diff --git a/get_next_line.c b/get_next_line.c
index 9168c99..b03ca8e 100644
--- a/get_next_line.c
+++ b/get_next_line.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: kcolin <marvin@42.fr>                      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/10/23 20:32:46 by kcolin            #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/11/01 12:34:14 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/11/01 12:41:32 by kcolin           ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -58,6 +58,27 @@ char	*shorten_buffer(char *buffer)
 	return (outbuf);
 }
 
+/*
+** returns 1 on error, 0 on success
+*/
+int	setup_buffers(char **buffer, char **read_buffer)
+{
+	if (*buffer == NULL)
+	{
+		*buffer = malloc(1 * sizeof(char));
+		if (*buffer == NULL)
+			return (1);
+		*buffer[0] = '\0';
+	}
+	*read_buffer = malloc((BUFFER_SIZE + 1) * sizeof(char));
+	if (*read_buffer == NULL)
+	{
+		free(*buffer);
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
 char	*get_next_line(int fd)
 {
 	static char	*buffer = NULL;
@@ -65,19 +86,8 @@ char	*get_next_line(int fd)
 	int			num_bytes_read;
 	char		*outbuf;
 
-	if (buffer == NULL)
-	{
-		buffer = malloc(1 * sizeof(char));
-		if (buffer == NULL)
-			return (NULL);
-		buffer[0] = '\0';
-	}
-	read_buffer = malloc((BUFFER_SIZE + 1) * sizeof(char));
-	if (read_buffer == NULL)
-	{
-		free(buffer);
+	if (setup_buffers(&buffer, &read_buffer) != 0)
 		return (NULL);
-	}
 	num_bytes_read = 1;
 	while (num_bytes_read != 0)
 	{