diff --git a/recipes/views.py b/recipes/views.py
index d1a63a0..be05926 100644
--- a/recipes/views.py
+++ b/recipes/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.http.response import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.conf import settings
 
+RECIPE_FORM_PREFIX = 'recipe'
+VERSION_FORM_PREFIX = 'version'
+INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX = 'ingredient'
+
 def get_name_of_user(user):
 	return user.first_name if user.first_name else user.username
 
@@ -32,9 +36,17 @@ def recipe(request, slug):
 	else:
 		return render(request, 'recipe.html', context={'recipe': recipe, 'versions': versions})
 
-RECIPE_FORM_PREFIX = 'recipe'
-VERSION_FORM_PREFIX = 'version'
-INGREDIENTS_FORMSET_PREFIX = 'ingredient'
+def create_version(request, recipe: Recipe, version_form: VersionForm) -> Version:
+	version = version_form.save(commit=False)
+	version.user = request.user
+	version.recipe = recipe
+	version.save()
+	return version
+
+def save_ingredients(version: Version, ingredients_formset: IngredientFormSet): # type: ignore
+	for ingredient in ingredients_formset.save(commit=False):
+		ingredient.version = version
+		ingredient.save()
 
 @login_required
 def add_recipe(request):
@@ -45,15 +57,8 @@ def add_recipe(request):
 
 		if recipe_form.is_valid() and version_form.is_valid() and ingredients_formset.is_valid():
 			recipe = recipe_form.save(commit=True)
-
-			version = version_form.save(commit=False)
-			version.user = request.user
-			version.recipe = recipe
-			version.save()
-
-			for ingredient in ingredients_formset.save(commit=False):
-				ingredient.version = version
-				ingredient.save()
+			version = create_version(request, recipe, version_form)
+			save_ingredients(version, ingredients_formset)
 
 			return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('recipe', kwargs={'slug': recipe.slug}))
 	else:
@@ -92,14 +97,8 @@ def add_version(request, slug):
 		version_form.recipe_id = recipe.id # type: ignore
 
 		if version_form.is_valid() and ingredients_formset.is_valid():
-			version = version_form.save(commit=False)
-			version.user = request.user
-			version.recipe = recipe
-			version.save()
-
-			for ingredient in ingredients_formset.save(commit=False):
-					ingredient.version = version
-					ingredient.save()
+			version = create_version(request, recipe, version_form)
+			save_ingredients(version, ingredients_formset)
 
 			return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('version', kwargs={'slug_recipe': version.recipe.slug, 'slug_version': version.slug}))