diff --git a/modules/db/src/main/package.scala b/modules/db/src/main/package.scala
index da2efbfade..81874024c5 100644
--- a/modules/db/src/main/package.scala
+++ b/modules/db/src/main/package.scala
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ package object db extends PackageObject with WithPlay {
 
   type JsTubeInColl[A] = JsTube[A] with InColl[A]
   type BsTubeInColl[A] = BsTube[A] with InColl[A]
+
+  private val duplicateKeyMessage = "duplicate key error"
+
+  import reactivemongo.api.commands.WriteResult
+
+  def recoverDuplicateKey[A](f: WriteResult => A): PartialFunction[Throwable, A] = {
+    case e: WriteResult if e.getMessage.contains(duplicateKeyMessage) => f(e)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/donation/src/main/DonationApi.scala b/modules/donation/src/main/DonationApi.scala
index 5d19503031..88fa5468ce 100644
--- a/modules/donation/src/main/DonationApi.scala
+++ b/modules/donation/src/main/DonationApi.scala
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ final class DonationApi(coll: Coll, monthlyGoal: Int) {
   )).cursor[Donation]()
     .collect[List](nb)
 
-  def create(donation: Donation) = coll insert donation recover {
-    case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") =>
-      println(e.getMessage)
-  } void
+  def create(donation: Donation) = coll insert donation recover
+    lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(e => println(e.getMessage)) void
 
   // in $ cents
   def donatedByUser(userId: String): Fu[Int] =
diff --git a/modules/game/src/main/CrosstableApi.scala b/modules/game/src/main/CrosstableApi.scala
index 46fce2d72a..8568fcd9c4 100644
--- a/modules/game/src/main/CrosstableApi.scala
+++ b/modules/game/src/main/CrosstableApi.scala
@@ -21,17 +21,16 @@ final class CrosstableApi(coll: Coll) {
   }
 
   def apply(u1: String, u2: String): Fu[Option[Crosstable]] =
-    coll.find(select(u1, u2)).one[Crosstable] orElse create(u1, u2) recover {
-      case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") => none
-    }
+    coll.find(select(u1, u2)).one[Crosstable] orElse create(u1, u2) recoverWith
+      lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(_ => coll.find(select(u1, u2)).one[Crosstable])
 
   def nbGames(u1: String, u2: String): Fu[Int] =
     coll.find(
       select(u1, u2),
       BSONDocument("n" -> true)
     ).one[BSONDocument] map {
-      ~_.flatMap(_.getAs[Int]("n"))
-    }
+        ~_.flatMap(_.getAs[Int]("n"))
+      }
 
   def add(game: Game): Funit = game.userIds.distinct.sorted match {
     case List(u1, u2) =>
diff --git a/modules/memo/src/main/MongoCache.scala b/modules/memo/src/main/MongoCache.scala
index df7d4516ec..fac348308e 100644
--- a/modules/memo/src/main/MongoCache.scala
+++ b/modules/memo/src/main/MongoCache.scala
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ final class MongoCache[K, V: MongoCache.Handler] private (
   def apply(k: K): Fu[V] = cache(k) {
     coll.find(select(k)).one[Entry] flatMap {
       case None => f(k) flatMap { v =>
-        coll.insert(makeEntry(k, v)) recover {
-          case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") => ()
-        } inject v
+        coll.insert(makeEntry(k, v)) recover
+          lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(_ => ()) inject v
       }
       case Some(entry) => fuccess(entry.v)
     }
diff --git a/modules/opening/src/main/Finisher.scala b/modules/opening/src/main/Finisher.scala
index dc2233ba6c..6595488ad2 100644
--- a/modules/opening/src/main/Finisher.scala
+++ b/modules/opening/src/main/Finisher.scala
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ private[opening] final class Finisher(
             )) ++ BSONDocument("$set" -> BSONDocument(
               Opening.BSONFields.perf -> Perf.perfBSONHandler.write(openingPerf)
             ))) zip UserRepo.setPerf(user.id, "opening", userPerf)
-        }) recover {
-          case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") => ()
-        } inject (a -> none)
+        }) recover lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(_ => ()) inject (a -> none)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/puzzle/src/main/Finisher.scala b/modules/puzzle/src/main/Finisher.scala
index 875af37b63..dc88bb23d7 100644
--- a/modules/puzzle/src/main/Finisher.scala
+++ b/modules/puzzle/src/main/Finisher.scala
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ private[puzzle] final class Finisher(
             )) ++ BSONDocument("$set" -> BSONDocument(
               Puzzle.BSONFields.perf -> Perf.perfBSONHandler.write(puzzlePerf)
             ))) zip UserRepo.setPerf(user.id, "puzzle", userPerf)
-        }) recover {
-          case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") => ()
-        } inject (a -> none)
+        }) recover lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(_ => ()) inject (a -> none)
     }
 
   private val VOLATILITY = Glicko.default.volatility
diff --git a/modules/team/src/main/TeamApi.scala b/modules/team/src/main/TeamApi.scala
index 55bac307d8..35dba26c27 100644
--- a/modules/team/src/main/TeamApi.scala
+++ b/modules/team/src/main/TeamApi.scala
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ final class TeamApi(
           ).toFollowersOf(userId).toUsers(previousMembers))
         }
     }
-  } recover {
-    case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") =>
-  }
+  } recover lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(e => ())
 
   def quit(teamId: String)(implicit ctx: UserContext): Fu[Option[Team]] = for {
     teamOption ← $find.byId[Team](teamId)
diff --git a/modules/video/src/main/VideoApi.scala b/modules/video/src/main/VideoApi.scala
index cb44a6d91b..bed23b9ff4 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/main/VideoApi.scala
+++ b/modules/video/src/main/VideoApi.scala
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ private[video] final class VideoApi(
         View.BSONFields.id -> View.makeId(videoId, userId)
       )).one[View]
 
-    def add(a: View) = (viewColl insert a).void recover {
-      case e: reactivemongo.core.commands.LastError if e.getMessage.contains("duplicate key error") => ()
-    }
+    def add(a: View) = (viewColl insert a).void recover
+      lila.db.recoverDuplicateKey(_ => ())
 
     def hasSeen(user: User, video: Video): Fu[Boolean] =
       viewColl.count(BSONDocument(