diff --git a/activity.cpp b/activity.cpp
index 0328063..a192751 100644
--- a/activity.cpp
+++ b/activity.cpp
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ int send_intent(struct su_context *ctx, const char *socket_path, int allow, int
             data.writeInt32(VAL_STRING);
             data.writeString16(String16("desired_cmd"));
             data.writeInt32(VAL_STRING);
-            if (ctx->to.command)
-                data.writeString16(String16(ctx->to.command));
-            else
-                data.writeString16(String16(ctx->to.shell));
+            data.writeString16(String16(get_command(&ctx->to)));
 
             data.writeInt32(VAL_STRING);
             data.writeString16(String16("socket"));
diff --git a/db.c b/db.c
index 7d192ee..07b353c 100644
--- a/db.c
+++ b/db.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int db_check(sqlite3 *db, struct su_context *ctx)
     sqlite3_snprintf(
         sizeof(sql), sql,
         "SELECT _id,name,allow FROM apps WHERE uid=%u AND exec_uid=%u AND exec_cmd='%q';",
-        ctx->from.uid, ctx->to.uid, (ctx->to.command) ? ctx->to.command : ctx->to.shell
+        ctx->from.uid, ctx->to.uid, get_command(&ctx->to)
     );
 
     if (strlen(sql) >= sizeof(sql)-1)
diff --git a/su.c b/su.c
index b8ddc70..d8ed29b 100644
--- a/su.c
+++ b/su.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ do {							\
         PLOGE("write(bin)");
         return -1;
     }
-    cmd = (ctx->to.command) ? ctx->to.command : ctx->to.shell;
+    cmd = get_command(&ctx->to);
     cmd_size = strlen(cmd) + 1;
     write_token(fd, cmd_size);
     len = write(fd, cmd, cmd_size);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void usage(int status)
 
 static void deny(struct su_context *ctx)
 {
-    char *cmd = (ctx->to.command) ? ctx->to.command : ctx->to.shell;
+    char *cmd = get_command(&ctx->to);
 
     send_intent(ctx, "", 0, 1);
     LOGW("request rejected (%u->%u %s)", ctx->from.uid, ctx->to.uid, cmd);
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void allow(struct su_context *ctx)
 
     LOGD("%u %s executing %u %s using shell %s : %s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s",
             ctx->from.uid, ctx->from.bin,
-            ctx->to.uid, (ctx->to.command) ? ctx->to.command : ctx->to.shell, ctx->to.shell,
+            ctx->to.uid, get_command(&ctx->to), ctx->to.shell,
             arg0, PARG(0), PARG(1), PARG(2), PARG(3), PARG(4), PARG(5),
             (ctx->to.optind + 6 < ctx->to.argc) ? " ..." : "");
 
diff --git a/su.h b/su.h
index f5e1970..ae51920 100644
--- a/su.h
+++ b/su.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ extern int database_check(struct su_context *ctx);
 
 extern int send_intent(struct su_context *ctx, const char *socket_path, int allow, int type);
 
+static inline char *get_command(struct su_request *to)
+{
+	return (to->command) ? to->command : to->shell;
+}
+
 #if 0
 #undef LOGE
 #define LOGE(fmt,args...) fprintf(stderr, fmt , ## args )