diff --git a/app/controllers/generic_controller.rb b/app/controllers/generic_controller.rb
index cece9d4..a8aef33 100644
--- a/app/controllers/generic_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/generic_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class GenericController < ApplicationController
+  include ControllerHelpers
+
   before_action :require_login
 
   def index
@@ -10,23 +12,15 @@ def index
     @model = find_class
     @metrics = @model.where(datetime: (Time.now - @hours.hours)..Time.now)
 
-    if @metrics == []
+    if @metrics.count < 3
       @metrics = @model.first(3)
     end
 
-    @bucketed_metrics = @metrics.group_by { |g| g.datetime.strftime "%Y-%m-%d" }
+    @bucketed_metrics = bucket @metrics
 
-    @with_year = begin
-      @metrics.first.datetime.year < Time.now.year
-    rescue NoMethodError
-      nil
-    end
+    @with_year = with_year @metrics
 
-    @no_picker = begin
-      ((Time.now - @metrics.first.datetime) / 3600) > 168
-    rescue NoMethodError
-      true
-    end
+    @no_picker = no_picker @metrics
 
     @has_charts = false
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/longterm_controller.rb b/app/controllers/longterm_controller.rb
index e46155e..86ed546 100644
--- a/app/controllers/longterm_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/longterm_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class LongtermController < ApplicationController
+  include ControllerHelpers
+
   before_action :require_login
 
   def index
@@ -9,12 +11,8 @@ def index
       BloodPressure
     ].each do |model|
       metrics = model.all
-      bucketed_metrics = metrics.group_by { |g| g.datetime.strftime "%Y-%m-%d" }
-      with_year = begin
-        metrics.first.datetime.year < Time.now.year
-      rescue NoMethodError
-        nil
-      end
+      bucketed_metrics = bucket metrics
+      with_year = with_year metrics
 
       @sets.push({
         model: model,
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index b76843d..884a564 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.after_initialize do |app|
       app.config.paths.add 'app/presenters', :eager_load => true
     end
+
+    config.autoload_paths << Rails.root.join('lib')
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/controller_helpers.rb b/lib/controller_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a775650
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controller_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module ControllerHelpers
+  def with_year metrics
+    begin
+      metrics.first.datetime.year < Time.now.year
+    rescue NoMethodError
+      nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  def no_picker metrics
+    begin
+      ((Time.now - metrics.first.datetime) / 3600) > 168
+    rescue NoMethodError
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
+  def bucket metrics
+    metrics.group_by { |g| g.datetime.strftime "%Y-%m-%d" }
+  end
+end