diff --git a/atst/domain/applications.py b/atst/domain/applications.py
index 39cf7251..c2321194 100644
--- a/atst/domain/applications.py
+++ b/atst/domain/applications.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
-
 from . import BaseDomainClass
-from .exceptions import AlreadyExistsError
 from flask import g
 from atst.database import db
 from atst.domain.application_roles import ApplicationRoles
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ from atst.models import (
     ApplicationRoleStatus,
     EnvironmentRole,
 )
-from atst.utils import first_or_none
+from atst.utils import first_or_none, update_or_raise_already_exists_error
 
 
 class Applications(BaseDomainClass):
@@ -31,12 +28,7 @@ class Applications(BaseDomainClass):
         if environment_names:
             Environments.create_many(user, application, environment_names)
 
-        try:
-            db.session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            db.session.rollback()
-            raise AlreadyExistsError("application")
-
+        update_or_raise_already_exists_error(message="application")
         return application
 
     @classmethod
@@ -61,14 +53,9 @@ class Applications(BaseDomainClass):
             Environments.create_many(
                 g.current_user, application, new_data["environment_names"]
             )
+
         db.session.add(application)
-
-        try:
-            db.session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            db.session.rollback()
-            raise AlreadyExistsError("application")
-
+        update_or_raise_already_exists_error(message="application")
         return application
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/atst/domain/task_orders.py b/atst/domain/task_orders.py
index 835590c9..8ad8b0f4 100644
--- a/atst/domain/task_orders.py
+++ b/atst/domain/task_orders.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import datetime
-from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 
 from atst.database import db
 from atst.models.clin import CLIN
 from atst.models.task_order import TaskOrder, SORT_ORDERING
 from . import BaseDomainClass
-from .exceptions import AlreadyExistsError
+from atst.utils import update_or_raise_already_exists_error
 
 
 class TaskOrders(BaseDomainClass):
@@ -16,15 +15,8 @@ class TaskOrders(BaseDomainClass):
     def create(cls, portfolio_id, number, clins, pdf):
         task_order = TaskOrder(portfolio_id=portfolio_id, number=number, pdf=pdf)
         db.session.add(task_order)
-
-        try:
-            db.session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            db.session.rollback()
-            raise AlreadyExistsError("task_order")
-
+        update_or_raise_already_exists_error(message="task_order")
         TaskOrders.create_clins(task_order.id, clins)
-
         return task_order
 
     @classmethod
@@ -42,12 +34,7 @@ class TaskOrders(BaseDomainClass):
             task_order.number = number
             db.session.add(task_order)
 
-        try:
-            db.session.commit()
-        except IntegrityError:
-            db.session.rollback()
-            raise AlreadyExistsError("task_order")
-
+        update_or_raise_already_exists_error(message="task_order")
         return task_order
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/atst/utils/__init__.py b/atst/utils/__init__.py
index 01988e10..9772af67 100644
--- a/atst/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/atst/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import re
 
+from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
+
+from atst.database import db
+from atst.domain.exceptions import AlreadyExistsError
+
 
 def first_or_none(predicate, lst):
     return next((x for x in lst if predicate(x)), None)
@@ -23,3 +28,11 @@ def camel_to_snake(camel_cased):
 def pick(keys, dct):
     _keys = set(keys)
     return {k: v for (k, v) in dct.items() if k in _keys}
+
+
+def update_or_raise_already_exists_error(message):
+    try:
+        db.session.commit()
+    except IntegrityError:
+        db.session.rollback()
+        raise AlreadyExistsError(message)