diff --git a/app/models/post.rb b/app/models/post.rb
index b48b12723..8324e4077 100644
--- a/app/models/post.rb
+++ b/app/models/post.rb
@@ -435,21 +435,15 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.quote_count = temp_collector.size
   end
 
+
   def save_reply_relationships
-    self.quoted_post_numbers ||= []
-    self.quoted_post_numbers << reply_to_post_number if reply_to_post_number.present?
+    add_to_quoted_post_numbers(reply_to_post_number)
+    return if self.quoted_post_numbers.blank?
 
     # Create a reply relationship between quoted posts and this new post
-    if self.quoted_post_numbers.present?
-      self.quoted_post_numbers.map(&:to_i).uniq.each do |p|
-        post = Post.where(topic_id: topic_id, post_number: p).first
-        if post.present?
-          post_reply = post.post_replies.new(reply_id: id)
-          if post_reply.save
-            Post.update_all ['reply_count = reply_count + 1'], id: post.id
-          end
-        end
-      end
+    self.quoted_post_numbers.each do |p|
+      post = Post.where(topic_id: topic_id, post_number: p).first
+      create_reply_relationship_with(post)
     end
   end
 
@@ -488,6 +482,19 @@ class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
     args
   end
 
+  def add_to_quoted_post_numbers(num)
+    return unless num.present?
+    self.quoted_post_numbers ||= []
+    self.quoted_post_numbers << num
+  end
+
+  def create_reply_relationship_with(post)
+    return if post.nil?
+    post_reply = post.post_replies.new(reply_id: id)
+    if post_reply.save
+      Post.update_all ['reply_count = reply_count + 1'], id: post.id
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 # == Schema Information