diff --git a/recipes/views.py b/recipes/views.py
index b90df8a..a6bdfff 100644
--- a/recipes/views.py
+++ b/recipes/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.http.response import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.conf import settings
 
+def get_name_of_user(user):
+	return user.first_name if user.first_name else user.username
+
 @login_required
 @permission_required('recipes.view_recipe')
 def recipes(request):
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX = 'ingredient' # TODO refactor author_placeholder arg
 def add_recipe(request):
 	if request.method == 'POST':
 		recipe_form = RecipeForm(request.POST, prefix=RECIPE_FORM_PREFIX)
-		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(request.POST, queryset=Ingredient.objects.none(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX)
 
 		if recipe_form.is_valid() and version_form.is_valid() and ingredients_formset.is_valid():
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ def add_recipe(request):
 			return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('recipe', kwargs={'slug': recipe.slug}))
 	else:
 		recipe_form = RecipeForm(prefix=RECIPE_FORM_PREFIX)
-		version_form = VersionForm(prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(queryset=Ingredient.objects.none(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX)
 
 	return render(request, 'add-recipe.html', {'recipe_form': recipe_form, 'version_form': version_form, 'ingredients_formset': ingredients_formset})
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ def add_version(request, slug_recipe):
 		version_initial = {}
 
 	if request.method == 'POST':
-		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, initial=version_initial, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, initial=version_initial, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(request.POST, queryset=Ingredient.objects.none(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX)
 		version_form.recipe_id = recipe.id # type: ignore
 
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ def add_version(request, slug_recipe):
 			return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('version', kwargs={'slug_recipe': version.recipe.slug, 'slug_version': version.slug}))
 
 	else:
-		version_form = VersionForm(prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, initial=version_initial, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, initial=version_initial, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(queryset=Ingredient.objects.none(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX)
 
 	return render(request, 'add-version.html', {'version_form': version_form, 'ingredients_formset': ingredients_formset})
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ def edit_version(request, slug_recipe, slug_version):
 	version = get_object_or_404(Version, recipe=recipe, slug=slug_version)
 
 	if request.method == 'POST': # TODO refactor with add_version
-		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, instance=version, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(request.POST, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, instance=version, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(request.POST, queryset=version.ingredients.all(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX) # type: ignore
 		version_form.recipe_id = recipe.id # type: ignore
 
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ def edit_version(request, slug_recipe, slug_version):
 
 			return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('version', kwargs={'slug_recipe': version.recipe.slug, 'slug_version': version.slug}))
 	else:
-		version_form = VersionForm(instance=version, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=request.user.first_name if request.user.first_name else request.user.username)
+		version_form = VersionForm(instance=version, prefix=VERSION_FORM_PREFIX, author_placeholder=get_name_of_user(request.user))
 		ingredients_formset = IngredientFormSet(queryset=version.ingredients.all(), prefix=INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX) # type: ignore
 
 	return render(request, 'edit-version.html', {'version_form': version_form, 'ingredients_formset': ingredients_formset})