diff --git a/api/commenter_get.go b/api/commenter_get.go
index de9bfd9..12df926 100644
--- a/api/commenter_get.go
+++ b/api/commenter_get.go
@@ -2,20 +2,42 @@ package main
 
 import ()
 
+var commentersRowColumns string = `
+	commenters.commenterHex,
+	commenters.email,
+	commenters.name,
+	commenters.link,
+	commenters.photo,
+	commenters.provider,
+	commenters.joinDate
+`
+
+func commentersRowScan(s sqlScanner, c *commenter) error {
+	return s.Scan(
+		&c.CommenterHex,
+		&c.Email,
+		&c.Name,
+		&c.Link,
+		&c.Photo,
+		&c.Provider,
+		&c.JoinDate,
+	)
+}
+
 func commenterGetByHex(commenterHex string) (commenter, error) {
 	if commenterHex == "" {
 		return commenter{}, errorMissingField
 	}
 
 	statement := `
-    SELECT commenterHex, email, name, link, photo, provider, joinDate
-    FROM commenters
-    WHERE commenterHex = $1;
-  `
+		SELECT ` + commentersRowColumns + `
+		FROM commenters
+		WHERE commenterHex = $1;
+	`
 	row := db.QueryRow(statement, commenterHex)
 
-	c := commenter{}
-	if err := row.Scan(&c.CommenterHex, &c.Email, &c.Name, &c.Link, &c.Photo, &c.Provider, &c.JoinDate); err != nil {
+	var c commenter
+	if err := commentersRowScan(row, &c); err != nil {
 		// TODO: is this the only error?
 		return commenter{}, errorNoSuchCommenter
 	}
@@ -29,14 +51,14 @@ func commenterGetByEmail(provider string, email string) (commenter, error) {
 	}
 
 	statement := `
-    SELECT commenterHex, email, name, link, photo, provider, joinDate
-    FROM commenters
-    WHERE email = $1 AND provider = $2;
-  `
+		SELECT ` + commentersRowColumns + `
+		FROM commenters
+		WHERE email = $1 AND provider = $2;
+	`
 	row := db.QueryRow(statement, email, provider)
 
-	c := commenter{}
-	if err := row.Scan(&c.CommenterHex, &c.Email, &c.Name, &c.Link, &c.Photo, &c.Provider, &c.JoinDate); err != nil {
+	var c commenter
+	if err := commentersRowScan(row, &c); err != nil {
 		// TODO: is this the only error?
 		return commenter{}, errorNoSuchCommenter
 	}
@@ -50,15 +72,15 @@ func commenterGetByCommenterToken(commenterToken string) (commenter, error) {
 	}
 
 	statement := `
-    SELECT commenters.commenterHex, commenters.email, commenters.name, commenters.link, commenters.photo, commenters.provider, commenters.joinDate
-    FROM commenterSessions
-	JOIN commenters ON commenterSessions.commenterHex = commenters.commenterHex
-    WHERE commenterToken = $1;
+		SELECT ` + commentersRowColumns + `
+		FROM commenterSessions
+		JOIN commenters ON commenterSessions.commenterHex = commenters.commenterHex
+		WHERE commenterToken = $1;
 	`
 	row := db.QueryRow(statement, commenterToken)
 
-	c := commenter{}
-	if err := row.Scan(&c.CommenterHex, &c.Email, &c.Name, &c.Link, &c.Photo, &c.Provider, &c.JoinDate); err != nil {
+	var c commenter
+	if err := commentersRowScan(row, &c); err != nil {
 		// TODO: is this the only error?
 		return commenter{}, errorNoSuchToken
 	}