diff --git a/src/codemodder/codemods/base_codemod.py b/src/codemodder/codemods/base_codemod.py
index b83f00c42..6b1b44480 100644
--- a/src/codemodder/codemods/base_codemod.py
+++ b/src/codemodder/codemods/base_codemod.py
@@ -75,14 +75,17 @@ def node_position(self, node):
         # See https://github.com/Instagram/LibCST/blob/main/libcst/_metadata_dependent.py#L112
         return self.get_metadata(self.METADATA_DEPENDENCIES[0], node)
 
-    def add_change(self, node, description):
+    def add_change(self, node, description: str, start: bool = True):
         position = self.node_position(node)
-        self.add_change_from_position(position, description)
+        self.add_change_from_position(position, description, start)
 
-    def add_change_from_position(self, position: CodeRange, description):
+    def add_change_from_position(
+        self, position: CodeRange, description: str, start: bool = True
+    ):
+        lineno = position.start.line if start else position.end.line
         self.file_context.codemod_changes.append(
             Change(
-                lineNumber=position.start.line,
+                lineNumber=lineno,
                 description=description,
             )
         )
diff --git a/src/codemodder/codemods/utils.py b/src/codemodder/codemods/utils.py
index a4a9c0ab2..c947a999c 100644
--- a/src/codemodder/codemods/utils.py
+++ b/src/codemodder/codemods/utils.py
@@ -91,3 +91,10 @@ def get_function_name_node(call: cst.Call) -> Optional[cst.Name]:
         case cst.Attribute():
             return call.func.attr
     return None
+
+
+def is_assigned_to_True(original_node: cst.Assign):
+    return (
+        isinstance(original_node.value, cst.Name)
+        and original_node.value.value == "True"
+    )
diff --git a/src/core_codemods/django_session_cookie_secure_off.py b/src/core_codemods/django_session_cookie_secure_off.py
index f41de07b6..bf1bf4b72 100644
--- a/src/core_codemods/django_session_cookie_secure_off.py
+++ b/src/core_codemods/django_session_cookie_secure_off.py
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-from typing import List
 import libcst as cst
-from libcst.codemod import Codemod, CodemodContext
-from codemodder.change import Change
-from codemodder.codemods.base_visitor import BaseTransformer
 from codemodder.codemods.api import SemgrepCodemod
 from codemodder.codemods.base_codemod import ReviewGuidance
-from codemodder.codemods.utils import is_django_settings_file
-from codemodder.file_context import FileContext
+from codemodder.codemods.utils import is_django_settings_file, is_assigned_to_True
 
 
 class DjangoSessionCookieSecureOff(SemgrepCodemod):
@@ -65,12 +60,7 @@ def leave_Module(
             # something else and we changed it in `leave_Assign`.
             return updated_node
 
-        # line_number is the end of the module where we will insert the new flag.
-        pos_to_match = self.node_position(original_node)
-        line_number = pos_to_match.end.line
-        self.file_context.codemod_changes.append(
-            Change(line_number, self.CHANGE_DESCRIPTION)
-        )
+        self.add_change(original_node, self.CHANGE_DESCRIPTION, start=False)
         final_line = cst.parse_statement("SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True")
         new_body = updated_node.body + (final_line,)
         return updated_node.with_changes(body=new_body)
@@ -103,10 +93,3 @@ def is_session_cookie_secure(original_node: cst.Assign):
     return (
         isinstance(target_var, cst.Name) and target_var.value == "SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE"
     )
-
-
-def is_assigned_to_True(original_node: cst.Assign):
-    return (
-        isinstance(original_node.value, cst.Name)
-        and original_node.value.value == "True"
-    )