diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
index af4c2813b4..d8ad72b03f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
@@ -304,5 +304,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			bitmap.Save(file.FullName, i);
 		}
+
+		public static void SetDistanceOrDefault(this SplitContainer splitter, int distance, int defaultDistance)
+		{
+			if (distance > 0)
+			{
+				try
+				{
+					splitter.SplitterDistance = distance;
+				}
+				catch (Exception)
+				{
+					splitter.SplitterDistance = defaultDistance;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index 52c5624ab4..ac22549501 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -194,17 +194,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			LuaListView.AllColumns.Clear();
 			SetColumns();
 
-			if (Settings.SplitDistance > 0)
-			{
-				try
-				{
-					splitContainer1.SplitterDistance = Settings.SplitDistance;
-				}
-				catch (Exception)
-				{
-					splitContainer1.SplitterDistance = _defaultSplitDistance;
-				}
-			}
+			splitContainer1.SetDistanceOrDefault(Settings.SplitDistance, _defaultSplitDistance);
 		}
 
 		private void BranchesMarkersSplit_SplitterMoved(object sender, SplitterEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index a2aa3f869a..8e7a7494b9 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -176,31 +176,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_autosaveTimer.Start();
 			}
 
-			// Remembering Split container logic
-			if (Settings.MainVerticalSplitDistance > 0)
-			{
-				try
-				{
-					MainVertialSplit.SplitterDistance = Settings.MainVerticalSplitDistance;
-				}
-				catch (Exception)
-				{
-					MainVertialSplit.SplitterDistance = _defaultMainSplitDistance;
-				}
-				
-			}
+			MainVertialSplit.SetDistanceOrDefault(
+				Settings.MainVerticalSplitDistance,
+				_defaultMainSplitDistance);
 
-			if (Settings.BranchMarkerSplitDistance > 0)
-			{
-				try
-				{
-					BranchesMarkersSplit.SplitterDistance = Settings.BranchMarkerSplitDistance;
-				}
-				catch (Exception)
-				{
-					BranchesMarkersSplit.SplitterDistance = _defaultBranchMarkerSplitDistance;
-				}
-			}
+			BranchesMarkersSplit.SetDistanceOrDefault(
+				Settings.BranchMarkerSplitDistance,
+				_defaultBranchMarkerSplitDistance);
 
 			TasView.Font = TasViewFont;
 			CurrentTasMovie.BindMarkersToInput = Settings.BindMarkersToInput;