diff --git a/autoload/sy/fold.vim b/autoload/sy/fold.vim
index bc5835c..e3afb97 100644
--- a/autoload/sy/fold.vim
+++ b/autoload/sy/fold.vim
@@ -88,12 +88,7 @@ endfunction
 
 " Function: s:get_lines {{{1
 function! s:get_lines() abort
-  let lang = v:lang
-  language message C
-  redir => signlist
-    silent! execute 'sign place buffer='. b:sy.buffer
-  redir END
-  silent! execute 'language message' lang
+  let signlist = sy#util#execute('sign place buffer='. b:sy.buffer)
 
   let lines = []
   for line in split(signlist, '\n')[2:]
diff --git a/autoload/sy/sign.vim b/autoload/sy/sign.vim
index 918a521..2bf6ec7 100644
--- a/autoload/sy/sign.vim
+++ b/autoload/sy/sign.vim
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ function! sy#sign#get_current_signs(sy) abort
   let a:sy.internal = {}
   let a:sy.external = {}
 
-  redir => signlist
-    silent! execute 'sign place buffer='. a:sy.buffer
-  redir END
+  let signlist = sy#util#execute('sign place buffer='. a:sy.buffer)
 
   for signline in split(signlist, '\n')[2:]
     let tokens = matchlist(signline, '\v^\s+\S+\=(\d+)\s+\S+\=(\d+)\s+\S+\=(.*)$')
diff --git a/autoload/sy/util.vim b/autoload/sy/util.vim
index 5e7e06d..43a9cc6 100644
--- a/autoload/sy/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/sy/util.vim
@@ -97,3 +97,13 @@ function! sy#util#return_if_no_changes() abort
   endif
   return ''
 endfunction
+
+" Function: #execute {{{1
+function! sy#util#execute(cmd) abort
+  let lang = v:lang
+  redir => output
+    silent! execute a:cmd
+  redir END
+  silent! execute 'language message' lang
+  return output
+endfunction