diff --git a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap.sh b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap.sh
index ce33905..d504378 100755
--- a/ab-openldap/ab-openldap.sh
+++ b/ab-openldap/ab-openldap.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@ textblock () {
     printf "%s\n" "$1" | fold -w "$width" -s
 }
 
+prompt_yn () {
+    # confirmation loop
+    while true; do
+        printf "%sAre you sure you want to continue? (y/n)%s " \
+            "$cyan" "$norm"
+        read -r yn
+        case "$yn" in
+            [Yy]*)
+                break
+                ;;
+            [Nn]*)
+                printf "\n"
+                exit 0
+                ;;
+            *)
+                printf "Please answer 'y' or 'n'.\n"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
 
 # text formatting presets
 bold=$(tput bold)
@@ -198,25 +219,7 @@ if [ $clean = true ]; then
         "$red" "$norm"
     printf "%sThis action CANNOT be undone!%s\n\n" \
         "$red" "$norm"
-    
-    # confirmation loop
-    while true; do
-        printf "%sAre you sure you want to continue? (yes/no)%s " \
-            "$cyan" "$norm"
-        read -r yn
-        case "$yn" in
-            [Yy]*)
-                break
-                ;;
-            [Nn]*)
-                printf "\n"
-                exit 0
-                ;;
-            *)
-                printf "Please answer 'y' or 'n'.\n"
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done
+    prompt_yn
     
     # get all ab-openldap containers
     containers=$(docker ps -a --no-trunc --filter "label=org.label-schema.name=ab-openldap" --format "{{ .Names }}")
@@ -251,28 +254,12 @@ if [ $clean = true ]; then
         printf "%s...done%s\n" "$cyan" "$norm"
     done
 elif [ $restore = true ]; then
-# restore backup
-printf "%s\n*** Restoring Backup ***\n\n%s" "$magenta" "$norm"
-printf "To avoid errors due to existing files, this script will delete any volumes that have the following names (based on --data and --ldif):\n"
-printf "\t%s\n\t%s\n" "$volume_data" "$volume_ldif"
-    # confirmation loop
-        while true; do
-            printf "%sDo you want to continue? (yes/no)%s " \
-                "$cyan" "$norm"
-            read -r yn
-            case "$yn" in
-                [Yy]*)
-                    break
-                    ;;
-                [Nn]*)
-                    printf "\n"
-                    exit 0
-                    ;;
-                *)
-                    printf "Please answer 'y' or 'n'.\n"
-                    ;;
-            esac
-        done
+    # restore backup
+    printf "%s\n*** Restoring Backup ***\n\n%s" "$magenta" "$norm"
+    printf "To avoid errors due to existing files, this script will delete any volumes that have the following names (based on --data and --ldif):\n"
+    printf "\t%s\n\t%s\n" "$volume_data" "$volume_ldif"
+    prompt_yn
+    
     # delete any conflicting volumes
     docker volume rm ${volume_data} > /dev/null 2>&1
     docker volume rm ${volume_ldif} > /dev/null 2>&1