vcs.IsGlobalAutoMergeEnabled() {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatAutoMerge, wsName)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormat, wsName)
+	}
+}
 func FormatRunStatusCommentBody(tfc tfc_api.ApiClient, run *tfe.Run, rmd runstream.RunMetadata) (main, toplevel string, resolve bool) {
 	wsName := run.Workspace.Name
 	org := run.Workspace.Organization.Name
@@ -33,11 +40,7 @@ func FormatRunStatusCommentBody(tfc tfc_api.ApiClient, run *tfe.Run, rmd runstre
 		extraInfo = fmt.Sprintf(successPlanSummaryFormat, run.Apply.ResourceImports, run.Apply.ResourceAdditions, run.Apply.ResourceChanges, run.Apply.ResourceDestructions)
 		if len(run.TargetAddrs) > 0 {
 			extraInfo += needToApplyFullWorkSpace
-			if rmd.GetAutoMerge() && vcs.IsGlobalAutoMergeEnabled() {
-				extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatAutoMerge, wsName)
-			} else {
-				extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormat, wsName)
-			}
+			extraInfo += getProperApplyText(rmd, wsName)
 		} else {
 			resolveDiscussion = true
 		}
@@ -59,11 +62,7 @@ func FormatRunStatusCommentBody(tfc tfc_api.ApiClient, run *tfe.Run, rmd runstre
 			if len(run.TargetAddrs) > 0 {
 				extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatWithTarget, strings.Join(run.TargetAddrs, ","), wsName, strings.Join(run.TargetAddrs, ","))
 			} else {
-				if rmd.GetAutoMerge() && vcs.IsGlobalAutoMergeEnabled() {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatAutoMerge, wsName)
-				} else {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormat, wsName)
-				}
+				extraInfo += getProperApplyText(rmd, wsName)
 			}
 		}
 	case tfe.RunPlannedAndFinished:
@@ -81,20 +80,12 @@ func FormatRunStatusCommentBody(tfc tfc_api.ApiClient, run *tfe.Run, rmd runstre
 			if len(run.TargetAddrs) > 0 {
 				extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatWithTarget, strings.Join(run.TargetAddrs, ","), wsName, strings.Join(run.TargetAddrs, ","))
 			} else {
-				if rmd.GetAutoMerge() && vcs.IsGlobalAutoMergeEnabled() {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatAutoMerge, wsName)
-				} else {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormat, wsName)
-				}
+				extraInfo += getProperApplyText(rmd, wsName)
 			}
 		} else {
 			if len(run.TargetAddrs) > 0 {
 				extraInfo += needToApplyFullWorkSpace
-				if rmd.GetAutoMerge() && vcs.IsGlobalAutoMergeEnabled() {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormatAutoMerge, wsName)
-				} else {
-					extraInfo += fmt.Sprintf(howToApplyFormat, wsName)
-				}
+				extraInfo += getProperApplyText(rmd, wsName)
 			} else {
 				resolveDiscussion = true
 			}