diff --git a/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/inspector.rb b/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/inspector.rb
index cfc144530..24cab7285 100644
--- a/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/inspector.rb
+++ b/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/inspector.rb
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@ def inspectable?(filename)
       end
 
       def inspect_file(filename)
-        buffer = Parser::Source::Buffer.new filename
-        buffer.read
+        buffer = create_buffer(filename)
         ast = parser.reset.parse(buffer)
         processor.process(ast)
       end
 
+      def create_buffer(filename)
+        Parser::Source::Buffer.new(filename).read
+      end
+
       def parser
         @parser ||= ParserFactory.create
       end
diff --git a/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/view_specs_inspector.rb b/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/view_specs_inspector.rb
index 7f692da78..2233b2248 100644
--- a/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/view_specs_inspector.rb
+++ b/lib/real_world_rails/inspectors/view_specs_inspector.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ class ViewSpecsInspector < Inspector
 
       def inspect_file(filename)
         puts formatted_filename(filename)
-        buffer = Parser::Source::Buffer.new filename
-        buffer.read
+        buffer = create_buffer(filename)
         puts buffer.source
         puts
         # pretty print with colors!