diff --git a/tests/linearizability/history.go b/tests/linearizability/history.go
index 42fc99ae3881..978974bfb97e 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/history.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/history.go
@@ -56,16 +56,7 @@ func (h *appendableHistory) AppendGet(key string, start, end time.Time, resp *cl
 
 func (h *appendableHistory) AppendPut(key, value string, start, end time.Time, resp *clientv3.PutResponse, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		h.failed = append(h.failed, porcupine.Operation{
-			ClientId: h.id,
-			Input:    EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: key, PutData: value},
-			Call:     start.UnixNano(),
-			Output:   EtcdResponse{Err: err},
-			Return:   0, // For failed writes we don't know when request has really finished.
-		})
-		// Operations of single client needs to be sequential.
-		// As we don't know return time of failed operations, all new writes need to be done with new client id.
-		h.id = h.idProvider.ClientId()
+		h.appendFailed(Put, key, start, err)
 		return
 	}
 	var revision int64
@@ -83,16 +74,7 @@ func (h *appendableHistory) AppendPut(key, value string, start, end time.Time, r
 
 func (h *appendableHistory) AppendDelete(key string, start, end time.Time, resp *clientv3.DeleteResponse, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		h.failed = append(h.failed, porcupine.Operation{
-			ClientId: h.id,
-			Input:    EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: key},
-			Call:     start.UnixNano(),
-			Output:   EtcdResponse{Err: err},
-			Return:   0, // For failed writes we don't know when request has really finished.
-		})
-		// Operations of single client needs to be sequential.
-		// As we don't know return time of failed operations, all new writes need to be done with new client id.
-		h.id = h.idProvider.ClientId()
+		h.appendFailed(Delete, key, start, err)
 		return
 	}
 	var revision int64
@@ -110,6 +92,19 @@ func (h *appendableHistory) AppendDelete(key string, start, end time.Time, resp
 	})
 }
 
+func (h *appendableHistory) appendFailed(op Operation, key string, start time.Time, err error) {
+	h.failed = append(h.failed, porcupine.Operation{
+		ClientId: h.id,
+		Input:    EtcdRequest{Op: op, Key: key},
+		Call:     start.UnixNano(),
+		Output:   EtcdResponse{Err: err},
+		Return:   0, // For failed writes we don't know when request has really finished.
+	})
+	// Operations of single client needs to be sequential.
+	// As we don't know return time of failed operations, all new writes need to be done with new client id.
+	h.id = h.idProvider.ClientId()
+}
+
 type history struct {
 	successful []porcupine.Operation
 	// failed requests are kept separate as we don't know return time of failed operations.