diff --git a/extensions/compose/src/compose-github-releases.ts b/extensions/compose/src/compose-github-releases.ts
index 29300ae9aabca..aba16b5b13cbe 100644
--- a/extensions/compose/src/compose-github-releases.ts
+++ b/extensions/compose/src/compose-github-releases.ts
@@ -41,17 +41,21 @@ export class ComposeGitHubReleases {
     }
   }
 
-  // Provides last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
-  // return name, tag and id of the release
-  async grabLatestsReleasesMetadata(): Promise<ComposeGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata[]> {
-    // Grab last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+  private async getOctokitOrThrow(): Promise<Octokit> {
     await this.ensureOctokit();
-
     if (!this.octokit) {
       throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
     }
+    return this.octokit;
+  }
+
+  // Provides last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+  // return name, tag and id of the release
+  async grabLatestsReleasesMetadata(): Promise<ComposeGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata[]> {
+    // Grab last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
-    const lastReleases = await this.octokit.repos.listReleases({
+    const lastReleases = await octokit.repos.listReleases({
       owner: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
     });
@@ -75,11 +79,7 @@ export class ComposeGitHubReleases {
   // operatingSystem: win32, darwin, linux (see os.platform())
   // arch: x64, arm64 (see os.arch())
   async getReleaseAssetId(releaseId: number, operatingSystem: string, arch: string): Promise<number> {
-    await this.ensureOctokit();
-
-    if (!this.octokit) {
-      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
-    }
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
     let extension = '';
     if (operatingSystem === 'win32') {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class ComposeGitHubReleases {
       arch = 'aarch64';
     }
 
-    const listOfAssets = await this.octokit.paginate(this.octokit.repos.listReleaseAssets, {
+    const listOfAssets = await octokit.paginate(octokit.repos.listReleaseAssets, {
       owner: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
       release_id: releaseId,
@@ -112,13 +112,9 @@ export class ComposeGitHubReleases {
 
   // download the given asset id
   async downloadReleaseAsset(assetId: number, destination: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.ensureOctokit();
-
-    if (!this.octokit) {
-      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
-    }
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
-    const asset = await this.octokit.repos.getReleaseAsset({
+    const asset = await octokit.repos.getReleaseAsset({
       owner: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: ComposeGitHubReleases.COMPOSE_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
       asset_id: assetId,
diff --git a/extensions/kind/src/kind-installer.ts b/extensions/kind/src/kind-installer.ts
index 57ccf4e4f66e0..94ef4b8165352 100644
--- a/extensions/kind/src/kind-installer.ts
+++ b/extensions/kind/src/kind-installer.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export class KindInstaller {
     }
   }
 
+  private async getOctokitOrThrow(): Promise<Octokit> {
+    await this.ensureOctokit();
+    if (!this.octokit) {
+      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
+    }
+    return this.octokit;
+  }
+
   // Get the latest version of kubectl from GitHub Releases
   // and return the artifact metadata
   async getLatestVersionAsset(): Promise<KindGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata> {
@@ -88,13 +96,9 @@ export class KindInstaller {
   // return name, tag and id of the release
   async grabLatestsReleasesMetadata(): Promise<KindGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata[]> {
     // Grab last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
-    await this.ensureOctokit();
-
-    if (!this.octokit) {
-      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
-    }
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
-    const lastReleases = await this.octokit.repos.listReleases({
+    const lastReleases = await octokit.repos.listReleases({
       owner: this.KIND_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: this.KIND_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
     });
@@ -138,11 +142,7 @@ export class KindInstaller {
   // operatingSystem: win32, darwin, linux (see os.platform())
   // arch: x64, arm64 (see os.arch())
   async getReleaseAssetId(releaseId: number, operatingSystem: string, arch: string): Promise<number> {
-    await this.ensureOctokit();
-
-    if (!this.octokit) {
-      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
-    }
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
     if (operatingSystem === 'win32') {
       operatingSystem = 'windows';
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class KindInstaller {
       arch = 'amd64';
     }
 
-    const listOfAssets = await this.octokit.repos.listReleaseAssets({
+    const listOfAssets = await octokit.repos.listReleaseAssets({
       owner: this.KIND_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: this.KIND_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
       release_id: releaseId,
@@ -201,13 +201,9 @@ export class KindInstaller {
   }
 
   async downloadReleaseAsset(assetId: number, destination: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this.ensureOctokit();
-
-    if (!this.octokit) {
-      throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
-    }
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
-    const asset = await this.octokit.repos.getReleaseAsset({
+    const asset = await octokit.repos.getReleaseAsset({
       owner: this.KIND_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: this.KIND_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
       asset_id: assetId,
diff --git a/extensions/kubectl-cli/src/kubectl-github-releases.ts b/extensions/kubectl-cli/src/kubectl-github-releases.ts
index 63b49415c426c..54f1c43951596 100644
--- a/extensions/kubectl-cli/src/kubectl-github-releases.ts
+++ b/extensions/kubectl-cli/src/kubectl-github-releases.ts
@@ -42,17 +42,21 @@ export class KubectlGitHubReleases {
     }
   }
 
-  // Provides last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
-  // return name, tag and id of the release
-  async grabLatestsReleasesMetadata(): Promise<KubectlGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata[]> {
-    // Grab last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+  private async getOctokitOrThrow(): Promise<Octokit> {
     await this.ensureOctokit();
-
     if (!this.octokit) {
       throw new Error('Octokit instance not initialized');
     }
+    return this.octokit;
+  }
+
+  // Provides last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+  // return name, tag and id of the release
+  async grabLatestsReleasesMetadata(): Promise<KubectlGithubReleaseArtifactMetadata[]> {
+    // Grab last 5 majors releases from GitHub using the GitHub API
+    const octokit = await this.getOctokitOrThrow();
 
-    const lastReleases = await this.octokit.repos.listReleases({
+    const lastReleases = await octokit.repos.listReleases({
       owner: KubectlGitHubReleases.KUBECTL_GITHUB_OWNER,
       repo: KubectlGitHubReleases.KUBECTL_GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
       per_page: 10, // limit to last 5 releases