diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
index 1046bd147..ede1ce88c 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ pub struct Settings {
   pub(crate) actor_name_max_length: Option<usize>,
 }
 
+impl Settings {
+  pub(crate) fn actor_name_max_length(&self) -> usize {
+    self
+      .actor_name_max_length
+      .unwrap_or_else(|| Settings::default().actor_name_max_length.unwrap())
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct CaptchaConfig {
   pub enabled: bool,
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/utils.rs b/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
index d063359ba..d6e1f25d4 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/utils.rs
@@ -116,21 +116,16 @@ pub fn scrape_text_for_mentions(text: &str) -> Vec<MentionData> {
 }
 
 pub fn is_valid_actor_name(name: &str) -> bool {
-  let max_length = Settings::get()
-    .actor_name_max_length
-    .unwrap_or_else(|| Settings::default().actor_name_max_length.unwrap());
-  name.chars().count() <= max_length && VALID_ACTOR_NAME_REGEX.is_match(name)
+  name.chars().count() <= Settings::get().actor_name_max_length()
+    && VALID_ACTOR_NAME_REGEX.is_match(name)
 }
 
 // Can't do a regex here, reverse lookarounds not supported
 pub fn is_valid_display_name(name: &str) -> bool {
-  let max_length = Settings::get()
-    .actor_name_max_length
-    .unwrap_or_else(|| Settings::default().actor_name_max_length.unwrap());
   !name.starts_with('@')
     && !name.starts_with('\u{200b}')
     && name.chars().count() >= 3
-    && name.chars().count() <= max_length
+    && name.chars().count() <= Settings::get().actor_name_max_length()
 }
 
 pub fn is_valid_matrix_id(matrix_id: &str) -> bool {