diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 2047b162..1d30ca5e 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Exporter;
 
 use lockapi;
 use testapi;
-our @EXPORT = qw/run_with_error_check type_safely type_very_safely desktop_vt boot_to_login_screen console_login console_switch_layout desktop_switch_layout console_loadkeys_us do_bootloader boot_decrypt check_release menu_launch_type start_cockpit repo_setup gnome_initial_setup anaconda_create_user check_desktop_clean download_modularity_tests quit_firefox advisory_get_installed_packages advisory_check_nonmatching_packages start_with_launcher quit_with_shortcut disable_firefox_studies/;
+our @EXPORT = qw/run_with_error_check type_safely type_very_safely desktop_vt boot_to_login_screen console_login console_switch_layout desktop_switch_layout console_loadkeys_us do_bootloader boot_decrypt check_release menu_launch_type start_cockpit repo_setup gnome_initial_setup anaconda_create_user check_desktop_clean download_modularity_tests quit_firefox advisory_get_installed_packages advisory_check_nonmatching_packages start_with_launcher quit_with_shortcut disable_firefox_studies select_rescue_mode/;
 
 sub run_with_error_check {
     my ($func, $error_screen) = @_;
@@ -859,3 +859,46 @@ sub advisory_check_nonmatching_packages {
         }
     }
 }
+
+sub select_rescue_mode {
+    # handle bootloader screen
+    assert_screen "bootloader", 30;
+    if (get_var('OFW')) {
+        # select "rescue system" directly
+        send_key "down";
+        send_key "down";
+        send_key "ret";
+    }
+    else {
+        # select troubleshooting
+        send_key "down";
+        send_key "ret";
+        # select "rescue system"
+        if (get_var('UEFI')) {
+            send_key "down";
+            # we need this on aarch64 till #1661288 is resolved
+            if (get_var('ARCH') eq 'aarch64') {
+                send_key "e";
+                # duped with do_bootloader, sadly...
+                for (1 .. 50) {
+                    send_key 'down';
+                }
+                sleep 1;
+                send_key 'up';
+                sleep 1;
+                send_key 'up';
+                send_key "end";
+                type_safely " console=tty0";
+                send_key "ctrl-x";
+            }
+            else {
+                send_key "ret";
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            type_string "r\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert_screen "rescue_select", 120; # it takes time to start anaconda
+}
diff --git a/tests/rescue_mode_encrypted.pm b/tests/rescue_mode_encrypted.pm
index 30b7a5d8..2394c709 100644
--- a/tests/rescue_mode_encrypted.pm
+++ b/tests/rescue_mode_encrypted.pm
@@ -4,46 +4,7 @@ use testapi;
 use utils;
 
 sub run {
-    # handle bootloader screen
-    assert_screen "bootloader", 30;
-    if (get_var('OFW')) {
-        # select "rescue system" directly
-        send_key "down";
-        send_key "down";
-        send_key "ret";
-    }
-    else {
-        # select troubleshooting
-        send_key "down";
-        send_key "ret";
-        # select "rescue system"
-        if (get_var('UEFI')) {
-            send_key "down";
-            # we need this on aarch64 till #1661288 is resolved
-            if (get_var('ARCH') eq 'aarch64') {
-                send_key "e";
-                # duped with do_bootloader, sadly...
-                for (1 .. 50) {
-                    send_key 'down';
-                }
-                sleep 1;
-                send_key 'up';
-                sleep 1;
-                send_key 'up';
-                send_key "end";
-                type_safely " console=tty0";
-                send_key "ctrl-x";
-            }
-            else {
-                send_key "ret";
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            type_string "r\n";
-        }
-    }
-
-    assert_screen "rescue_select", 120; # it takes time to start anaconda
+    select_rescue_mode;
     # continue
     type_string "1\n";
     assert_screen "rescue_enter_pass", 60; # it might take time to scan all disks