diff --git a/actions/finishaddopenid.php b/actions/finishaddopenid.php
index 2b34b38ea2..6a7bb3d248 100644
--- a/actions/finishaddopenid.php
+++ b/actions/finishaddopenid.php
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ class FinishaddopenidAction extends Action {
 				$this->message(_t('This OpenID is already associated with user "') . $user->nickname . _t('"'));
 			} else {
 				$cur = common_current_user();
-				if (!$this->connect_user($cur, $display, $canonical)) {
+				$result = oid_link_user($cur->id, $display, $canonical);
+				if (!$result) {
 					$this->message(_t('Error connecting user'));
 					return;
 				}
@@ -136,24 +137,4 @@ class FinishaddopenidAction extends Action {
 		
 		return true;
 	}
-
-	function connect_user($user, $display, $canonical) {
-
-		$id = $user->id;
-		
-		$oid = new User_openid();
-		$oid->display = $display;
-		$oid->canonical = $canonical;
-		$oid->user_id = $id;
-		$oid->created = DB_DataObject_Cast::dateTime();
-		
-		$result = $oid->insert();
-		
-		if (!$result) {
-			$err = PEAR::getStaticProperty('DB_DataObject','lastError');
-			common_debug('DB error ' . $err->code . ': ' . $err->message, __FILE__);
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/actions/finishopenidlogin.php b/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
index 202520d54e..3d0c8f2779 100644
--- a/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
+++ b/actions/finishopenidlogin.php
@@ -264,15 +264,8 @@ class FinishopenidloginAction extends Action {
 			$profile->delete();
 		}
 
-		$oid = new User_openid();
-		$oid->display = $display;
-		$oid->canonical = $canonical;
-		$oid->user_id = $id;
-		$oid->created = DB_DataObject_Cast::dateTime();
 		
-		$result = $oid->insert();
-
-		if (!$result) {
+		if (!oid_link_user($user->id, $canonical, $display) {
 			# Try to clean up...
 			$user->delete();
 			$profile->delete();
@@ -303,14 +296,10 @@ class FinishopenidloginAction extends Action {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		$oid = new User_openid();
-		$oid->display = $display;
-		$oid->canonical = $canonical;
-		$oid->user_id = $user->id;
-		$oid->created = DB_DataObject_Cast::dateTime();
+		$result = oid_link_user($user->id, $canonical, $display);
 		
-		if (!$oid->insert()) {
-			common_server_error(_t('Error connecting OpenID.'));
+		if (!$result) {
+			common_server_error(_t('Error connecting user to OpenID.'));
 			return;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/lib/openid.php b/lib/openid.php
index 9128ecddcc..c41b3424cd 100644
--- a/lib/openid.php
+++ b/lib/openid.php
@@ -41,4 +41,21 @@ function oid_consumer() {
 	$store = oid_store();
 	$consumer = new Auth_OpenID_Consumer($store);
 	return $consumer;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+function oid_link_user($id, $canonical, $display) {
+	
+	$oid = new User_openid();
+	$oid->user_id = $id;
+	$oid->canonical = $canonical;
+	$oid->display = $display;
+	$oid->created = DB_DataObject_Cast::dateTime();
+		
+	if (!$oid->insert()) {
+		$err = PEAR::getStaticProperty('DB_DataObject','lastError');
+		common_debug('DB error ' . $err->code . ': ' . $err->message, __FILE__);
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	return true;
+}