diff --git a/tg/broker.go b/tg/broker.go
index ddeb86f..a39aefa 100644
--- a/tg/broker.go
+++ b/tg/broker.go
@@ -35,29 +35,23 @@ func (b *Broker) Close() {
 	b.Socket.Close()
 }
 
-// SendTextMessage sends a HTML-styles text message to a specific chat.
+// SendTextMessage sends a HTML-styles text message to a chat.
 // A reply_to message ID can be specified as optional parameter.
 func (b *Broker) SendTextMessage(chat *APIChat, text string, original *int) {
-	cmd := ClientCommand{
+	sendCmd(ClientCommand{
 		Type: CmdSendTextMessage,
 		TextMessageData: &ClientTextMessageData{
 			Text:    text,
 			ChatID:  chat.ChatID,
 			ReplyID: original,
 		},
-	}
-	// Encode command and send to broker
-	data, err := json.Marshal(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[SendTextMessage] JSON Encode error: %s\n", err.Error())
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(b.Socket, string(data))
+	})
 }
 
-// SendTextMessage sends a HTML-styles text message to a specific chat.
+// SendPhoto sends a photo with an optional caption to a chat.
 // A reply_to message ID can be specified as optional parameter.
 func (b *Broker) SendPhoto(chat *APIChat, data []byte, caption *string, original *int) {
-	cmd := ClientCommand{
+	sendCmd(ClientCommand{
 		Type: CmdSendPhoto,
 		PhotoData: &ClientPhotoData{
 			ChatID:  chat.ChatID,
@@ -65,13 +59,7 @@ func (b *Broker) SendPhoto(chat *APIChat, data []byte, caption *string, original
 			Caption: caption,
 			ReplyID: original,
 		},
-	}
-	// Encode command and send to broker
-	data, err := json.Marshal(cmd)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("[SendPhoto] JSON Encode error: %s\n", err.Error())
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(b.Socket, string(data))
+	})
 }
 
 // GetFile sends a file retrieval request to the Broker.
@@ -122,6 +110,14 @@ func (b *Broker) SpliceCallback(id int) BrokerCallback {
 	return b.Callbacks[id]
 }
 
+func (b *Broker) sendCmd(cmd ClientCommand) {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[sendCmd] JSON Encode error: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(b.Socket, string(data))
+}
+
 func (b *Broker) resizeCbArray() {
 	var i int
 	cut := false