diff --git a/odoo-tecnativa/actions/load b/odoo-tecnativa/actions/load
index 6b24bca..85b2ca5 100755
--- a/odoo-tecnativa/actions/load
+++ b/odoo-tecnativa/actions/load
@@ -71,38 +71,22 @@ if [ -z "$dbname" ]; then
     }
 fi
 
+. "$CHARM_PATH/lib/common"
+
 set -e
 
 curl_opts=()
 
-## Ensure odoo is launched
-service_def=$(get_compose_service_def "$SERVICE_NAME")
-
-## XXXvlab: should be moved to lib
-CONFIG=$SERVICE_CONFIGSTORE/etc/odoo-server.conf
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(echo "$service_def" | shyaml -q get-value options.admin-password) || {
-    if [ -e "$CONFIG" ]; then
-        ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(grep ^admin_passwd "$CONFIG" | sed -r 's/^admin_passwd\s+=\s+(.+)$/\1/g')
-    fi
-    if [ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]; then
-        err "Could not find 'admin-password' in $SERVICE_NAME service definition nor in config file."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-containers="$(get_running_containers_for_service "$SERVICE_NAME")"
-if [ -z "$containers" ]; then
-    err "No containers running for service $DARKYELLOW$SERVICE_NAME$NORMAL."
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(odoo:get-admin-password) || {
+    err "Couldn't retrieve admin password for ${DARKYELLOW}$SERVICE_NAME${NORMAL}."
     exit 1
-fi
+}
 
-if [ "$(echo "$containers" | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then
-    err "More than 1 container running for service $DARKYELLOW$SERVICE_NAME$NORMAL."
-    echo "  Please contact administrator to fix this issue." >&2
+container="$(get_running_container_for_service "$SERVICE_NAME")" || {
+    err "Couldn't find running container for service ${DARKYELLOW}$SERVICE_NAME${NORMAL}."
     exit 1
-fi
+}
 
-container="$(echo "$containers" | head -n 1)"
 odoo_version=$(docker exec "$container" python -c 'import odoo.release; print(odoo.release.version)') || {
     err "Failed to get odoo version."
     exit 1
diff --git a/odoo-tecnativa/actions/save b/odoo-tecnativa/actions/save
index d79ebef..5de18fe 100755
--- a/odoo-tecnativa/actions/save
+++ b/odoo-tecnativa/actions/save
@@ -63,21 +63,13 @@ if [ -z "$dbname" ]; then
     }
 fi
 
-set -e
+. $CHARM_PATH/lib/common
 
-## Ensure odoo is launched
-service_def=$(get_compose_service_def "$SERVICE_NAME")
+set -e
 
-## XXXvlab: should be moved to lib
-CONFIG=$SERVICE_CONFIGSTORE/etc/odoo-server.conf
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(echo "$service_def" | shyaml -q get-value options.admin-password) || {
-    if [ -e "$CONFIG" ]; then
-        ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(grep ^admin_passwd "$CONFIG" | sed -r 's/^admin_passwd\s+=\s+(.+)$/\1/g')
-    fi
-    if [ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]; then
-        err "Could not find 'admin-password' in $SERVICE_NAME service definition nor in config file."
-        exit 1
-    fi
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(odoo:get-admin-password) || {
+    err "Couldn't retrieve admin password for $SERVICE_NAME."
+    exit 1
 }
 
 container_network_ip=$(get_healthy_container_ip_for_service "$SERVICE_NAME" 8069 4) || {
diff --git a/odoo-tecnativa/lib/common b/odoo-tecnativa/lib/common
index 8babbde..c3a4ebb 100644
--- a/odoo-tecnativa/lib/common
+++ b/odoo-tecnativa/lib/common
@@ -38,3 +38,40 @@ sql() {
         ddb "${dbname:-$DBNAME}"
     )
 }
+
+
+odoo:get-admin-password() {
+    local service_def config admin_password
+    service_def=$(get_compose_service_def "$SERVICE_NAME")
+
+    config=$SERVICE_CONFIGSTORE/etc/odoo-server.conf
+    admin_password=$(echo "$service_def" | shyaml -q get-value options.admin-password) || {
+        if [ -e "$config" ]; then
+            admin_password=$(grep ^admin_passwd "$config" | sed -r 's/^admin_passwd\s+=\s+(.+)$/\1/g')
+        fi
+        if [ -z "$admin_password" ]; then
+            err "Could not find 'admin-password' in $SERVICE_NAME service definition nor in config file."
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+    }
+    echo "$admin_password"
+}
+
+## XXXvlab: to include in `compose-core`
+get_running_container_for_service() {
+    local containers service="$1"
+    containers=($(get_running_containers_for_service "$service"))
+    if [ "${#containers[@]}" == 0 ]; then
+        err "No containers running for service $DARKYELLOW$service$NORMAL."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${#containers[@]}" -gt 1 ]; then
+        err "More than 1 container running for service $DARKYELLOW$service$NORMAL."
+        echo "  Please contact administrator to fix this issue." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "${containers[0]}"
+}