diff --git a/jeepyb/cmd/notify_impact.py b/jeepyb/cmd/notify_impact.py
index b089cbb..55e44c8 100644
--- a/jeepyb/cmd/notify_impact.py
+++ b/jeepyb/cmd/notify_impact.py
@@ -36,16 +36,7 @@
 Log:
 %s
 """
-DOC_EMAIL_TEMPLATE = """
-Hi, I'd like you to take a look at this patch for potential
-%s.
-%s
 
-Log:
-%s
-Automatically generated bug (please review):
-%s
-"""
 GERRIT_CACHE_DIR = os.path.expanduser(
     os.environ.get('GERRIT_CACHE_DIR',
                    '~/.launchpadlib/cache'))
@@ -54,41 +45,52 @@
                    '~/.launchpadlib/creds'))
 
 
+def create_bug(git_log, args, lp_project):
+    """Create a bug for a change.
+
+    Create a launchpad bug in lp_project, titled with the first line of
+    the git commit message, with the content of the git_log prepended
+    with the Gerrit review URL. Tag the bug with the name of the repository
+    it came from. Don't create a duplicate bug. Returns link to the bug.
+    """
+    lpconn = launchpad.Launchpad.login_with(
+        'Gerrit User Sync',
+        uris.LPNET_SERVICE_ROOT,
+        GERRIT_CACHE_DIR,
+        credentials_file=GERRIT_CREDENTIALS,
+        version='devel')
+
+    lines_in_log = git_log.split("\n")
+    bug_title = lines_in_log[4]
+    bug_descr = args.change_url + '\n' + git_log
+    project = lpconn.projects[lp_project]
+    # check for existing bugs by searching for the title, to avoid
+    # creating multiple bugs per review
+    potential_dupes = project.searchTasks(search_text=bug_title)
+    if len(potential_dupes) == 0:
+        buginfo = lpconn.bugs.createBug(
+            target=project, title=bug_title,
+            description=bug_descr, tags=args.project.split('/')[1])
+        buglink = buginfo.web_link
+
+    return buglink
+
+
 def process_impact(git_log, args):
     """Process DocImpact flag.
 
     If the 'DocImpact' flag is present, create a new documentation bug in
     the openstack-manuals launchpad project based on the git_log, then
-    (and for non-documentation impacts) notify the mailing list of impact
+    (and for non-documentation impacts) notify the mailing list of impact,
+    unless a bug was created.
     """
     if args.impact.lower() == 'docimpact':
-        lpconn = launchpad.Launchpad.login_with(
-            'Gerrit User Sync',
-            uris.LPNET_SERVICE_ROOT,
-            GERRIT_CACHE_DIR,
-            credentials_file=GERRIT_CREDENTIALS,
-            version='devel')
-        lines_in_log = git_log.split("\n")
-        bug_title = lines_in_log[4]
-        bug_descr = args.change_url + '\n' + git_log
-        project_name = 'openstack-manuals'
-        project = lpconn.projects[project_name]
+        buglink = create_bug(git_log, args, 'openstack-manuals')
+        if buglink is not None:
+            return
 
-        # check for existing bugs by searching for the title, to avoid
-        # creating multiple bugs per review
-        potential_dupes = project.searchTasks(search_text=bug_title)
-
-        if len(potential_dupes) == 0:
-            buginfo = lpconn.bugs.createBug(
-                target=project, title=bug_title,
-                description=bug_descr, tags=args.project.split('/')[1])
-            buglink = buginfo.web_link
-            email_content = DOC_EMAIL_TEMPLATE % (args.impact,
-                                                  args.change_url,
-                                                  git_log, buglink)
-    else:
-        email_content = EMAIL_TEMPLATE % (args.impact,
-                                          args.change_url, git_log)
+    email_content = EMAIL_TEMPLATE % (args.impact,
+                                      args.change_url, git_log)
 
     msg = text.MIMEText(email_content)
     msg['Subject'] = '[%s] %s review request change %s' % \