1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/qa/qa/service/omnibus.rb b/qa/qa/service/omnibus.rb
index b54fd5628f2..c5cddff56cd 100644
--- a/qa/qa/service/omnibus.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/service/omnibus.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ module QA
       end
 
       def gitlab_ctl(command, input: nil)
-        if input.nil?
-          shell "docker exec #{@name} gitlab-ctl #{command}"
-        else
-          shell "docker exec #{@name} bash -c '#{input} | gitlab-ctl #{command}'"
-        end
+        docker_exec("gitlab-ctl #{command}", input: input)
+      end
+
+      def docker_exec(command, input: nil)
+        command = "#{input} | #{command}" if input
+        shell "docker exec #{@name} bash -c '#{command}'"
       end
     end
   end