diff --git a/storage/dir.go b/storage/dir.go
index 199bb4a..bf5d561 100644
--- a/storage/dir.go
+++ b/storage/dir.go
@@ -62,12 +62,7 @@ func (store *dir) Create(password []byte, expiresAt time.Time) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (store *dir) Get(id string) ([]byte, error) {
-	path := store.getPath(id)
-	file, err := os.OpenFile(
-		path,
-		os.O_RDONLY,
-		0,
-	)
+	entry, err := store.getEntry(id)
 	switch {
 	case os.IsNotExist(err):
 		return nil, ErrNotFound
@@ -75,14 +70,6 @@ func (store *dir) Get(id string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	var entry dirEntry
-	err = gob.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&entry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return entry.Password, nil
 }
 
@@ -106,27 +93,12 @@ func (store *dir) ClearExpired() error {
 
 	for _, file := range entries {
 		id := file.Name()
-		path := store.getPath(id)
-		file, err := os.OpenFile(
-			path,
-			os.O_RDONLY,
-			0,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		defer file.Close()
-
-		var entry dirEntry
-		err = gob.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&entry)
+		entry, err := store.getEntry(id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		if now.After(entry.ExpiresAt) {
-			// Close file early as we need to delete it
-			file.Close()
 			err = store.Delete(id)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -137,6 +109,28 @@ func (store *dir) ClearExpired() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (store *dir) getEntry(id string) (dirEntry, error) {
+	path := store.getPath(id)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(
+		path,
+		os.O_RDONLY,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return dirEntry{}, err
+	}
+
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	var entry dirEntry
+	err = gob.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&entry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return dirEntry{}, err
+	}
+
+	return entry, nil
+}
+
 func (store *dir) getPath(id string) string {
 	return path.Join(store.path, id)
 }