diff --git a/ofborg/src/message/buildjob.rs b/ofborg/src/message/buildjob.rs
index 2ba10fb..522aadc 100644
--- a/ofborg/src/message/buildjob.rs
+++ b/ofborg/src/message/buildjob.rs
@@ -48,14 +48,11 @@ impl Actions {
         };
 
         return vec![
-            worker::Action::Publish(worker::QueueMsg{
-                exchange: Some("build-results".to_owned()),
-                routing_key: None,
-                mandatory: true,
-                immediate: false,
-                properties: Some(props),
-                content: serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap().into_bytes()
-            }),
+            worker::publish_serde_action(
+                Some("build-results".to_owned()),
+                None,
+                &msg
+            ),
             worker::Action::Ack
         ];
     }
@@ -69,21 +66,12 @@ impl Actions {
             success: success
         };
 
-        let props =  protocol::basic::BasicProperties {
-            content_type: Some("application/json".to_owned()),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-
-
         return vec![
-            worker::Action::Publish(worker::QueueMsg{
-                exchange: Some("build-results".to_owned()),
-                routing_key: None,
-                mandatory: true,
-                immediate: false,
-                properties: Some(props),
-                content: serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap().into_bytes()
-            }),
+            worker::publish_serde_action(
+                Some("build-results".to_owned()),
+                None,
+                &msg
+            ),
             worker::Action::Ack
         ];
     }
diff --git a/ofborg/src/tasks/githubcommentfilter.rs b/ofborg/src/tasks/githubcommentfilter.rs
index 2eb97cf..4348a84 100644
--- a/ofborg/src/tasks/githubcommentfilter.rs
+++ b/ofborg/src/tasks/githubcommentfilter.rs
@@ -107,21 +107,11 @@ impl worker::SimpleWorker for GitHubCommentWorker {
                             attrs: attrs,
                         };
 
-                        let props = BasicProperties {
-                            content_type: Some("application/json".to_owned()),
-                            ..Default::default()
-                        };
-
-                        response.push(
-                            worker::Action::Publish(worker::QueueMsg{
-                                exchange: Some("build-jobs".to_owned()),
-                                routing_key: None,
-                                mandatory: true,
-                                immediate: false,
-                                properties: Some(props),
-                                content: serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap().into_bytes()
-                            })
-                        );
+                        response.push(worker::publish_serde_action(
+                            Some("build-jobs".to_owned()),
+                            None,
+                            &msg
+                        ));
                     }
                     commentparser::Instruction::Eval => {
                         let msg = massrebuildjob::MassRebuildJob{
@@ -129,21 +119,11 @@ impl worker::SimpleWorker for GitHubCommentWorker {
                             pr: pr_msg.clone(),
                         };
 
-                        let props = BasicProperties {
-                            content_type: Some("application/json".to_owned()),
-                            ..Default::default()
-                        };
-
-                        response.push(
-                            worker::Action::Publish(worker::QueueMsg{
-                                exchange: None,
-                                routing_key: Some("mass-rebuild-check-jobs".to_owned()),
-                                mandatory: true,
-                                immediate: false,
-                                properties: Some(props),
-                                content: serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap().into_bytes()
-                            })
-                        );
+                        response.push(worker::publish_serde_action(
+                            None,
+                            Some("mass-rebuild-check-jobs".to_owned()),
+                            &msg
+                        ));
                     }
 
                 }
diff --git a/ofborg/src/worker.rs b/ofborg/src/worker.rs
index e8f6f0c..5f2eb61 100644
--- a/ofborg/src/worker.rs
+++ b/ofborg/src/worker.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use amqp::Basic;
 use amqp::{Consumer, Channel};
 use amqp::protocol::basic::{Deliver,BasicProperties};
 use std::marker::Send;
-
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde_json;
 
 pub struct Worker<T: SimpleWorker> {
     internal: T
@@ -31,6 +32,23 @@ pub struct QueueMsg {
     pub content: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+pub fn publish_serde_action<T: ?Sized>(exchange: Option<String>, routing_key: Option<String>, msg: &T) -> Action
+    where
+     T: Serialize {
+    let props = BasicProperties {
+        content_type: Some("application/json".to_owned()),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    return Action::Publish(QueueMsg{
+        exchange: exchange,
+        routing_key: routing_key,
+        mandatory: true,
+        immediate: false,
+        properties: Some(props),
+        content: serde_json::to_string(&msg).unwrap().into_bytes()
+    });
+}
 
 pub trait SimpleWorker {
     type J;