diff --git a/server/dashboards.go b/server/dashboards.go
index 62e6aac1c..fac4258b6 100644
--- a/server/dashboards.go
+++ b/server/dashboards.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewDashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	res := newDashboardResponse(dashboard)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
+	location(w, res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers.go b/server/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..895273498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package server
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func location(w http.ResponseWriter, self string) {
+	w.Header().Add("Location", self)
+}
diff --git a/server/kapacitors.go b/server/kapacitors.go
index 2b18653c9..438d3067e 100644
--- a/server/kapacitors.go
+++ b/server/kapacitors.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewKapacitor(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	res := newKapacitor(srv)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
+	location(w, res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func (s *Service) KapacitorRulesPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	res := newAlertResponse(task, srv.SrcID, srv.ID)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
+	location(w, res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/layout.go b/server/layout.go
index 8f0a0ae41..e5ef31e43 100644
--- a/server/layout.go
+++ b/server/layout.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewLayout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	res := newLayoutResponse(layout)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Link.Href)
+	location(w, res.Link.Href)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/roles.go b/server/roles.go
index 69b6ad418..7a60a054a 100644
--- a/server/roles.go
+++ b/server/roles.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	rr := newRoleResponse(srcID, res)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", rr.Links.Self)
+	location(w, rr.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, rr, s.Logger)
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	rr := newRoleResponse(srcID, role)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", rr.Links.Self)
+	location(w, rr.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, rr, s.Logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/sources.go b/server/sources.go
index 1502d9df0..24a510b0c 100644
--- a/server/sources.go
+++ b/server/sources.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewSource(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	res := newSourceResponse(src)
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
+	location(w, res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (s *Service) NewSourceUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if _, hasRoles := s.hasRoles(ctx, ts); hasRoles {
 		su.WithRoles(srcID, res.Roles)
 	}
-	w.Header().Add("Location", su.Links.Self)
+	location(w, su.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, su, s.Logger)
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateSourceUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if _, hasRoles := s.hasRoles(ctx, ts); hasRoles {
 		res.WithRoles(srcID, u.Roles)
 	}
-	w.Header().Add("Location", res.Links.Self)
+	location(w, res.Links.Self)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, s.Logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/users.go b/server/users.go
index 990ecab2a..7b2ba14a7 100644
--- a/server/users.go
+++ b/server/users.go
@@ -197,7 +197,3 @@ func (s *Service) Users(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	res := newUsersResponse(users)
 	encodeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, res, s.Logger)
 }
-
-func location(w http.ResponseWriter, self string) {
-	w.Header().Add("Location", self)
-}