diff --git a/src/cli/backup/backup.go b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
index 0cb72c792..83d0870a2 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/backup.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/backup.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package backup
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/config"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/options"
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/repository"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/selectors"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/store"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -154,6 +157,62 @@ func handleDeleteCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return cmd.Help()
 }
 
+func runBackups(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	r repository.Repository,
+	serviceName, resourceOwnerType string,
+	selectorSet []selectors.Selector,
+) error {
+	var (
+		merrs *multierror.Error
+		bIDs  []model.StableID
+	)
+
+	for _, discSel := range selectorSet {
+		bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, discSel)
+		if err != nil {
+			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
+				err,
+				"Failed to initialize %s backup for %s %s",
+				serviceName,
+				resourceOwnerType,
+				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
+			))
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err = bo.Run(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
+				err,
+				"Failed to run %s backup for %s %s",
+				serviceName,
+				resourceOwnerType,
+				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
+			))
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		bIDs = append(bIDs, bo.Results.BackupID)
+	}
+
+	bups, ferrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
+	// TODO: print/log recoverable errors
+	if ferrs.Failure() != nil {
+		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(ferrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
+	}
+
+	backup.PrintAll(ctx, bups)
+
+	if e := merrs.ErrorOrNil(); e != nil {
+		return Only(ctx, e)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // genericDeleteCommand is a helper function that all services can use
 // for the removal of an entry from the repository
 func genericDeleteCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, bID, designation string, args []string) error {
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
index 04d9f5b6c..ec6a543d8 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package backup
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
@@ -275,50 +272,18 @@ func createExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to retrieve M365 user(s)"))
 	}
 
-	var (
-		merrs *multierror.Error
-		bIDs  []model.StableID
-	)
+	selectorSet := []selectors.Selector{}
 
 	for _, discSel := range sel.SplitByResourceOwner(users) {
-		bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, discSel.Selector)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to initialize Exchange backup for user %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		err = bo.Run(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to run Exchange backup for user %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		bIDs = append(bIDs, bo.Results.BackupID)
+		selectorSet = append(selectorSet, discSel.Selector)
 	}
 
-	bups, ferrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
-	// TODO: print/log recoverable errors
-	if ferrs.Failure() != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(ferrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
-	}
-
-	backup.PrintAll(ctx, bups)
-
-	if e := merrs.ErrorOrNil(); e != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, e)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return runBackups(
+		ctx,
+		r,
+		"Exchange", "user",
+		selectorSet,
+	)
 }
 
 func exchangeBackupCreateSelectors(userIDs, cats []string) *selectors.ExchangeBackup {
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go b/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
index fb9c0c57f..a7ca08f85 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/onedrive.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package backup
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/print"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/cli/utils"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
@@ -194,50 +191,18 @@ func createOneDriveCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to retrieve M365 users"))
 	}
 
-	var (
-		merrs *multierror.Error
-		bIDs  []model.StableID
-	)
+	selectorSet := []selectors.Selector{}
 
 	for _, discSel := range sel.SplitByResourceOwner(users) {
-		bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, discSel.Selector)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to initialize OneDrive backup for user %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		err = bo.Run(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to run OneDrive backup for user %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		bIDs = append(bIDs, bo.Results.BackupID)
+		selectorSet = append(selectorSet, discSel.Selector)
 	}
 
-	bups, ferrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
-	// TODO: print/log recoverable errors
-	if ferrs.Failure() != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(ferrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
-	}
-
-	backup.PrintAll(ctx, bups)
-
-	if e := merrs.ErrorOrNil(); e != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, e)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return runBackups(
+		ctx,
+		r,
+		"OneDrive", "user",
+		selectorSet,
+	)
 }
 
 func validateOneDriveBackupCreateFlags(users []string) error {
diff --git a/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go b/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
index 22b57846e..e3d12fe33 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/sharepoint.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package backup
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/connector/graph"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/model"
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
@@ -241,50 +238,18 @@ func createSharePointCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(err, "Retrieving up sharepoint sites by ID and WebURL"))
 	}
 
-	var (
-		merrs *multierror.Error
-		bIDs  []model.StableID
-	)
+	selectorSet := []selectors.Selector{}
 
 	for _, discSel := range sel.SplitByResourceOwner(gc.GetSiteIDs()) {
-		bo, err := r.NewBackup(ctx, discSel.Selector)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to initialize SharePoint backup for site %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		err = bo.Run(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			merrs = multierror.Append(merrs, errors.Wrapf(
-				err,
-				"Failed to run SharePoint backup for site %s",
-				discSel.DiscreteOwner,
-			))
-
-			continue
-		}
-
-		bIDs = append(bIDs, bo.Results.BackupID)
+		selectorSet = append(selectorSet, discSel.Selector)
 	}
 
-	bups, ferrs := r.Backups(ctx, bIDs)
-	// TODO: print/log recoverable errors
-	if ferrs.Failure() != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, errors.Wrap(ferrs.Failure(), "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage"))
-	}
-
-	backup.PrintAll(ctx, bups)
-
-	if e := merrs.ErrorOrNil(); e != nil {
-		return Only(ctx, e)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return runBackups(
+		ctx,
+		r,
+		"SharePoint", "site",
+		selectorSet,
+	)
 }
 
 func validateSharePointBackupCreateFlags(sites, weburls, cats []string) error {