diff --git a/src/common/balances.lua b/src/common/balances.lua
index 5420ecb..5047cbb 100644
--- a/src/common/balances.lua
+++ b/src/common/balances.lua
@@ -45,23 +45,7 @@ function balances.setDescription(description)
 end
 
 function balances.setKeywords(keywords)
-	assert(type(keywords) == "table", "Keywords must be an array")
-	assert(#keywords <= 16, "There must not be more than 16 keywords")
-
-	local seenKeywords = {} -- Table to track seen keywords
-
-	for _, keyword in ipairs(keywords) do
-		assert(type(keyword) == "string", "Each keyword must be a string")
-		assert(#keyword <= 32, "Each keyword must not be longer than 32 characters")
-		assert(not keyword:find("%s"), "Keywords must not contain spaces")
-		assert(
-			keyword:match("^[%w-_#@]+$"),
-			"Keywords must only contain alphanumeric characters, dashes, underscores, #, or @"
-		)
-		-- Check for duplicates
-		assert(not seenKeywords[keyword], "Duplicate keyword detected: " .. keyword)
-		seenKeywords[keyword] = true
-	end
+	utils.validateKeywords(keywords)
 
 	Keywords = keywords
 	return json.encode({ keywords = Keywords })
diff --git a/src/common/initialize.lua b/src/common/initialize.lua
index 91d3dcb..f4f3b9e 100644
--- a/src/common/initialize.lua
+++ b/src/common/initialize.lua
@@ -30,18 +30,7 @@ function initialize.initializeANTState(state)
 		utils.validateTTLSeconds(v.ttlSeconds)
 	end
 
-	assert(type(keywords) == "table", "Keywords must be an array")
-	assert(#keywords <= 16, "There must not be more than 16 keywords")
-
-	local seenKeywords = {}
-	for _, keyword in ipairs(keywords) do
-		assert(type(keyword) == "string", "Each keyword must be a string")
-		assert(#keyword <= 32, "Each keyword must not be longer than 32 characters")
-		assert(not keyword:find("%s"), "Keywords must not contain spaces")
-		assert(keyword:match("^[%w-_]+$"), "Keywords must only contain alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores")
-		assert(not seenKeywords[keyword], "Duplicate keyword detected: " .. keyword)
-		seenKeywords[keyword] = true
-	end
+	utils.validateKeywords(keywords)
 
 	Name = name
 	Ticker = ticker
diff --git a/src/common/utils.lua b/src/common/utils.lua
index 50f458c..4f3b56b 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.lua
+++ b/src/common/utils.lua
@@ -342,4 +342,24 @@ function utils.getHandlerNames(handlers)
 	return names
 end
 
+function utils.validateKeywords(keywords)
+	assert(type(keywords) == "table", "Keywords must be an array")
+	assert(#keywords <= 16, "There must not be more than 16 keywords")
+
+	local seenKeywords = {} -- Table to track seen keywords
+
+	for _, keyword in ipairs(keywords) do
+		assert(type(keyword) == "string", "Each keyword must be a string")
+		assert(#keyword <= 32, "Each keyword must not be longer than 32 characters")
+		assert(not keyword:find("%s"), "Keywords must not contain spaces")
+		assert(
+			keyword:match("^[%w-_#@]+$"),
+			"Keywords must only contain alphanumeric characters, dashes, underscores, #, or @"
+		)
+		-- Check for duplicates
+		assert(not seenKeywords[keyword], "Duplicate keyword detected: " .. keyword)
+		seenKeywords[keyword] = true
+	end
+end
+
 return utils