diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/centos-mirror-update b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/centos-mirror-update
index 95e0919f9a..2e1914a9f1 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/centos-mirror-update
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/centos-mirror-update
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source /usr/share/mirror-update/functions.sh
+
 MIRROR_VOLUME=$1
 
 if [[ ${NO_TIMEOUT:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ done
 
 date --iso-8601=ns | $K5START tee $BASE/timestamp.txt
 echo "rsync completed successfully, running vos release."
-k5start -t -f /etc/afsadmin.keytab service/afsadmin -- vos release -v $MIRROR_VOLUME
+$VOS_RELEASE $MIRROR_VOLUME
 
 date --iso-8601=ns
 echo "Done."
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/epel-mirror-update b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/epel-mirror-update
index e98ef73c6c..63b38c744d 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/epel-mirror-update
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/epel-mirror-update
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source /usr/share/mirror-update/functions.sh
+
 MIRROR_VOLUME=$1
 
 if [[ ${NO_TIMEOUT:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ echo "$SHA1SUM $BASE/$REPO/$REPOMD" | sha1sum -c -
 
 date --iso-8601=ns | $K5START tee $BASE/timestamp.txt
 echo "rsync completed successfully, running vos release."
-k5start -t -f /etc/afsadmin.keytab service/afsadmin -- vos release -v $MIRROR_VOLUME
+$VOS_RELEASE $MIRROR_VOLUME
 
 date --iso-8601=ns
 echo "Done."
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/fedora-mirror-update b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/fedora-mirror-update
index 0fef6ca32a..55ff7e824b 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/fedora-mirror-update
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/fedora-mirror-update
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source /usr/share/mirror-update/functions.sh
+
 MIRROR_VOLUME=$1
 
 function echo_ts {
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ BASE="/afs/.openstack.org/mirror/fedora"
 #   https://pagure.io/releng/issue/7921
 MIRROR="rsync://pubmirror2.math.uh.edu/fedora-buffet/fedora/linux"
 K5START="k5start -t -f /etc/fedora.keytab service/fedora-mirror -- ${TIMEOUT}"
-VOS_RELEASE="ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_vos_release vos_release@afs01.dfw.openstack.org vos release "
 
 echo_ts "----- START FEDORA MIRROR RSYNC RUN -----"
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/functions.sh b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/functions.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fefd29ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/functions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#
+# Common definitions and functions for mirror-update scripts
+#
+
+VOS_RELEASE="ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_vos_release vos_release@afs01.dfw.openstack.org vos release "
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/opensuse-mirror-update b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/opensuse-mirror-update
index e55204fa40..424aa3e99c 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/opensuse-mirror-update
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/opensuse-mirror-update
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source /usr/share/mirror-update/functions.sh
+
 MIRROR_VOLUME=$1
 
 if [[ ${NO_TIMEOUT:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ $K5START rsync -rlptDvz \
 
 date --iso-8601=ns | $K5START tee $BASE/timestamp.txt
 echo "rsync completed successfully, running vos release."
-k5start -t -f /etc/afsadmin.keytab service/afsadmin -- vos release -v $MIRROR_VOLUME
+$VOS_RELEASE $MIRROR_VOLUME
 
 date --iso-8601=ns
 echo "Done."
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/yum-puppetlabs-mirror-update b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/yum-puppetlabs-mirror-update
index eebafc75ae..6ef69b192e 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/yum-puppetlabs-mirror-update
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/files/yum-puppetlabs-mirror-update
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+source /usr/share/mirror-update/functions.sh
+
 MIRROR_VOLUME=$1
 
 if [[ ${NO_TIMEOUT:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ $K5START rsync -rlptDvz \
 
 date --iso-8601=ns | $K5START tee $BASE/timestamp.txt
 echo "rsync completed successfully, running vos release."
-k5start -t -f /etc/afsadmin.keytab service/afsadmin -- vos release -v $MIRROR_VOLUME
+$VOS_RELEASE $MIRROR_VOLUME
 
 date --iso-8601=ns
 echo "Done."
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/tasks/rsync.yaml b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/tasks/rsync.yaml
index fbf49e326f..daaaffa37d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/tasks/rsync.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mirror-update/tasks/rsync.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@
     group: root
     mode: '0755'
 
+- name: Create common function dir
+  file:
+    path: /usr/share/mirror-update
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Copy in common functions
+  copy:
+    src: 'functions.sh'
+    dest: '/usr/share/mirror-update'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+
 - name: Set update script names
   set_fact:
     rsync_update_scripts: