diff --git a/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation-utils.sh b/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation-utils.sh
index 412d759ac19..180e1894dfd 100755
--- a/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation-utils.sh
+++ b/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation-utils.sh
@@ -179,6 +179,24 @@ showcreatepaymentacctsteps() {
     printbreak
 }
 
+gencreateoffercommand() {
+    PORT="$1"
+    ACCT_ID="$2"
+    CMD="$CLI_BASE --port=$PORT createoffer"
+    CMD+=" --payment-account=$ACCT_ID"
+    CMD+=" --direction=$DIRECTION"
+    CMD+=" --currency-code=$CURRENCY_CODE"
+    CMD+=" --amount=$AMOUNT"
+    if [ -z "$MKT_PRICE_MARGIN" ]; then
+        CMD+=" --fixed-price=$FIXED_PRICE"
+    else
+        CMD+=" --market-price-margin=$MKT_PRICE_MARGIN"
+    fi
+    CMD+=" --security-deposit=15.0"
+    CMD+=" --fee-currency=BSQ"
+    echo "$CMD"
+}
+
 createoffer() {
     CREATE_OFFER_CMD="$1"
     OFFER_DESC=$($CREATE_OFFER_CMD)
diff --git a/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation.sh b/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation.sh
index bb2a93293a4..cf8bda74102 100755
--- a/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation.sh
+++ b/apitest/scripts/trade-simulation.sh
@@ -86,18 +86,7 @@ printdate "ALICE $ALICE_ROLE:  Creating $DIRECTION $CURRENCY_CODE offer with pay
 CURRENT_PRICE=$(getcurrentprice "$ALICE_PORT" "$CURRENCY_CODE")
 exitoncommandalert $?
 printdate "Current Market Price: $CURRENT_PRICE"
-CMD="$CLI_BASE --port=$ALICE_PORT createoffer"
-CMD+=" --payment-account=$ALICE_ACCT_ID"
-CMD+=" --direction=$DIRECTION"
-CMD+=" --currency-code=$CURRENCY_CODE"
-CMD+=" --amount=$AMOUNT"
-if [ -z "$MKT_PRICE_MARGIN" ]; then
-    CMD+=" --fixed-price=$FIXED_PRICE"
-else
-    CMD+=" --market-price-margin=$MKT_PRICE_MARGIN"
-fi
-CMD+=" --security-deposit=15.0"
-CMD+=" --fee-currency=BSQ"
+CMD=$(gencreateoffercommand "$ALICE_PORT" "$ALICE_ACCT_ID")
 printdate "ALICE CLI: $CMD"
 OFFER_ID=$(createoffer "$CMD")
 exitoncommandalert $?