diff --git a/bumblebee/engine.py b/bumblebee/engine.py
index 4645cf8..7b06160 100644
--- a/bumblebee/engine.py
+++ b/bumblebee/engine.py
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ class Module(object):
         name = "{}.{}".format(self.name, name)
         return self._config["config"].get(name, default)
 
+    def threshold_state(self, value, warn, crit):
+        if value > float(self.parameter("critical", crit)):
+            return "critical"
+        if value > float(self.parameter("warning", warn)):
+            return "warning"
+        return None
+
 class Engine(object):
     """Engine for driving the application
 
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py b/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
index 0505294..857d895 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/cmus.py
@@ -72,14 +72,10 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
             if line.startswith("tag"):
                 key, value = line.split(" ", 2)[1:]
                 self._tags.update({ key: value })
-            if line.startswith("duration"):
-                self._tags.update({
-                    "duration": bumblebee.util.durationfmt(int(line.split(" ")[1]))
-                })
-            if line.startswith("position"):
-                self._tags.update({
-                    "position": bumblebee.util.durationfmt(int(line.split(" ")[1]))
-                })
+            for key in  ["duration", "position"]:
+                if line.startswith(key):
+                    dur = int(line.split(" ")[1])
+                    self._tags.update({key:bumblebee.util.durationfmt(dur)})
             if line.startswith("set repeat "):
                 self._repeat = False if "false" in line else True
             if line.startswith("set shuffle "):
diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/cpu.py b/bumblebee/modules/cpu.py
index 214b205..c5bdc06 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/cpu.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/cpu.py
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         self._utilization = psutil.cpu_percent(percpu=False)
 
     def state(self, widget):
-        if self._utilization > int(self.parameter("critical", 80)):
-            return "critical"
-        if self._utilization > int(self.parameter("warning", 70)):
-            return "warning"
-        return None
+        return self.threshold_state(self._utilization, 70, 80)
 
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diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/disk.py b/bumblebee/modules/disk.py
index a0b6aad..de7f7ed 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/disk.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/disk.py
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         self._perc = 100.0*self._used/self._size
 
     def state(self, widget):
-        if self._perc > float(self.parameter("critical", 90)):
-            return "critical"
-        if self._perc > float(self.parameter("warning", 80)):
-            return "warning"
-        return None
+        return self.threshold_state(self._perc, 80, 90)
 
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diff --git a/bumblebee/modules/load.py b/bumblebee/modules/load.py
index 8c51e9f..7ab4f34 100644
--- a/bumblebee/modules/load.py
+++ b/bumblebee/modules/load.py
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
         self._load = os.getloadavg()
 
     def state(self, widget):
-        if self._load[0] > float(self.parameter("critical", self._cpus*0.8)):
-            return "critical"
-        if self._load[0] > float(self.parameter("warning", self._cpus*0.7)):
-            return "warning"
+        return self.threshold_state(self._load[0], self._cpus*0.7, self._cpus*0.8)
 
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