diff --git a/quickget b/quickget
index ef07660..3b58ffc 100755
--- a/quickget
+++ b/quickget
@@ -488,16 +488,9 @@ function start_vm_info() {
 
 function get_elementary() {
     local ISO=""
-    local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_elementary)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! elementary OS ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
+    validate_release "releases_elementary"
     ISO="elementaryos-${RELEASE}-stable.20211005.iso"
     URL="https://ams3.dl.elementary.io/download/MTYzNDU5MDA5NA==/${ISO}"
     make_vm_dir
@@ -508,19 +501,11 @@ function get_elementary() {
 
 function get_freebsd() {
     local ISO=""
-    local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_freebsd)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! FreeBSD ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
+    validate_release "releases_freebsd"
     ISO="FreeBSD-${RELEASE}-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso"
     URL="https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/${RELEASE}/${ISO}"
-
     make_vm_dir
     web_get "${URL}" "${VM_PATH}"
     make_vm_config "${ISO}"
@@ -534,14 +519,8 @@ function get_fedora() {
     local URL=""
     local SHA256SUM=""
     local VERSION_NUM=""
-    local RELEASES=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_fedora)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! Fedora ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+    validate_release "releases_fedora"
 
     FEDORA_VERSIONS=$(wget -q -O- "https://getfedora.org/releases.json" | jq '.[] | select((.variant=="Workstation" or .variant=="Spins") and .arch=="x86_64")')
     if [[ "${RELEASE}" == *"beta"* ]]; then
@@ -576,20 +555,12 @@ function get_fedora() {
 function get_linuxmint() {
     local FLAVOR=""
     local ISO=""
-    local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_linuxmint)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! Linux Mint ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
+    validate_release "releases_linuxmint"
     FLAVOR=$(echo "${OS}" | cut -d'-' -f2)
     ISO="linuxmint-${RELEASE}-${FLAVOR}-64bit.iso"
     URL="https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/linuxmint/stable/${RELEASE}/${ISO}"
-
     make_vm_dir
     web_get "${URL}" "${VM_PATH}"
     make_vm_config "${ISO}"
@@ -601,13 +572,7 @@ function get_opensuse() {
     local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_opensuse)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! openSUSE ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
+    validate_release "releases_opensuse"
     if [ "${RELEASE}" == "tumbleweed" ]; then
         ISO="openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-x86_64-Current.iso"
         URL="https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/iso/${ISO}"
@@ -693,16 +658,9 @@ function get_macos() {
 
 function get_popos() {
     local ISO=""
-    local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_popos)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! Pop!_OS ${RELEASE} is not a supported release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
+    validate_release "releases_popos"
     ISO="pop-os_${RELEASE}_amd64_intel_9.iso"
     URL="https://pop-iso.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/${RELEASE}/amd64/intel/9/${ISO}"
     make_vm_dir
@@ -715,7 +673,6 @@ function get_ubuntu() {
     local DEVEL="daily-live"
     local ISO=""
     local PROJECT=""
-    local RELEASES=""
     local URL=""
 
     case ${OS} in
@@ -726,11 +683,11 @@ function get_ubuntu() {
       ubuntu-studio)
         PROJECT="ubuntustudio"
         DEVEL="dvd";;
-      *)
-        echo "ERROR! ${OS} is not a recognised Ubuntu flavour."
-        exit 1;;
+      *) echo "ERROR! ${OS} is not a recognised Ubuntu flavour."
+         exit 1;;
     esac
 
+    validate_release "releases_ubuntu"
     if [ "${RELEASE}" == "devel" ]; then
         URL="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/${PROJECT}/${DEVEL}/current"
     elif [ "${PROJECT}" == "ubuntu" ]; then
@@ -739,21 +696,10 @@ function get_ubuntu() {
         URL="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/${PROJECT}/releases/${RELEASE}/release"
     fi
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_ubuntu)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! ${RELEASE} is not a supported Ubuntu release."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     make_vm_dir
 
-    echo "Downloading SHA256SUMS..."
     web_get "${URL}/SHA256SUMS" "${VM_PATH}"
-
     ISO=$(grep 'desktop\|dvd' "${VM_PATH}/SHA256SUMS" | grep amd64 | cut -d' ' -f2 | sed 's|*||g')
-
-    echo "Downloading "${URL}/${ISO}"..."
     if [ "${RELEASE}" == "devel" ]; then
         zsync_get "${URL}/${ISO}" "${VM_PATH}" "${OS}-${RELEASE}.iso"
         make_vm_config "${OS}-${RELEASE}.iso"
@@ -770,7 +716,6 @@ function get_ubuntu() {
         cd ..
         make_vm_config "${ISO}"
     fi
-
     start_vm_info
 }
 
@@ -788,14 +733,8 @@ function get_windows() {
     local DOWNLOAD_INFO=""
     local DOWNLOAD_ID=""
     local DOWNLOAD_URL=""
-    local RELEASES=""
 
-    RELEASES=$(releases_windows)
-    if [[ "${RELEASES}" != *"${RELEASE}"* ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR! Windows ${RELEASE} is not supported."
-        echo "${RELEASES}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+    validate_release "releases_windows"
 
     echo "Getting Windows ${RELEASE} URL..."
     WINDOWS_VERSIONS=$(wget -q -O- "https://tb.rg-adguard.net/php/get_version.php?type_id=1" | jq '.versions | sort_by(-(.version_id | tonumber))')
@@ -827,7 +766,7 @@ function get_windows() {
     # Only check the integrity is SHA1 is available.
     if [ -n "${DOWNLOAD_SHA1}" ]; then
       echo "${DOWNLOAD_SHA1}  ${FILE_NAME}" > "${VM_PATH}/SHA1SUMS"
-      echo "Checking SHA1SUMS..."
+
       cd "${VM_PATH}"
       if ! sha1sum --check SHA1SUMS --ignore-missing --status; then
           echo "ERROR! ${ISO} doesn't match ${VM_PATH}/SHA1SUMS. Try running 'quickget' again."
@@ -838,7 +777,6 @@ function get_windows() {
       cd ..
     fi
 
-    echo "Downloading virtio-win.iso..."
     web_get "https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso" "${VM_PATH}"
 
     if [ ! -e "${VM_PATH}/unattended.iso" ]; then
@@ -855,7 +793,6 @@ function get_windows() {
         esac
     fi
     make_vm_config "${FILE_NAME}" "virtio-win.iso"
-
     start_vm_info
 }