diff --git a/scripts/core/idCreator.ts b/scripts/core/idCreator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e547f83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/core/idCreator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export class IDCreator {
+  create(name: string, country: string): string {
+    const slug = normalize(name)
+    const code = country.toLowerCase()
+
+    return `${slug}.${code}`
+  }
+}
+
+function normalize(name: string) {
+  return name
+    .replace(/^@/gi, 'At')
+    .replace(/^&/i, 'And')
+    .replace(/\+/gi, 'Plus')
+    .replace(/\s-(\d)/gi, ' Minus$1')
+    .replace(/[^a-z\d]+/gi, '')
+}
diff --git a/scripts/core/index.ts b/scripts/core/index.ts
index b52c75ce..b32c7fe6 100644
--- a/scripts/core/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/core/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './csv'
 export * from './issueParser'
 export * from './issueLoader'
 export * from './csvParser'
+export * from './idCreator'
diff --git a/scripts/db/update.ts b/scripts/db/update.ts
index c80a577e..39fdef9a 100644
--- a/scripts/db/update.ts
+++ b/scripts/db/update.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CSV, IssueLoader, CSVParser } from '../core'
+import { CSV, IssueLoader, CSVParser, IDCreator } from '../core'
 import { Channel, Blocked, Issue } from '../models'
 import { DATA_DIR } from '../constants'
 import { Storage, Collection } from '@freearhey/core'
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let channels = new Collection()
 const processedIssues = new Collection()
 
 async function main() {
+  const idCreator = new IDCreator()
   const dataStorage = new Storage(DATA_DIR)
   const parser = new CSVParser()
 
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ async function main() {
   const loader = new IssueLoader()
 
   await removeChannels({ loader })
-  await editChannels({ loader })
-  await addChannels({ loader })
+  await editChannels({ loader, idCreator })
+  await addChannels({ loader, idCreator })
   await blockChannels({ loader })
   await unblockChannels({ loader })
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ async function removeChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
   })
 }
 
-async function editChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
+async function editChannels({ loader, idCreator }: { loader: IssueLoader; idCreator: IDCreator }) {
   const issues = await loader.load({ labels: ['channels:edit,approved'] })
   issues.forEach((issue: Issue) => {
     const data = issue.data
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ async function editChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
     if (data.has('name') || data.has('country')) {
       const name = data.get('name') || found.name
       const country = data.get('country') || found.country
-      channelId = generateChannelId(name, country)
+      channelId = idCreator.create(name, country)
     }
 
     found.update({
@@ -107,13 +108,13 @@ async function editChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
   })
 }
 
-async function addChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
+async function addChannels({ loader, idCreator }: { loader: IssueLoader; idCreator: IDCreator }) {
   const issues = await loader.load({ labels: ['channels:add,approved'] })
   issues.forEach((issue: Issue) => {
     const data = issue.data
     if (data.missing('name') || data.missing('country')) return
 
-    const channelId = generateChannelId(data.get('name'), data.get('country'))
+    const channelId = idCreator.create(data.get('name'), data.get('country'))
 
     const found: Channel = channels.first((channel: Channel) => channel.id === channelId)
     if (found) return
@@ -182,13 +183,3 @@ async function blockChannels({ loader }: { loader: IssueLoader }) {
     processedIssues.push(issue)
   })
 }
-
-function generateChannelId(name: string, country: string): string {
-  const slug = name
-    .replace(/\+/gi, 'Plus')
-    .replace(/^@/gi, 'At')
-    .replace(/[^a-z\d]+/gi, '')
-  country = country.toLowerCase()
-
-  return `${slug}.${country}`
-}
diff --git a/scripts/db/validate.ts b/scripts/db/validate.ts
index 174461c9..578987a4 100644
--- a/scripts/db/validate.ts
+++ b/scripts/db/validate.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { Collection, Storage, File, Dictionary, Logger } from '@freearhey/core'
 import { DATA_DIR } from '../constants'
-import { transliterate } from 'transliteration'
 import { program } from 'commander'
 import Joi from 'joi'
-import { CSVParser } from '../core'
+import { CSVParser, IDCreator } from '../core'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 
 program.argument('[filepath]', 'Path to file to validate').parse(process.argv)
@@ -217,28 +216,15 @@ function findDuplicatesBy(rows: { [key: string]: string }[], key: string) {
 function validateChannelId(row: { [key: string]: string }, i: number) {
   const errors = new Collection()
 
-  const name = normalize(row.name)
-  const code = row.country.toLowerCase()
-  const expected = `${name}.${code}`
+  const expectedId = new IDCreator().create(row.name, row.country)
 
-  if (expected !== row.id) {
+  if (expectedId !== row.id) {
     errors.push({
       line: i + 2,
       message: `"${row.id}" must be derived from the channel name "${row.name}" and the country code "${row.country}"`
     })
   }
 
-  function normalize(name: string) {
-    const translit = transliterate(name)
-
-    return translit
-      .replace(/^@/i, 'At')
-      .replace(/^&/i, 'And')
-      .replace(/\+/gi, 'Plus')
-      .replace(/\s-(\d)/gi, ' Minus$1')
-      .replace(/[^a-z\d]+/gi, '')
-  }
-
   return errors
 }