diff --git a/commands/search/github.js b/commands/search/github.js
index e395b1e0..cf4e3c55 100644
--- a/commands/search/github.js
+++ b/commands/search/github.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { Command } = require('discord.js-commando');
 const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');
 const snekfetch = require('snekfetch');
-const { shorten } = require('../../util/Util');
+const { shorten, base64 } = require('../../util/Util');
 const { GITHUB_USERNAME, GITHUB_PASSWORD } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = class GitHubCommand extends Command {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = class GitHubCommand extends Command {
 		try {
 			const { body } = await snekfetch
 				.get(`https://api.github.com/repos/${author}/${repository}`)
-				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64')}` });
+				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${base64(`${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD}`)}` });
 			const embed = new MessageEmbed()
 				.setColor(0xFFFFFF)
 				.setAuthor('GitHub', 'https://i.imgur.com/e4HunUm.png', 'https://github.com/')
diff --git a/commands/search/my-anime-list-anime.js b/commands/search/my-anime-list-anime.js
index 4f331d64..e2caa72e 100644
--- a/commands/search/my-anime-list-anime.js
+++ b/commands/search/my-anime-list-anime.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const snekfetch = require('snekfetch');
 const { parseString } = require('xml2js');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 const xml = promisify(parseString);
-const { shorten, cleanXML } = require('../../util/Util');
+const { shorten, base64, cleanXML } = require('../../util/Util');
 const { MAL_USERNAME, MAL_PASSWORD } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = class MyAnimeListAnimeCommand extends Command {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = class MyAnimeListAnimeCommand extends Command {
 			const { text } = await snekfetch
 				.get('https://myanimelist.net/api/anime/search.xml')
 				.query({ q: query })
-				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${MAL_USERNAME}:${MAL_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64')}` });
+				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${base64(`${MAL_USERNAME}:${MAL_PASSWORD}`)}` });
 			const body = await xml(text);
 			const data = body.anime.entry[0];
 			const embed = new MessageEmbed()
diff --git a/commands/search/my-anime-list-manga.js b/commands/search/my-anime-list-manga.js
index 2db94267..5041e7f0 100644
--- a/commands/search/my-anime-list-manga.js
+++ b/commands/search/my-anime-list-manga.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const snekfetch = require('snekfetch');
 const { parseString } = require('xml2js');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 const xml = promisify(parseString);
-const { shorten, cleanXML } = require('../../util/Util');
+const { shorten, base64, cleanXML } = require('../../util/Util');
 const { MAL_USERNAME, MAL_PASSWORD } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = class MyAnimeListMangaCommand extends Command {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = class MyAnimeListMangaCommand extends Command {
 			const { text } = await snekfetch
 				.get('https://myanimelist.net/api/manga/search.xml')
 				.query({ q: query })
-				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${MAL_USERNAME}:${MAL_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64')}` });
+				.set({ Authorization: `Basic ${base64(`${MAL_USERNAME}:${MAL_PASSWORD}`)}` });
 			const body = await xml(text);
 			const data = body.manga.entry[0];
 			const embed = new MessageEmbed()
diff --git a/commands/search/twitter.js b/commands/search/twitter.js
index 7b51b713..cb37c93a 100644
--- a/commands/search/twitter.js
+++ b/commands/search/twitter.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { Command } = require('discord.js-commando');
 const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');
 const snekfetch = require('snekfetch');
+const { base64 } = require('../../util/Util');
 const { TWITTER_KEY, TWITTER_SECRET } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = class TwitterCommand extends Command {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = class TwitterCommand extends Command {
 		const { body } = await snekfetch
 			.post('https://api.twitter.com/oauth2/token')
 			.set({
-				Authorization: `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${TWITTER_KEY}:${TWITTER_SECRET}`).toString('base64')}`,
+				Authorization: `Basic ${base64(`${TWITTER_KEY}:${TWITTER_SECRET}`)}`,
 				'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8'
 			})
 			.send('grant_type=client_credentials');
diff --git a/commands/text-edit/base64.js b/commands/text-edit/base64.js
index c47eac37..b1df79d6 100644
--- a/commands/text-edit/base64.js
+++ b/commands/text-edit/base64.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { Command } = require('discord.js-commando');
+const { base64 } = require('../../util/Util');
 
 module.exports = class Base64Command extends Command {
 	constructor(client) {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = class Base64Command extends Command {
 					prompt: 'What text would you like to convert to Base64?',
 					type: 'string',
 					validate: text => {
-						if (Buffer.from(text).toString('base64').length < 2000) return true;
+						if (base64(text).length < 2000) return true;
 						return 'Invalid text, your text is too long.';
 					}
 				}
@@ -23,6 +24,6 @@ module.exports = class Base64Command extends Command {
 	}
 
 	run(msg, { text }) {
-		return msg.say(Buffer.from(text).toString('base64'));
+		return msg.say(base64(text));
 	}
 };
diff --git a/util/Util.js b/util/Util.js
index b6d4192e..d564f969 100644
--- a/util/Util.js
+++ b/util/Util.js
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ class Util {
 		return arr;
 	}
 
+	static base64(text) {
+		return Buffer.from(text).toString('base64');
+	}
+
 	static cleanXML(text) {
 		return text
 			.replace(/<br \/>/g, '')