diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 7014bfc..b89e1c8 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2504,29 +2504,11 @@ get_start_client()
 					esac
 				done
 				B_CONSOLE_IRC='true'
-				if [[ -z $IRC_CLIENT_VERSION ]];then
-					# this is a hack to try to show konversation if inxi is running but started via /cmd
-					if [[ -n $( ps aux | grep -i 'konversation' | grep -v 'grep' ) && $B_RUNNING_IN_X == 'true' ]];then
-						IRC_CLIENT='Konversation'
-						IRC_CLIENT_VERSION=" $( konversation --version 2>/dev/null | gawk '/^Konversation/ {print $2}' )"
-						B_CONSOLE_IRC='false'
-					else
-						IRC_CLIENT="Unknown $app_working_name client"
-					fi
-				fi
+				set_perl_python_konvi
 				;;
 			python*)
 				# B_CONSOLE_IRC='true' # are there even any python type console irc clients? check.
-				if [[ -z $IRC_CLIENT_VERSION ]];then
-					# this is a hack to try to show konversation if inxi is running but started via /cmd
-					if [[ -n $( ps aux | grep -i 'konversation' | grep -v 'grep' ) && $B_RUNNING_IN_X == 'true' ]];then
-						IRC_CLIENT='Konversation'
-						IRC_CLIENT_VERSION=" $( konversation --version 2>/dev/null | gawk '/^Konversation/ {print $2}' )"
-						B_CONSOLE_IRC='false'
-					else
-						IRC_CLIENT="Unknown $app_working_name client"
-					fi
-				fi
+				set_perl_python_konvi
 				;;
 			# then unset, set unknown data
 			*)	
@@ -2569,6 +2551,20 @@ get_start_client()
 	eval $LOGFE
 }
 
+set_perl_python_konvi()
+{
+	if [[ -z $IRC_CLIENT_VERSION ]];then
+		# this is a hack to try to show konversation if inxi is running but started via /cmd
+		if [[ -n $( ps aux | grep -i 'konversation' | grep -v 'grep' ) && $B_RUNNING_IN_X == 'true' ]];then
+			IRC_CLIENT='Konversation'
+			IRC_CLIENT_VERSION=" $( konversation --version 2>/dev/null | gawk '/^Konversation/ {print $2}' )"
+			B_CONSOLE_IRC='false'
+		else
+			IRC_CLIENT="Unknown $app_working_name client"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
 ## try to infer the use of Konversation >= 1.2, which shows $PPID improperly
 ## no known method of finding Kovni >= 1.2 as parent process, so we look to see if it is running,
 ## and all other irc clients are not running.