diff --git a/premake.make b/premake.make
index 0bba8fd..acf816c 100644
--- a/premake.make
+++ b/premake.make
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LDLIBS := -lcurl -lsclogging -lscterm
 
 MAJOR := 1
-MINOR := 0
-PATCH := 1
+MINOR := 1
+PATCH := 0
 
 GENERATELIBHEADER := 1
diff --git a/src/requester.cpp b/src/requester.cpp
index 33436b4..7893c39 100644
--- a/src/requester.cpp
+++ b/src/requester.cpp
@@ -45,20 +45,8 @@ requester& requester::operator=(requester&& other) {
 std::string requester::get(const std::string &url) {
     _text = "";
     curl_easy_setopt(_h.get(), CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
-    curl_easy_setopt(_h.get(), CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, this);
-    auto success = curl_easy_perform(_h.get());
-    if (success != CURLE_OK) {
-        std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "could not get remote data: " << curl_easy_strerror(success);
-        throw std::runtime_error {oss.str()};
-    }
-    long status;
-    success = curl_easy_getinfo(_h.get(), CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &status);
-    if (success != CURLE_OK || status != 200) {
-        std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "could not get remote data (" << status << ")";
-        throw std::runtime_error {oss.str()};
-    }
+    perform();
+    check_status(200);
     return _text;
 }
 
@@ -72,14 +60,26 @@ std::string requester::post(const std::string& url, const std::string& json) {
     headers = curl_slist_append(headers, "Content-Type: application/json");
     std::unique_ptr<struct curl_slist, void(*)(struct curl_slist*)> hdrs {headers, curl_slist_free_all};
     curl_easy_setopt(_h.get(), CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headers);
-    curl_easy_setopt(_h.get(), CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, this);
+    perform();
+    return _text;
+}
 
+void requester::perform() {
     _text = "";
+    curl_easy_setopt(_h.get(), CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, this);
     auto success = curl_easy_perform(_h.get());
     if (success != CURLE_OK) {
         std::ostringstream oss;
-        oss << "could not post data: " << curl_easy_strerror(success);
+        oss << "could not perform request: " << curl_easy_strerror(success);
+        throw std::runtime_error {oss.str()};
+    }
+}
+
+void requester::check_status(long status) {
+    auto success = curl_easy_getinfo(_h.get(), CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &_status);
+    if (success != CURLE_OK || _status != status) {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "could not get remote data (" << _status << ")";
         throw std::runtime_error {oss.str()};
     }
-    return _text;
 }
diff --git a/src/requester.hpp b/src/requester.hpp
index 166480e..440c0ac 100644
--- a/src/requester.hpp
+++ b/src/requester.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ namespace sc {
             std::unique_ptr<CURL, void(*)(CURL*)> _h {nullptr, curl_easy_cleanup};
             sc::logger* _logger {nullptr};
             std::string _text;
+            long _status;
+
+            void perform();
+            void check_status(long status);
     };
 
 }