diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index 86d8401f4..3208858dd 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -964,8 +964,7 @@ void StoryManager::on_story_can_get_viewers_timeout(int64 story_global_id) {
   }
   if (story->content_ != nullptr && story->is_update_sent_) {
     // can_get_viewers flag has changed
-    send_closure(G()->td(), &Td::send_update,
-                 td_api::make_object<td_api::updateStory>(get_story_object(story_full_id, story)));
+    send_update_story(story_full_id, story);
   }
   cached_story_viewers_.erase(story_full_id);
 }
@@ -2378,8 +2377,7 @@ void StoryManager::on_story_changed(StoryFullId story_full_id, const Story *stor
     }
 
     if (is_changed && story->is_update_sent_) {
-      send_closure(G()->td(), &Td::send_update,
-                   td_api::make_object<td_api::updateStory>(get_story_object(story_full_id, story)));
+      send_update_story(story_full_id, story);
     }
 
     send_closure_later(G()->messages_manager(),
@@ -2654,6 +2652,11 @@ void StoryManager::delete_active_stories_from_story_list(DialogId owner_dialog_i
   CHECK(is_deleted);
 }
 
+void StoryManager::send_update_story(StoryFullId story_full_id, const Story *story) {
+  send_closure(G()->td(), &Td::send_update,
+               td_api::make_object<td_api::updateStory>(get_story_object(story_full_id, story)));
+}
+
 td_api::object_ptr<td_api::updateChatActiveStories> StoryManager::get_update_chat_active_stories(
     DialogId owner_dialog_id) const {
   return td_api::make_object<td_api::updateChatActiveStories>(get_chat_active_stories_object(owner_dialog_id));
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
index 9b8302bd9..0284b3b8c 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.h
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ class StoryManager final : public Actor {
 
   void delete_active_stories_from_story_list(DialogId owner_dialog_id, const ActiveStories *active_stories);
 
+  void send_update_story(StoryFullId story_full_id, const Story *story);
+
   td_api::object_ptr<td_api::updateChatActiveStories> get_update_chat_active_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id) const;
 
   void send_update_chat_active_stories(DialogId owner_dialog_id);