diff --git a/src/server/main.cc b/src/server/main.cc
index 992effc..0d5ef6a 100644
--- a/src/server/main.cc
+++ b/src/server/main.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ using std::cout, std::endl, std::string;
  * Remember to build with the flags "-L/usr/lib -lssl -lcrypto"
  */
 
+/**
+ * Gets the latest error from OpenSSL and returns it as an string.
+ * This makes it easier to log any errors that OpenSSL throws.
+ */
+string getCtxError() {
+
+    // Get the latest error code
+    unsigned long errCode = ERR_get_error();
+
+    // Define a buffer of 128 bytes to hold the error message
+    char errBuffer[128];
+
+    // Get a human readable description of the error from OpenSSL and write it
+    // to the buffer
+    ERR_error_string_n(errCode, errBuffer, sizeof(errBuffer));
+    return errBuffer;
+}
+
 int main() {
 
     SSL_library_init();
@@ -26,19 +44,13 @@ int main() {
     // Load certificate
     if (SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(ctx, "./ssl/server.crt",
                                      SSL_FILETYPE_PEM) <= 0) {
-        unsigned long errCode = ERR_get_error();
-        char errBuffer[128];
-        ERR_error_string_n(errCode, errBuffer, sizeof(errBuffer));
-        cout << "Certificate load failed: " << errBuffer << endl;
+        cout << "Certificate load failed: " << getCtxError() << endl;
     }
 
     // Load certificate private key
     if (SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(ctx, "./ssl/server.key",
                                     SSL_FILETYPE_PEM) <= 0) {
-        unsigned long errCode = ERR_get_error();
-        char errBuffer[128];
-        ERR_error_string_n(errCode, errBuffer, sizeof(errBuffer));
-        cout << "Private key load failed: " << errBuffer << endl;
+        cout << "Private key load failed: " << getCtxError() << endl;
     }
 
     cout << "Initializing server" << endl;