diff --git a/core/entries.go b/core/entries.go
index f1bb092..74fb241 100644
--- a/core/entries.go
+++ b/core/entries.go
@@ -72,10 +72,31 @@ func toLocalDay(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	return time.Date(t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, t.Location())
 }
 
+// genDay returns a string with the current date and time
+func genDay() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Generated on %s\n", time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 at 15:04 MST"))
+}
+
+// agplCompliance returns a string containing a footer linking to the source code
+func agplCompilance() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+
+---
+
+=> https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/ aggregated using comitium v%s
+`,
+		Version,
+	)
+
+}
+
 func (d *FullData) WriteSubs(dataPath string) error {
 	path := filepath.Join(dataPath, "subscriptions.gmi.new")
 
-	rawPage := `# subscribed feeds
+	rawPage := "# subscribed feeds\n\n"
+	rawPage += genDay()
+	rawPage += `
+
 ## Feeds
 
 Gemini, Atom, RSS, and JSON feeds from all over.
@@ -110,12 +131,7 @@ Watching these pages for any changes that occur.
 	}
 	d.PagesMu.RUnlock()
 
-	rawPage += `
-
----
-
-=> https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/ aggregated using comitium
-`
+	rawPage += agplCompilance()
 
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(rawPage), 0666)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -135,7 +151,7 @@ func (d *FullData) WriteFeed(dataPath string) error {
 	pe := d.getPageEntries()
 	rawPage += fmt.Sprintf("\n=> subscriptions.gmi Currently aggregating %d capsules, gopherholes, and websites.\n\n", len(d.Feeds)+len(d.Pages))
 	d.RUnlock()
-	rawPage += fmt.Sprintf("Generated on %s\n", time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 at 15:04 MST"))
+	rawPage += genDay()
 
 	if len(pe.Entries) > 0 {
 		curDay := toLocalDay(pe.Entries[0].Published)
@@ -156,15 +172,7 @@ func (d *FullData) WriteFeed(dataPath string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	rawPage += fmt.Sprintf(`
-
----
-
-=> https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/ aggregated using comitium v%s
-`,
-		Version,
-	)
-
+	rawPage += agplCompilance()
 	err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(rawPage), 0666)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err