diff --git a/tools/beta-release/release.js b/tools/beta-release/release.js
index 5c7bb67..dfe83c7 100644
--- a/tools/beta-release/release.js
+++ b/tools/beta-release/release.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import request from 'request'
 import * as url from 'url'
 matrixcs.request(request)
 
-const matrixAuth = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('.secrets/matrix.json'))
-const client = matrix.createClient(matrixAuth)
 const __dirname = url.fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url));
 
 const auth = new google.auth.GoogleAuth({
@@ -69,13 +67,8 @@ export const release = async (github, version, applicationId, artifacts, config)
     console.log("Promoting beta draft release to live...")
     await promoteDraftToLive(applicationId)
 
-    const content = {
-        "body": `New release`,
-        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
-        "formatted_body": `New release rolling out <a href="${releaseResult.data.url}">${releaseResult.data.tag_name}</a>`,
-        "msgtype": "m.text"
-    }
-    await client.sendEvent(config.matrixRoomId, "m.room.message", content, "")
+    console.log("Sending message to room...")
+    await sendReleaseMessage(releaseResult.data, config)
 }
 
 const startPlayRelease = async (applicationId) => {
@@ -205,3 +198,15 @@ const promoteDraftToLive = async (applicationId) => {
         packageName: applicationId,
     }).catch((error) => Promise.reject(error.response.data))
 }
+
+const sendReleaseMessage = async (release, config) => {
+    const matrixAuth = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('.secrets/matrix.json'))
+    const client = matrix.createClient(matrixAuth)
+    const content = {
+        "body": `New release`,
+        "format": "org.matrix.custom.html",
+        "formatted_body": `New release rolling out <a href="${release.url}">${release.tag_name}</a>`,
+        "msgtype": "m.text"
+    }
+    await client.sendEvent(config.matrixRoomId, "m.room.message", content, "")
+}
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