diff --git a/bot_bottle/egress_addon.py b/bot_bottle/egress_addon.py
index 4b3cbdc..41abeff 100644
--- a/bot_bottle/egress_addon.py
+++ b/bot_bottle/egress_addon.py
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class EgressAddon:
             {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
         )
 
+    def _block(self, flow: http.HTTPFlow, reason: str) -> None:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"{reason}\n")
+        flow.response = http.Response.make(
+            403,
+            reason.encode("utf-8"),
+            {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
+        )
+
     def request(self, flow: http.HTTPFlow) -> None:
         request_path, _, query = flow.request.path.partition("?")
 
@@ -100,25 +108,18 @@ class EgressAddon:
                 scan_text = auth_header + "\n" + body
             dlp_result = scan_outbound(route, scan_text, os.environ)
             if dlp_result is not None and dlp_result.severity == "block":
-                flow.response = http.Response.make(
-                    403,
-                    f"egress DLP: {dlp_result.reason}".encode("utf-8"),
-                    {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
-                )
+                self._block(flow, f"egress DLP: {dlp_result.reason}")
                 return
 
         # Strip inbound Authorization — agent cannot smuggle tokens.
         flow.request.headers.pop("authorization", None)
 
         if is_git_push_request(request_path, query):
-            flow.response = http.Response.make(
-                403,
-                (
-                    b"egress: git push over HTTPS is not supported; "
-                    b"use the bottle.git SSH path (gitleaks-scanned by "
-                    b"git-gate's pre-receive hook)."
-                ),
-                {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
+            self._block(
+                flow,
+                "egress: git push over HTTPS is not supported; "
+                "use the bottle.git SSH path (gitleaks-scanned by "
+                "git-gate's pre-receive hook).",
             )
             return
 
@@ -135,12 +136,7 @@ class EgressAddon:
         )
 
         if decision.action == "block":
-            sys.stderr.write(f"{decision.reason}\n")
-            flow.response = http.Response.make(
-                403,
-                decision.reason.encode("utf-8"),
-                {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
-            )
+            self._block(flow, decision.reason)
             return
 
         if decision.inject_authorization is not None:
@@ -160,11 +156,7 @@ class EgressAddon:
         if result is None:
             return
         if result.severity == "block":
-            flow.response = http.Response.make(
-                403,
-                f"egress DLP: {result.reason}".encode("utf-8"),
-                {"Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=utf-8"},
-            )
+            self._block(flow, f"egress DLP: {result.reason}")
         elif result.severity == "warn":
             sys.stderr.write(f"egress DLP warn: {result.reason}\n")