diff --git a/CrossCutting/MapLister.cs b/CrossCutting/MapLister.cs
index b5cd0a3..d93fe29 100644
--- a/CrossCutting/MapLister.cs
+++ b/CrossCutting/MapLister.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using cs2_rockthevote.Core;
+using CounterStrikeSharp.API.Modules.Entities;
+using cs2_rockthevote.Core;
+using CounterStrikeSharp.API.Core;
 
 namespace cs2_rockthevote
 {
@@ -58,5 +60,28 @@ public void OnLoad(Plugin plugin)
             _plugin = plugin;
             LoadMaps();
         }
+
+        // returns "" if there's no matching or if there's more than one
+        // otherwise, returns the macting name
+        public string GetSingleMatchingMapName(string map, CCSPlayerController player, StringLocalizer _localizer)
+        {
+            var matchingMaps = this.Maps!
+                .Select(x => x.Name)
+                .Where(x => x.ToLower().Contains(map.ToLower()))
+                .ToList();
+
+            if (matchingMaps.Count == 0)
+            {
+                player!.PrintToChat(_localizer.LocalizeWithPrefix("general.invalid-map"));
+                return "";
+            }
+            else if (matchingMaps.Count > 1)
+            {
+                player!.PrintToChat(_localizer.LocalizeWithPrefix("nominate.multiple-maps-containing-name"));
+                return "";
+            }
+            
+            return matchingMaps[0];
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Features/NominationCommand.cs b/Features/NominationCommand.cs
index 9aca62d..feca335 100644
--- a/Features/NominationCommand.cs
+++ b/Features/NominationCommand.cs
@@ -118,23 +118,10 @@ void Nominate(CCSPlayerController player, string map)
                 return;
             }
 
-            var matchingMaps = _mapLister.Maps!
-                .Select(x => x.Name)
-                .Where(x => x.ToLower().Contains(map.ToLower()))
-                .ToList();
+            string matchingMap = _mapLister.GetSingleMatchingMapName(map, player, _localizer);
 
-            if (matchingMaps.Count == 0)
-            {
-                player!.PrintToChat(_localizer.LocalizeWithPrefix("general.invalid-map"));
+            if (matchingMap == "")
                 return;
-            }
-            else if (matchingMaps.Count > 1)
-            {
-                player!.PrintToChat(_localizer.LocalizeWithPrefix("nominate.multiple-maps-containing-name"));
-                return;
-            }
-
-            string matchingMap = matchingMaps[0];
 
             var userId = player.UserId!.Value;
             if (!Nominations.ContainsKey(userId))