diff --git a/vectordb_orm/indexes.py b/vectordb_orm/indexes.py
index e02bd84..2bd01c2 100644
--- a/vectordb_orm/indexes.py
+++ b/vectordb_orm/indexes.py
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ def _assert_metric_type(self, metric_type: FloatSimilarityMetric | BinarySimilar
             if not isinstance (self, tuple(BINARY_INDEXES)):
                 raise ValueError(f"Index type {self} is not supported for metric type {metric_type}")
 
+    def _assert_cluster_units_and_inference_comparison(self, cluster_units: int, inference_comparison: int | None) -> tuple[int, int]:
+        if not (cluster_units >= 1 and cluster_units <= 65536):
+            raise ValueError("cluster_units must be between 1 and 65536")
+        if inference_comparison is not None and not (inference_comparison >= 1 and inference_comparison <= cluster_units):
+            raise ValueError("inference_comparison must be between 1 and cluster_units")
 
 class FLAT(IndexBase):
     """
@@ -84,10 +89,8 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(metric_type=metric_type)
 
-        if not (cluster_units >= 1 and cluster_units <= 65536):
-            raise ValueError("cluster_units must be between 1 and 65536")
-        if inference_comparison is not None and not (inference_comparison >= 1 and inference_comparison <= cluster_units):
-            raise ValueError("inference_comparison must be between 1 and cluster_units")
+        self._assert_cluster_units_and_inference_comparison(cluster_units, inference_comparison)
+
         self.nlist = cluster_units
         self.nprobe = inference_comparison or cluster_units
 
@@ -119,10 +122,8 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(metric_type=metric_type)
 
-        if not (cluster_units >= 1 and cluster_units <= 65536):
-            raise ValueError("cluster_units must be between 1 and 65536")
-        if inference_comparison is not None and not (inference_comparison >= 1 and inference_comparison <= cluster_units):
-            raise ValueError("inference_comparison must be between 1 and cluster_units")
+        self._assert_cluster_units_and_inference_comparison(cluster_units, inference_comparison)
+
         self.nlist = cluster_units
         self.nprobe = inference_comparison or cluster_units
 
@@ -156,12 +157,9 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(metric_type=metric_type)
 
-        if not (cluster_units >= 1 and cluster_units <= 65536):
-            raise ValueError("cluster_units must be between 1 and 65536")
-        if inference_comparison is not None and not (inference_comparison >= 1 and inference_comparison <= cluster_units):
-            raise ValueError("inference_comparison must be between 1 and cluster_units")
-        if low_dimension_bits is not None and not (low_dimension_bits >= 1 and low_dimension_bits <= 16):
-            raise ValueError("low_dimension_bits must be between 1 and 16")
+        self._assert_cluster_units_and_inference_comparison(cluster_units, inference_comparison)
+        self._assert_low_dimension_bits(low_dimension_bits)
+
         self.m = product_quantization
         self.nbits = low_dimension_bits or 8
         self.nlist = cluster_units
@@ -173,6 +171,9 @@ def get_index_parameters(self):
     def get_inference_parameters(self):
         return {"nprobe": self.nprobe}
 
+    def _assert_low_dimension_bits(self, low_dimension_bits: int | None):
+        if low_dimension_bits is not None and not (low_dimension_bits >= 1 and low_dimension_bits <= 16):
+            raise ValueError("low_dimension_bits must be between 1 and 16")
 
 class HNSW(IndexBase):
     """
@@ -195,14 +196,10 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(metric_type=metric_type)
 
-        if not (max_degree >= 4 and max_degree <= 64):
-            raise ValueError("max_degree must be between 4 and 64")
-        if not (search_scope_index >= 8 and search_scope_index <= 512):
-            raise ValueError("search_scope must be between 1 and 512")
-        if not (search_scope_inference >= 1 and search_scope_inference <= 32768):
-            # NOTE: Technically this needs to be between [top_k, 32768], but we don't know what top_k is
-            # at index time
-            raise ValueError("search_scope must be between 1 and 32768")
+        self._assert_max_degree(max_degree)
+        self._assert_search_scope_index(search_scope_index)
+        self._assert_search_scope_inference(search_scope_inference)
+
         self.m = max_degree
         self.efConstruction = search_scope_index
         self.ef = search_scope_inference
@@ -213,6 +210,20 @@ def get_index_parameters(self):
     def get_inference_parameters(self):
         return {"ef": self.ef}
 
+    def _assert_max_degree(self, max_degree: int):
+        if not (max_degree >= 4 and max_degree <= 64):
+            raise ValueError("max_degree must be between 4 and 64")
+
+    def _assert_search_scope_index(self, search_scope_index: int):
+        if not (search_scope_index >= 8 and search_scope_index <= 512):
+            raise ValueError("search_scope must be between 1 and 512")
+
+    def _assert_search_scope_inference(self, search_scope_inference: int):
+        if not (search_scope_inference >= 1 and search_scope_inference <= 32768):
+            # NOTE: Technically this needs to be between [top_k, 32768], but we don't know what top_k is
+            # at index time
+            raise ValueError("search_scope must be between 1 and 32768")
+
 
 class BIN_FLAT(IndexBase):
     """
@@ -248,10 +259,8 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__(metric_type=metric_type)
 
-        if not (cluster_units >= 1 and cluster_units <= 65536):
-            raise ValueError("cluster_units must be between 1 and 65536")
-        if inference_comparison is not None and not (inference_comparison >= 1 and inference_comparison <= cluster_units):
-            raise ValueError("inference_comparison must be between 1 and cluster_units")
+        self._assert_cluster_units_and_inference_comparison(cluster_units, inference_comparison)
+
         self.nlist = cluster_units
         self.nprobe = inference_comparison or cluster_units