diff --git a/.github/actions/extract-artifact/action.yml b/.github/actions/extract-artifact/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9834cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/extract-artifact/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Extract Artifact
+description: Waits for build, downloads and extracts the artifact
+inputs:
+  check-name:
+    description: "Check name to wait for"
+    required: true
+  artifact-name:
+    description: "Name of the artifact to download"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Wait for build
+      uses: lewagon/wait-on-check-action@v1.3.4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+        check-name: ${{ inputs.check-name }}
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        wait-interval: 30
+
+    - name: Download workflow artifact
+      uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+      with:
+        workflow: build.yml
+        name: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}
+
+    - name: Extract artifact (Linux)
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        chmod +x lmms-*.AppImage
+        ./lmms-*.AppImage --appimage-extract
+
+    - name: Mount DMG (macOS)
+      if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+      run: |
+        hdiutil attach lmms-*.dmg -mountpoint ~/tmpvolume
+        cp -R ~/tmpvolume/LMMS.app /tmp/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-help.yml b/.github/workflows/run-help.yml
index b4a7a7b88..0a46f780e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-help.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-help.yml
@@ -19,22 +19,11 @@ jobs:
     name: help-linux-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.runner }}
     steps:
-      - name: wait for build
-        uses: lewagon/wait-on-check-action@v1.3.4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
-          check-name: linux-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          wait-interval: 30
-      - name: Download workflow artifact
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          workflow: build.yml
-          name: linux${{ matrix.config.suffix }}
       - name: Extract artifact
-        run: |
-          chmod +x lmms-*.AppImage
-          ./lmms-*.AppImage --appimage-extract
+        uses: ./.github/actions/extract-artifact
+        with:
+          check-name: linux-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
+          artifact-name: linux${{ matrix.config.suffix }}
       - name: Display help
         run: |
           cd squashfs-root/
@@ -51,22 +40,11 @@ jobs:
     name: help-macos-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.runner }}
     steps:
-      - name: wait for build
-        uses: lewagon/wait-on-check-action@v1.3.4
+      - name: Extract artifact
+        uses: ./.github/actions/extract-artifact
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
           check-name: macos-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          wait-interval: 30
-      - name: Download workflow artifact
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
-        with:
-          workflow: build.yml
-          name: macos-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
-      - name: Mount the DMG
-        run: |
-          hdiutil attach lmms-*.dmg -mountpoint ~/tmpvolume
-          cp -R ~/tmpvolume/LMMS.app /tmp/
+          artifact-name: macos-${{ matrix.config.arch }}
       - name: Display help
         run: |
           /tmp/LMMS.app/Contents/MacOS/lmms --help | grep "Usage: lmms"