diff --git a/src/osd/osd.h b/src/osd/osd.h
index 49c32bc8..18ac0936 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd.h
+++ b/src/osd/osd.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ class osd_t
         osd_rmw_stripe_t *stripes, const uint64_t* osd_set, osd_op_t *cur_op, int subop_idx, int zero_read);
     void submit_primary_subop(osd_op_t *cur_op, osd_op_t *subop,
         osd_rmw_stripe_t *si, bool wr, inode_t inode, uint64_t op_version);
+    bool submit_to_osd(osd_op_t *subop, osd_num_t osd_num);
     void submit_primary_del_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, uint64_t *cur_set, uint64_t set_size, pg_osd_set_t & loc_set);
     void submit_primary_del_batch(osd_op_t *cur_op, obj_ver_osd_t *chunks_to_delete, int chunks_to_delete_count);
     void submit_primary_sync_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op);
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_flush.cpp b/src/osd/osd_flush.cpp
index e2aad325..d537318d 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_flush.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osd_flush.cpp
@@ -214,17 +214,8 @@ bool osd_t::submit_flush_op(pool_id_t pool_id, pg_num_t pg_num, pg_flush_batch_t
             handle_flush_op(op->req.hdr.opcode == OSD_OP_SEC_ROLLBACK, pool_id, pg_num, fb, peer_osd, op->reply.hdr.retval);
             delete op;
         };
-        auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(peer_osd);
-        if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
+        if (!submit_to_osd(op, peer_osd))
         {
-            op->client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
-            msgr.outbox_push(op);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Fail it immediately
-            op->reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
-            op->callback(op);
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_primary_chain.cpp b/src/osd/osd_primary_chain.cpp
index 3ad0db0f..6badd47b 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_primary_chain.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osd_primary_chain.cpp
@@ -318,19 +318,7 @@ int osd_t::submit_bitmap_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, pg_t & pg)
                     }
                     handle_primary_subop(subop, cur_op);
                 };
-                auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(subop_osd_num);
-                if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
-                {
-                    subop->client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
-                    msgr.outbox_push(subop);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // Fail it immediately
-                    subop->client_id = 0;
-                    subop->reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
-                    ringloop->set_immediate([subop]() { std::function<void(osd_op_t*)>(subop->callback)(subop); });
-                }
+                submit_to_osd(subop, subop_osd_num);
                 subop_idx++;
             }
             prev = i+1;
diff --git a/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp b/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
index 16227c26..e401c965 100644
--- a/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/osd_primary_subops.cpp
@@ -270,22 +270,29 @@ void osd_t::submit_primary_subop(osd_op_t *cur_op, osd_op_t *subop,
         {
             handle_primary_subop(subop, cur_op);
         };
-        auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(si->osd_num);
-        if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
-        {
-            subop->client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
-            msgr.outbox_push(subop);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // Fail it immediately
-            subop->client_id = 0;
-            subop->reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
-            ringloop->set_immediate([subop]() { std::function<void(osd_op_t*)>(subop->callback)(subop); });
-        }
+        submit_to_osd(subop, si->osd_num);
     }
 }
 
+bool osd_t::submit_to_osd(osd_op_t *subop, osd_num_t osd_num)
+{
+    auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(osd_num);
+    if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
+    {
+        subop->client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
+        msgr.outbox_push(subop);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Fail it immediately
+        subop->client_id = 0;
+        subop->reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
+        ringloop->set_immediate([subop]() { std::function<void(osd_op_t*)>(subop->callback)(subop); });
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 static uint64_t bs_op_to_osd_op[] = {
     0,
     OSD_OP_SEC_READ,            // BS_OP_READ = 1
@@ -616,19 +623,7 @@ void osd_t::submit_primary_del_batch(osd_op_t *cur_op, obj_ver_osd_t *chunks_to_
             {
                 handle_primary_subop(subop, cur_op);
             };
-            auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(chunk.osd_num);
-            if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
-            {
-                subops[i].client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
-                msgr.outbox_push(&subops[i]);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Fail it immediately
-                subops[i].client_id = 0;
-                subops[i].reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
-                ringloop->set_immediate([subop = &subops[i]]() { std::function<void(osd_op_t*)>(subop->callback)(subop); });
-            }
+            submit_to_osd(&subops[i], chunk.osd_num);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -739,19 +734,7 @@ void osd_t::submit_primary_stab_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op)
             {
                 handle_primary_subop(subop, cur_op);
             };
-            auto peer_it = msgr.osd_peers.find(stab_osd.osd_num);
-            if (peer_it != msgr.osd_peers.end())
-            {
-                subops[i].client_id = peer_it->second->client_id;
-                msgr.outbox_push(&subops[i]);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Fail it immediately
-                subops[i].client_id = 0;
-                subops[i].reply.hdr.retval = -EPIPE;
-                ringloop->set_immediate([subop = &subops[i]]() { std::function<void(osd_op_t*)>(subop->callback)(subop); });
-            }
+            submit_to_osd(&subops[i], stab_osd.osd_num);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -837,8 +820,7 @@ void osd_t::submit_primary_rollback_subops(osd_op_t *cur_op, const uint64_t* osd
                     op_data->oid.inode, op_data->oid.stripe | role, op_data->target_ver-1
                 );
 #endif
-                subop->client_id = msgr.osd_peers.at(osd_set[role])->client_id;
-                msgr.outbox_push(subop);
+                submit_to_osd(subop, osd_set[role]);
             }
             i++;
         }