diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index 51c1d5e..82124aa 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ from toot.output import print_out, print_err
 VISIBILITY_CHOICES = ['public', 'unlisted', 'private', 'direct']
 
 
+def get_default_visibility():
+    return os.getenv("TOOT_VISIBILITY", "public")
+
+
 def language(value):
     """Validates the language parameter"""
     if len(value) != 2:
@@ -348,7 +352,7 @@ POST_COMMANDS = [
             }),
             (["-v", "--visibility"], {
                 "type": visibility,
-                "default": os.getenv("TOOT_VISIBILITY", "public"),
+                "default": get_default_visibility(),
                 "help": 'post visibility, one of: %s' % ", ".join(VISIBILITY_CHOICES),
             }),
             (["-s", "--sensitive"], {
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ STATUS_COMMANDS = [
         arguments=[status_id_arg,
             (["-v", "--visibility"], {
                 "type": visibility,
-                "default": os.getenv("TOOT_VISIBILITY", "public"),
+                "default": get_default_visibility(),
                 "help": 'boost visibility, one of: %s' % ", ".join(VISIBILITY_CHOICES),
             })],
         require_auth=True,
diff --git a/toot/tui/app.py b/toot/tui/app.py
index 39b8529..9f917ec 100644
--- a/toot/tui/app.py
+++ b/toot/tui/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import logging
 import urwid
-import os
 
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
 from toot import api, config, __version__
+from toot.console import get_default_visibility
 
 from .compose import StatusComposer
 from .constants import PALETTE
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class TUI(urwid.Frame):
     def async_toggle_reblog(self, timeline, status):
         def _reblog():
             logger.info("Reblogging {}".format(status))
-            api.reblog(self.app, self.user, status.id, visibility=os.getenv("TOOT_VISIBILITY", "public"))
+            api.reblog(self.app, self.user, status.id, visibility=get_default_visibility())
 
         def _unreblog():
             logger.info("Unreblogging {}".format(status))
diff --git a/toot/tui/compose.py b/toot/tui/compose.py
index 9eb742e..4b31c0f 100644
--- a/toot/tui/compose.py
+++ b/toot/tui/compose.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import urwid
 import logging
-import os
+
+from toot.console import get_default_visibility
 
 from .constants import VISIBILITY_OPTIONS
 from .widgets import Button, EditBox
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class StatusComposer(urwid.Frame):
         self.cw_remove_button = Button("Remove content warning",
             on_press=self.remove_content_warning)
 
-        self.visibility = os.getenv("TOOT_VISIBILITY", "public")
+        self.visibility = get_default_visibility()
         self.visibility_button = Button("Visibility: {}".format(self.visibility),
             on_press=self.choose_visibility)