diff --git a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
index ab12977d0e8..afa87502320 100644
--- a/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
+++ b/extensions/tlon/src/urbit/sse-client.ts
@@ -115,20 +115,7 @@ export class UrbitSSEClient {
     app: string;
     path: string;
   }) {
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.url,
-      path: `/~/channel/${this.channelId}`,
-      init: {
-        method: "PUT",
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          Cookie: this.cookie,
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify([subscription]),
-      },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
+    const { response, release } = await this.putChannelPayload([subscription], {
       timeoutMs: 30_000,
       auditContext: "tlon-urbit-subscribe",
     });
@@ -359,20 +346,7 @@ export class UrbitSSEClient {
       "event-id": eventId,
     };
 
-    const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-      baseUrl: this.url,
-      path: `/~/channel/${this.channelId}`,
-      init: {
-        method: "PUT",
-        headers: {
-          "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          Cookie: this.cookie,
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify([ackData]),
-      },
-      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
+    const { response, release } = await this.putChannelPayload([ackData], {
       timeoutMs: 10_000,
       auditContext: "tlon-urbit-ack",
     });
@@ -445,20 +419,7 @@ export class UrbitSSEClient {
       }));
 
       {
-        const { response, release } = await urbitFetch({
-          baseUrl: this.url,
-          path: `/~/channel/${this.channelId}`,
-          init: {
-            method: "PUT",
-            headers: {
-              "Content-Type": "application/json",
-              Cookie: this.cookie,
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify(unsubscribes),
-          },
-          ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
-          lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
-          fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
+        const { response, release } = await this.putChannelPayload(unsubscribes, {
           timeoutMs: 30_000,
           auditContext: "tlon-urbit-unsubscribe",
         });
@@ -501,4 +462,27 @@ export class UrbitSSEClient {
       await release();
     }
   }
+
+  private async putChannelPayload(
+    payload: unknown,
+    params: { timeoutMs: number; auditContext: string },
+  ) {
+    return await urbitFetch({
+      baseUrl: this.url,
+      path: `/~/channel/${this.channelId}`,
+      init: {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+          Cookie: this.cookie,
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      },
+      ssrfPolicy: this.ssrfPolicy,
+      lookupFn: this.lookupFn,
+      fetchImpl: this.fetchImpl,
+      timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
+      auditContext: params.auditContext,
+    });
+  }
 }