diff --git a/src/tiles/network_manager.rs b/src/tiles/network_manager.rs
index fbc6dae..6cf5dad 100644
--- a/src/tiles/network_manager.rs
+++ b/src/tiles/network_manager.rs
@@ -14,30 +14,15 @@ pub async fn network_manager(
     _output: OutputChannel,
     dbus_conn: Arc<SyncConnection>,
 ) -> eyre::Result<Infallible> {
-    let root_proxy = Proxy::new(
-        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager",
-        "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager",
-        Duration::from_secs(5),
-        dbus_conn.as_ref(),
-    );
 
-    let primary_connection = root_proxy.primary_connection().await?;
-    let primary_connection_proxy = Proxy::new(
-        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager",
-        primary_connection,
-        Duration::from_secs(5),
-        dbus_conn.as_ref(),
-    );
+    let destination = "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager";
+    let timeout = Duration::from_secs(5);
+    let connection = dbus_conn.as_ref();
+    let make_proxy = |path| Proxy::new(destination, path, timeout, connection);
 
-    let specific_object = primary_connection_proxy.specific_object().await?;
-    let specific_object_proxy = Proxy::new(
-        "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager",
-        specific_object,
-        Duration::from_secs(5),
-        dbus_conn.as_ref(),
-    );
-
-    let ssid = specific_object_proxy.ssid().await?;
+    let primary_connection = make_proxy("/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager".into()).primary_connection().await?;
+    let specific_object = make_proxy(primary_connection).specific_object().await?;
+    let ssid = make_proxy(specific_object).ssid().await?;
 
     log::warn!("got ssid: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&ssid));