diff --git a/vars/uploadCube.groovy b/vars/uploadCube.groovy
index fbe5b4d..6b209f0 100644
--- a/vars/uploadCube.groovy
+++ b/vars/uploadCube.groovy
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
             drafter.deleteDraftset(PMD, credentials, jobDraft.id as String)
         }
         def newJobDraft = drafter.createDraftset(PMD, credentials, env.JOB_NAME as String)
-        String datasetPath = datasetLabel.toLowerCase()
-                .replaceAll('[^\\w/]', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-+', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-\$', '')
+        String datasetPath = util.slugise(datasetLabel)
         drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id as String,
                 "http://gss-data.org.uk/graph/${datasetPath}/metadata")
         drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id as String,
@@ -27,4 +24,4 @@
                     "http://gss-data.org.uk/graph/${datasetPath}")
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/vars/uploadDraftset.groovy b/vars/uploadDraftset.groovy
index 61d413b..a51bcb2 100644
--- a/vars/uploadDraftset.groovy
+++ b/vars/uploadDraftset.groovy
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@
         }
         def newJobDraft = drafter.createDraftset(PMD, credentials, env.JOB_NAME)
         if (!datasetPath) {
-            datasetPath = datasetLabel.toLowerCase()
-                .replaceAll('[^\\w/]', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-+', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-\$', '')
+            datasetPath = util.slugise(datasetLabel)
         }
         drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id,
                 "http://gss-data.org.uk/graph/${datasetPath}/metadata")
@@ -51,4 +48,4 @@
             ])
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/vars/uploadTidy.groovy b/vars/uploadTidy.groovy
index 077fb57..5e0901f 100644
--- a/vars/uploadTidy.groovy
+++ b/vars/uploadTidy.groovy
@@ -27,20 +27,14 @@
             drafter.deleteDraftset(PMD, credentials, jobDraft.id)
         }
         def newJobDraft = drafter.createDraftset(PMD, credentials, env.JOB_NAME)
-        String datasetPath = env.JOB_NAME.toLowerCase()
-                .replaceAll('[^\\w/]', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-+', '-')
-                .replaceAll('-\$', '')
+        String datasetPath = util.slugise(env.JOB_NAME)
         String datasetGraph = "${baseURI}/graph/${datasetPath}"
         String metadataGraph = "${datasetGraph}/metadata"
         drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id, metadataGraph)
         drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id, datasetGraph)
         if (oldLabel) {
             echo "Deleting old graphs from label ${oldLabel}"
-            String oldDatasetPath = oldLabel.toLowerCase()
-                    .replaceAll('[^\\w/]', '-')
-                    .replaceAll('-+', '-')
-                    .replaceAll('-\$', '')
+            String oldDatasetPath = util.slugise(oldLabel)
             String oldDatasetGraph = "${baseURI}/graph/${oldDatasetPath}"
             String oldMetadataGraph = "${oldDatasetGraph}/metadata"
             drafter.deleteGraph(PMD, credentials, newJobDraft.id, oldMetadataGraph)
diff --git a/vars/util.groovy b/vars/util.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..745ed9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/util.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+String slugise(String string) {
+  string.toLowerCase()
+        .replaceAll('[^\\w/]', '-')
+        .replaceAll('-+', '-')
+        .replaceAll('-\$', '')
+}