diff --git a/rtv/curses_helpers.py b/rtv/curses_helpers.py
index a92c590..98604db 100644
--- a/rtv/curses_helpers.py
+++ b/rtv/curses_helpers.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from .exceptions import EscapeInterrupt
 
 __all__ = ['ESCAPE', 'UARROW', 'DARROW', 'BULLET', 'show_notification',
            'show_help', 'LoadScreen', 'Color', 'text_input', 'curses_session',
-           'prompt_input', 'add_line']
+           'prompt_input', 'add_line', 'get_arrow']
 
 ESCAPE = 27
 
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ DARROW = u'\u25bc'.encode('utf-8')
 BULLET = u'\u2022'.encode('utf-8')
 GOLD = u'\u272A'.encode('utf-8')
 
+def get_arrow(likes):
+    """
+    Return the vote symbol to display, based on the `likes` paramater.
+    """
+
+    if likes is None:
+        symbol, attr = BULLET, curses.A_BOLD
+    elif likes:
+        symbol, attr = UARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.GREEN
+    else:
+        symbol, attr = DARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.RED
+    return symbol, attr
+
+
 def add_line(window, text, row=None, col=None, attr=None):
     """
     Unicode aware version of curses's built-in addnstr method.
diff --git a/rtv/submission.py b/rtv/submission.py
index c717d17..af20308 100644
--- a/rtv/submission.py
+++ b/rtv/submission.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import praw.errors
 from .content import SubmissionContent
 from .page import BasePage, Navigator, BaseController
 from .helpers import open_browser, open_editor
-from .curses_helpers import (BULLET, UARROW, DARROW, GOLD, Color, LoadScreen,
-                             show_notification, text_input, add_line)
+from .curses_helpers import (GOLD, Color, LoadScreen, get_arrow, add_line,
+                             show_notification, text_input)
 from .docs import COMMENT_FILE
 
 __all__ = ['SubmissionController', 'SubmissionPage']
@@ -166,14 +166,8 @@ class SubmissionPage(BasePage):
                 attr = curses.A_BOLD | Color.YELLOW
                 add_line(win, u'{flair} '.format(**data), attr=attr)
 
-            if data['likes'] is None:
-                text, attr = BULLET, curses.A_BOLD
-            elif data['likes']:
-                text, attr = UARROW, (curses.A_BOLD | Color.GREEN)
-            else:
-                text, attr = DARROW, (curses.A_BOLD | Color.RED)
+            text, attr = get_arrow(likes)
             add_line(win, text, attr=attr)
-
             add_line(win, u' {score} {created} '.format(**data))
 
             if data['gold']:
@@ -247,13 +241,7 @@ class SubmissionPage(BasePage):
 
         row = len(data['split_title']) + len(split_text) + 3
         add_line(win, u'{score} '.format(**data), row, 1)
-
-        if data['likes'] is None:
-            text, attr = BULLET, curses.A_BOLD
-        elif data['likes']:
-            text, attr = UARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.GREEN
-        else:
-            text, attr = DARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.RED
+        text, attr = get_arrow(data['likes'])
         add_line(win, text, attr=attr)
         add_line(win, u' {comments} '.format(**data))
 
diff --git a/rtv/subreddit.py b/rtv/subreddit.py
index 4bac5b7..0f23bea 100644
--- a/rtv/subreddit.py
+++ b/rtv/subreddit.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from .submission import SubmissionPage
 from .content import SubredditContent
 from .helpers import open_browser, open_editor
 from .docs import SUBMISSION_FILE
-from .curses_helpers import (BULLET, UARROW, DARROW, GOLD, Color, add_line,
-                             LoadScreen, show_notification, prompt_input)
+from .curses_helpers import (GOLD, Color, LoadScreen, add_line, get_arrow,
+                             show_notification, prompt_input)
 
 __all__ = ['opened_links', 'SubredditController', 'SubredditPage']
 
@@ -175,13 +175,7 @@ class SubredditPage(BasePage):
         row = n_title + offset + 1
         if row in valid_rows:
             add_line(win, u'{score} '.format(**data), row, 1)
-
-            if data['likes'] is None:
-                text, attr = BULLET, curses.A_BOLD
-            elif data['likes']:
-                text, attr = UARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.GREEN
-            else:
-                text, attr = DARROW, curses.A_BOLD | Color.RED
+            text, attr = get_arrow(data['likes'])
             add_line(win, text, attr=attr)
             add_line(win, u' {created} {comments} '.format(**data))