diff --git a/ox.go b/ox.go
index 4ba87e5..d7ff055 100644
--- a/ox.go
+++ b/ox.go
@@ -177,35 +177,11 @@ func oxPublishPubKey(jid string, client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ,
 		return err
 	}
 	pubKeyBase64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(keySerialized)
-	root := etree.NewDocument()
-	pubsub := root.CreateElement("pubsub")
-	pubsub.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
-	publish := pubsub.CreateElement("publish")
-	publish.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys+":"+fingerprint)
-	item := publish.CreateElement("item")
-	item.CreateAttr("id", keyCreated)
-	pubkey := item.CreateElement("pubkey")
-	pubkey.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
-	data := pubkey.CreateElement("data")
-	data.CreateText(pubKeyBase64)
-	publishoptions := pubsub.CreateElement("publish-options")
-	x := publishoptions.CreateElement("x")
-	x.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsJabberData)
-	x.CreateAttr("type", "submit")
-	field := x.CreateElement("field")
-	field.CreateAttr("var", "FORM_TYPE")
-	field.CreateAttr("type", "hidden")
-	value := field.CreateElement("value")
-	value.CreateText(pubsubPubOptions)
-	field = x.CreateElement("field")
-	field.CreateAttr("var", "pubsub#access_model")
-	value = field.CreateElement("value")
-	value.CreateText("open")
-	xmlstring, err := root.WriteToString()
+	ppk, err := oxPublishPubKeyRequest(pubKeyBase64, fingerprint, keyCreated)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	iqReply, err := sendIQ(client, iqc, jid, "set", xmlstring)
+	iqReply, err := sendIQ(client, iqc, jid, "set", ppk)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -224,35 +200,11 @@ func oxPublishPubKey(jid string, client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ,
 	if pubKeyBase64 != base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ownPubKeyFromPubsubSerialized) {
 		return errors.New("couldn't successfully verify public key upload")
 	}
-	root = etree.NewDocument()
-	pubsub = root.CreateElement("pubsub")
-	pubsub.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
-	publish = pubsub.CreateElement("publish")
-	publish.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys)
-	item = publish.CreateElement("item")
-	pubkeyslist := item.CreateElement("public-keys-list")
-	pubkeyslist.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
-	pubkeymeta := pubkeyslist.CreateElement("pubkey-metadata")
-	pubkeymeta.CreateAttr("v4-fingerprint", fingerprint)
-	pubkeymeta.CreateAttr("date", keyCreated)
-	publishoptions = pubsub.CreateElement("publish-options")
-	x = publishoptions.CreateElement("x")
-	x.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsJabberData)
-	x.CreateAttr("type", "submit")
-	field = x.CreateElement("field")
-	field.CreateAttr("var", "FORM_TYPE")
-	field.CreateAttr("type", "hidden")
-	value = field.CreateElement("value")
-	value.CreateText(pubsubPubOptions)
-	field = x.CreateElement("field")
-	field.CreateAttr("var", "pubsub#access_model")
-	value = field.CreateElement("value")
-	value.CreateText("open")
-	xmlstring, err = root.WriteToString()
+	ppkl, err := oxPublishPubKeyListRequest(fingerprint, keyCreated)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	iqReply, err = sendIQ(client, iqc, jid, "set", xmlstring)
+	iqReply, err = sendIQ(client, iqc, jid, "set", ppkl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -427,17 +379,11 @@ func oxGenPrivKey(jid string, client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ,
 
 func oxRecvPublicKeys(client *xmpp.Client, iqc chan xmpp.IQ, recipient string,
 	fingerprint string) (*crypto.KeyRing, error) {
-	opkr := etree.NewDocument()
-	opkrPs := opkr.CreateElement("pubsub")
-	opkrPs.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
-	opkrPsItems := opkrPs.CreateElement("items")
-	opkrPsItems.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys+":"+fingerprint)
-	opkrPsItems.CreateAttr("max_items", "1")
-	opkrString, err := opkr.WriteToString()
+	opkr, err := oxRecvPubKeysRequest(fingerprint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	oxPublicKey, err := sendIQ(client, iqc, recipient, "get", opkrString)
+	oxPublicKey, err := sendIQ(client, iqc, recipient, "get", opkr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/oxstanzas.go b/oxstanzas.go
index bd0917a..4e7ed3f 100644
--- a/oxstanzas.go
+++ b/oxstanzas.go
@@ -99,3 +99,82 @@ func oxParseSignCrypt(message string) (oxSigncrypt, error) {
 	output.body = body.Text()
 	return output, nil
 }
+
+func oxPublishPubKeyRequest(pubKeyBase64 string, fingerprint string,
+	keyCreated string) (string, error) {
+	root := etree.NewDocument()
+	pubsub := root.CreateElement("pubsub")
+	pubsub.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
+	publish := pubsub.CreateElement("publish")
+	publish.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys+":"+fingerprint)
+	item := publish.CreateElement("item")
+	item.CreateAttr("id", keyCreated)
+	pubkey := item.CreateElement("pubkey")
+	pubkey.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
+	data := pubkey.CreateElement("data")
+	data.CreateText(pubKeyBase64)
+	publishoptions := pubsub.CreateElement("publish-options")
+	x := publishoptions.CreateElement("x")
+	x.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsJabberData)
+	x.CreateAttr("type", "submit")
+	field := x.CreateElement("field")
+	field.CreateAttr("var", "FORM_TYPE")
+	field.CreateAttr("type", "hidden")
+	value := field.CreateElement("value")
+	value.CreateText(pubsubPubOptions)
+	field = x.CreateElement("field")
+	field.CreateAttr("var", "pubsub#access_model")
+	value = field.CreateElement("value")
+	value.CreateText("open")
+	output, err := root.WriteToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return output, err
+	}
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+func oxPublishPubKeyListRequest(fingerprint string, keyCreated string) (string, error) {
+	root := etree.NewDocument()
+	pubsub := root.CreateElement("pubsub")
+	pubsub.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
+	publish := pubsub.CreateElement("publish")
+	publish.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys)
+	item := publish.CreateElement("item")
+	pubkeyslist := item.CreateElement("public-keys-list")
+	pubkeyslist.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsOx)
+	pubkeymeta := pubkeyslist.CreateElement("pubkey-metadata")
+	pubkeymeta.CreateAttr("v4-fingerprint", fingerprint)
+	pubkeymeta.CreateAttr("date", keyCreated)
+	publishoptions := pubsub.CreateElement("publish-options")
+	x := publishoptions.CreateElement("x")
+	x.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsJabberData)
+	x.CreateAttr("type", "submit")
+	field := x.CreateElement("field")
+	field.CreateAttr("var", "FORM_TYPE")
+	field.CreateAttr("type", "hidden")
+	value := field.CreateElement("value")
+	value.CreateText(pubsubPubOptions)
+	field = x.CreateElement("field")
+	field.CreateAttr("var", "pubsub#access_model")
+	value = field.CreateElement("value")
+	value.CreateText("open")
+	output, err := root.WriteToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return output, err
+	}
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+func oxRecvPubKeysRequest(fingerprint string) (string, error) {
+	opkr := etree.NewDocument()
+	opkrPs := opkr.CreateElement("pubsub")
+	opkrPs.CreateAttr("xmlns", nsPubsub)
+	opkrPsItems := opkrPs.CreateElement("items")
+	opkrPsItems.CreateAttr("node", nsOxPubKeys+":"+fingerprint)
+	opkrPsItems.CreateAttr("max_items", "1")
+	output, err := opkr.WriteToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return output, err
+	}
+	return output, nil
+}