diff --git a/module/sidebar.fnl b/module/sidebar.fnl
index ee60f2c..5a522ec 100644
--- a/module/sidebar.fnl
+++ b/module/sidebar.fnl
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
    :align "center"
    :widget wibox.container.place})
 
+(fn deftooltip [obj callback]
+  (awful.tooltip
+   {:objects [obj]
+    :timer_function callback
+    :delay_show 0.5
+    :margin_leftright (dpi 10)
+    :margin_topbottom (dpi 8)}))
+
 (local clock (textclock "%H\n%M"))
 (local systray (doto (wibox.widget.systray)
                  (: :set_base_size 24)
@@ -48,12 +56,6 @@
        (gears.table.join
         (button [] 1 (lambda [] (awful.spawn "orage")))))
 
-(awful.tooltip {:objects [clock]
-                :timer_function (lambda [] (os.date "%A %d %B %Y"))
-                :delay_show 0.5
-                :margin_leftright (dpi 10)
-                :margin_topbottom (dpi 8)})
-
 (fn bat-detail []
   (let [status _G.bat_now.status
         statustxt (if (= status "Full") "charged"
@@ -67,11 +69,8 @@
              (= status "Discharging"))
          (.. "Time left: " _G.bat_now.time " hours") ""))))
 
-(awful.tooltip {:objects [battery.widget]
-                :timer_function bat-detail
-                :delay_show 0.5
-                :margin_leftright (dpi 10)
-                :margin_topbottom (dpi 8)})
+(deftooltip clock (lambda [] (os.date "%A %d %B %Y")))
+(deftooltip battery.widget bat-detail)
 
 (fn draw-sidebar [s]
   (set s.sb (awful.wibar {:position beautiful.sidebar_position