diff --git a/gemini.py b/gemini.py
index def2ef6d5..6817bb7e0 100644
--- a/gemini.py
+++ b/gemini.py
@@ -18,6 +18,66 @@ from utils import get_post_attachments
 from utils import get_url_from_post
 
 
+def _get_gemini_blog_title(message_json: dict, system_language: str) -> str:
+    """Returns the title for a gemini blog post
+    """
+    title_text = ''
+    title_str = get_summary_from_post(message_json, system_language, [])
+    if title_str:
+        title_text = remove_html(title_str)
+    return title_text
+
+
+def _get_gemini_blog_published(message_json: dict, debug: bool) -> str:
+    """Returns the published date for a gemini blog post
+    """
+    # get the publication date
+    obj = message_json
+    if has_object_dict(message_json):
+        obj = message_json['object']
+    if not obj.get('published'):
+        if debug:
+            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini Blog post has no publication date ' +
+                  str(message_json))
+        return ''
+    if not isinstance(obj['published'], str):
+        if debug:
+            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini publication date is not a string ' +
+                  str(message_json))
+        return ''
+    if 'T' not in obj['published']:
+        if debug:
+            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini ' +
+                  'publication date not in expected format ' +
+                  obj['published'])
+        return ''
+    return obj['published'].split('T')[0]
+
+
+def _get_gemini_blog_filename(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                              message_json: dict, system_language: str,
+                              debug: bool, testing: bool) -> str:
+    """Returns the filename for a gemini blog post
+    """
+    title_text = _get_gemini_blog_title(message_json, system_language)
+    published = _get_gemini_blog_published(message_json, debug)
+    if not published:
+        return ''
+    title_text2 = title_text.replace('.', ' ')
+    title_text2 = title_text2.replace(' ', '_')
+
+    if not testing:
+        account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+        gemini_blog_dir = account_dir + '/gemini'
+    else:
+        account_dir = base_dir
+        gemini_blog_dir = account_dir + '/geminitest'
+
+    gemini_blog_filename = \
+        gemini_blog_dir + '/' + published + '_' + title_text2.lower() + '.gmi'
+    return gemini_blog_filename
+
+
 def blog_to_gemini(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                    message_json: dict, system_language: str,
                    debug: bool, testing: bool) -> bool:
@@ -38,27 +98,9 @@ def blog_to_gemini(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                   account_dir)
         return False
 
-    # get the publication date
-    obj = message_json
-    if has_object_dict(message_json):
-        obj = message_json['object']
-    if not obj.get('published'):
-        if debug:
-            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini Blog post has no publication date ' +
-                  str(message_json))
+    published = _get_gemini_blog_published(message_json, debug)
+    if not published:
         return False
-    if not isinstance(obj['published'], str):
-        if debug:
-            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini publication date is not a string ' +
-                  str(message_json))
-        return False
-    if 'T' not in obj['published']:
-        if debug:
-            print('WARN: blog_to_gemini ' +
-                  'publication date not in expected format ' +
-                  obj['published'])
-        return False
-    published = obj['published'].split('T')[0]
 
     # get the blog content
     content_str = get_base_content_from_post(message_json, system_language)
@@ -70,10 +112,7 @@ def blog_to_gemini(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     content_text = remove_html(content_str)
 
     # get the blog title
-    title_text = ''
-    title_str = get_summary_from_post(message_json, system_language, [])
-    if title_str:
-        title_text = remove_html(title_str)
+    title_text = _get_gemini_blog_title(message_json, system_language)
 
     # get web links
     links: list[str] = []
@@ -108,10 +147,10 @@ def blog_to_gemini(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     if not os.path.isdir(gemini_blog_dir):
         os.mkdir(gemini_blog_dir)
 
-    title_text2 = title_text.replace('.', ' ')
-    title_text2 = title_text2.replace(' ', '_')
     gemini_blog_filename = \
-        gemini_blog_dir + '/' + published + '_' + title_text2.lower() + '.gmi'
+        _get_gemini_blog_filename(base_dir, nickname, domain,
+                                  message_json, system_language,
+                                  debug, testing)
 
     if not title_text.startswith('# '):
         title_text = '# ' + title_text