diff --git a/lib/admin_command.rb b/lib/admin_command.rb
index f19eb4ad2947a1604f88f7c71ba3211b58c8b6a4..627c5bb9231460dce898512ae77813651e8e85d7 100644
--- a/lib/admin_command.rb
+++ b/lib/admin_command.rb
@@ -75,11 +75,15 @@ class AdminCommand
 		BillPlanCommand.for(@target_customer).call
 	end
 
-	def action_cancel_account
+	def notify_customer(body)
 		m = Blather::Stanza::Message.new
 		m.from = CONFIG[:notify_from]
-		m.body = "Your JMP account has been cancelled."
-		@target_customer.stanza_to(m).then {
+		m.body = body
+		@target_customer.stanza_to(m)
+	end
+
+	def action_cancel_account
+		notify_customer("Your JMP account has been cancelled.").then {
 			EMPromise.all([
 				@target_customer.stanza_to(IBR.new(:set).tap(&:remove!)),
 				@target_customer.deregister!,