diff --git a/src/syncers/download.rs b/src/syncers/download.rs
index 8b915b8..a3a4629 100644
--- a/src/syncers/download.rs
+++ b/src/syncers/download.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::default::Default;
 
 use crate::models;
+use crate::syncers;
 
 pub struct Download {
     pub api: models::api::API,
@@ -27,23 +28,17 @@ impl Download {
         song: &icarus_models::song::Song,
     ) -> Result<String, MyError> {
         self.api.endpoint = String::from("song/data/download");
-        let url = self.retrieve_url(&song);
+        let url = syncers::common::retrieve_url(&self.api, true, song.id);
         let access_token = token.bearer_token();
 
-        let mut headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
-        headers.insert(
-            reqwest::header::AUTHORIZATION,
-            http::header::HeaderValue::from_str(&access_token.clone()).unwrap(),
-        );
-
         let client = reqwest::Client::builder().build().unwrap();
-        let response = client
+
+        match client
             .get(&url)
             .header(reqwest::header::AUTHORIZATION, &access_token)
             .send()
-            .await;
-
-        match response {
+            .await
+        {
             Ok(rep) => match rep.status() {
                 reqwest::StatusCode::OK => {
                     let data = rep.text();
@@ -52,35 +47,20 @@ impl Download {
                             return Ok(e);
                         }
                         Err(er) => {
-                            println!("Error {:?}", er);
+                            return Err(MyError::Other(er.to_string()));
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED => {
-                    println!("Need to grab a new token");
+                    return Err(MyError::Other(String::from("Need to grab a new token")));
                 }
                 other => {
-                    panic!("Uh oh! Something unexpected happened: {:?}", other);
+                    return Err(MyError::Other(other.to_string()));
                 }
             },
             Err(er) => {
                 return Err(MyError::Request(er));
             }
         }
-
-        return Err(MyError::Other(String::from("Error downloading")));
-    }
-
-    fn retrieve_url(&self, song: &icarus_models::song::Song) -> String {
-        let api = &self.api;
-        let mut url: String = String::from(&api.url);
-        url += &String::from("api/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.version);
-        url += &String::from("/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.endpoint);
-        url += &String::from("/");
-        url += &song.id.to_string();
-
-        return url;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/syncers/retrieve_records.rs b/src/syncers/retrieve_records.rs
index d2e397f..84df6eb 100644
--- a/src/syncers/retrieve_records.rs
+++ b/src/syncers/retrieve_records.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::default::Default;
 use std::io::Error;
 
 use crate::models;
+use crate::syncers;
 
 pub struct RetrieveRecords {
     pub api: models::api::API,
@@ -21,20 +22,9 @@ impl RetrieveRecords {
         token: &icarus_models::token::AccessToken,
     ) -> Result<Vec<icarus_models::song::Song>, Error> {
         self.api.endpoint = String::from("song");
-        let mut songs: Vec<icarus_models::song::Song> = Vec::new();
-        let url = self.retrieve_url();
+        let url = syncers::common::retrieve_url(&self.api, false, 0);
         let access_token = token.bearer_token();
 
-        let mut headers = reqwest::header::HeaderMap::new();
-        headers.insert(
-            reqwest::header::AUTHORIZATION,
-            http::header::HeaderValue::from_str(&access_token.clone()).unwrap(),
-        );
-        headers.insert(
-            reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE,
-            http::header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"),
-        );
-
         let client = reqwest::Client::builder().build().unwrap();
         let response = client
             .get(&url)
@@ -46,35 +36,28 @@ impl RetrieveRecords {
         match response.status() {
             reqwest::StatusCode::OK => {
                 // on success, parse our JSON to an APIResponse
-                let s = response.json::<Vec<icarus_models::song::Song>>().await;
-                match s {
-                    //
-                    Ok(parsed) => {
-                        songs = parsed;
+                match response.json::<Vec<icarus_models::song::Song>>().await {
+                    Ok(parsed) => Ok(parsed),
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                            err.to_string(),
+                        ));
                     }
-                    Err(_) => println!("Hm, the response didn't match the shape we expected."),
-                };
+                }
             }
             reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED => {
-                println!("Need to grab a new token");
+                return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    "Need to grab a new token",
+                ));
             }
             other => {
-                panic!("Uh oh! Something unexpected happened: {:?}", other);
+                return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                    other.to_string(),
+                ));
             }
         }
-
-        return Ok(songs);
-    }
-
-    fn retrieve_url(&self) -> String {
-        let api = &self.api;
-        let mut url: String = String::from(&api.url);
-        url += &String::from("api/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.version);
-        url += &String::from("/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.endpoint);
-        url += &String::from("/");
-
-        return url;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/syncers/upload.rs b/src/syncers/upload.rs
index 688fd24..f17a6ef 100644
--- a/src/syncers/upload.rs
+++ b/src/syncers/upload.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use http::HeaderValue;
 use reqwest;
 
 use crate::models;
+use crate::syncers;
 
 pub struct Upload {
     pub api: models::api::API,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ impl Upload {
         cover: &icarus_models::coverart::CoverArt,
     ) -> Result<reqwest::Response, reqwest::Error> {
         self.api.endpoint = String::from("song/data/upload/with/data");
-        let url = self.retrieve_url();
+        let url = syncers::common::retrieve_url(&self.api, false, 0);
         let access_token = token.bearer_token();
 
         if url.is_empty() {
@@ -106,22 +107,4 @@ impl Upload {
         api.version = String::from("v1");
         self.api = api;
     }
-
-    fn retrieve_url(&self) -> String {
-        let api = &self.api;
-        let mut buffer = api.url.clone();
-        let count = buffer.len();
-
-        if buffer.chars().nth(count - 1) != Some('/') {
-            buffer += "/";
-        }
-
-        let mut url: String = String::from(&buffer);
-        url += &String::from("api/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.version);
-        url += &String::from("/");
-        url += &String::from(&api.endpoint);
-
-        return url;
-    }
 }