diff --git a/src/cli/repo/announce.rs b/src/cli/repo/announce.rs
index 3aa4007..e06aa53 100644
--- a/src/cli/repo/announce.rs
+++ b/src/cli/repo/announce.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>.
 
 use clap::Args;
-use nostr::{
-    event::EventBuilder,
-    key::PublicKey,
-    nips::nip65::{self, RelayMetadata},
-    types::Url,
-};
+use nostr::{event::EventBuilder, key::PublicKey, types::Url};
 
 use crate::{
     cli::{CliOptions, CommandRunner},
@@ -60,17 +55,10 @@ impl CommandRunner for AnnounceArgs {
         let client = NostrClient::init(&options).await;
         let user_pubk = options.pubkey().await?;
         let relays_list = client.user_relays_list(user_pubk).await?;
-        let mut write_relays = options.relays.clone();
+        let write_relays = utils::add_write_relays(options.relays.clone(), relays_list.as_ref());
         let mut maintainers = vec![user_pubk];
         maintainers.extend(self.maintainers);
 
-        if let Some(event) = relays_list.clone() {
-            write_relays.extend(
-                nip65::extract_owned_relay_list(event)
-                    .filter_map(|(r, m)| m.is_none_or(|m| m == RelayMetadata::Write).then_some(r)),
-            );
-        }
-
         let event = EventBuilder::new_git_repo(
             self.repo_id,
             self.name.map(utils::str_trim),
diff --git a/src/nostr_utils/utils.rs b/src/nostr_utils/utils.rs
index 1de291d..fde3762 100644
--- a/src/nostr_utils/utils.rs
+++ b/src/nostr_utils/utils.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use nostr::{
         nip01::Coordinate,
         nip19::{Nip19Coordinate, Nip19Event, ToBech32},
         nip34::GitRepositoryAnnouncement,
+        nip65::{self, RelayMetadata},
     },
     types::RelayUrl,
 };
@@ -120,3 +121,14 @@ pub fn repo_naddr(pubk: PublicKey, relays: &[RelayUrl]) -> N34Result<String> {
     .to_bech32()
     .map_err(N34Error::from)
 }
+
+/// Extends the given vector with write relays found in the event (if any).
+pub fn add_write_relays(mut vector: Vec<RelayUrl>, event: Option<&Event>) -> Vec<RelayUrl> {
+    if let Some(event) = event {
+        vector.extend(
+            nip65::extract_owned_relay_list(event.clone())
+                .filter_map(|(r, m)| m.is_none_or(|m| m == RelayMetadata::Write).then_some(r)),
+        );
+    }
+    vector
+}