diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 04b298bed..5dd5783b5 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -748,6 +748,16 @@ void InitParameterInteraction()
     }
 }
 
+static std::string ResolveErrMsg(const char * const optname, const std::string& strBind)
+{
+    return strprintf(_("Cannot resolve -%s address: '%s'"), optname, strBind);
+}
+
+static std::string AmountErrMsg(const char * const optname, const std::string& strValue)
+{
+    return strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -%s=<amount>: '%s'"), optname, strValue);
+}
+
 void InitLogging()
 {
     fPrintToConsole = GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", false);
@@ -939,7 +949,7 @@ bool AppInit2(Config& config, boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& sche
         if (ParseMoney(mapArgs["-minrelaytxfee"], n) && n > 0)
             ::minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(n);
         else
-            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -minrelaytxfee=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-minrelaytxfee"]));
+            return InitError(AmountErrMsg("minrelaytxfee", mapArgs["-minrelaytxfee"]));
     }
 
     fRequireStandard = !GetBoolArg("-acceptnonstdtxn", !Params().RequireStandard());
@@ -1137,13 +1147,13 @@ bool AppInit2(Config& config, boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& sche
             BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& strBind, mapMultiArgs["-bind"]) {
                 CService addrBind;
                 if (!Lookup(strBind.c_str(), addrBind, GetListenPort(), false))
-                    return InitError(strprintf(_("Cannot resolve -bind address: '%s'"), strBind));
+                    return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("bind", strBind));
                 fBound |= Bind(addrBind, (BF_EXPLICIT | BF_REPORT_ERROR));
             }
             BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& strBind, mapMultiArgs["-whitebind"]) {
                 CService addrBind;
                 if (!Lookup(strBind.c_str(), addrBind, 0, false))
-                    return InitError(strprintf(_("Cannot resolve -whitebind address: '%s'"), strBind));
+                    return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("whitebind", strBind));
                 if (addrBind.GetPort() == 0)
                     return InitError(strprintf(_("Need to specify a port with -whitebind: '%s'"), strBind));
                 fBound |= Bind(addrBind, (BF_EXPLICIT | BF_REPORT_ERROR | BF_WHITELIST));
@@ -1163,7 +1173,7 @@ bool AppInit2(Config& config, boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& sche
         BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& strAddr, mapMultiArgs["-externalip"]) {
             CService addrLocal(strAddr, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup);
             if (!addrLocal.IsValid())
-                return InitError(strprintf(_("Cannot resolve -externalip address: '%s'"), strAddr));
+                return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("externalip", strAddr));
             AddLocal(CService(strAddr, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup), LOCAL_MANUAL);
         }
     }