diff --git a/src/flags.js b/src/flags.js
index 00bce1d9bd..ecffff76ff 100644
--- a/src/flags.js
+++ b/src/flags.js
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ Flags.getCount = async function ({ uid, filters, query }) {
 	return flagIds.length;
 };
 
+function applyFlagFilters(type, sets, orSets, filters, uid) {
+	if (Flags._filters.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
+		Flags._filters[type](sets, orSets, filters[type], uid);
+	} else {
+		winston.warn(`[flags/list] No flag filter type found: ${type}`);
+	}
+}
+
 Flags.getFlagIdsWithFilters = async function ({ filters, uid, query }) {
 	let sets = [];
 	const orSets = [];
@@ -143,11 +151,7 @@ Flags.getFlagIdsWithFilters = async function ({ filters, uid, query }) {
 	filters.perPage = filters.hasOwnProperty('perPage') ? Math.abs(parseInt(filters.perPage, 10) || 20) : 20;
 
 	for (const type of Object.keys(filters)) {
-		if (Flags._filters.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-			Flags._filters[type](sets, orSets, filters[type], uid);
-		} else {
-			winston.warn(`[flags/list] No flag filter type found: ${type}`);
-		}
+		applyFlagFilters(type, sets, orSets, filters, uid);
 	}
 	sets = (sets.length || orSets.length) ? sets : ['flags:datetime']; // No filter default