diff --git a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
index 0d7ffe73..c0e671ff 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Commands.cs
@@ -443,13 +443,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
         public static void Off(CommandArgs args)
         {
-            for (int player = 0; player < Main.maxPlayers; player++)
-            {
-                if (Main.player[player].active)
-                {
-                    Tools.ForceKick(player, "Server shutting down!");
-                }
-            }
+            Tools.ForceKickAll("Server shutting down!");
             WorldGen.saveWorld();
             Netplay.disconnect = true;
         }
@@ -1066,13 +1060,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
             Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("UpdateTShock.exe"));
 
-            for (int player = 0; player < Main.maxPlayers; player++)
-            {
-                if (Main.player[player].active)
-                {
-                    Tools.ForceKick(player, "Server shutting down for update!");
-                }
-            }
+            Tools.ForceKickAll("Server shutting down for update!");
             WorldGen.saveWorld();
             Netplay.disconnect = true;
         }
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 1566645d..79344a7e 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -231,13 +231,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             }
             if (text.StartsWith("exit"))
             {
-                for (int player = 0; player < Main.maxPlayers; player++)
-                {
-                    if (Main.player[player].active)
-                    {
-                        Tools.ForceKick(player, "Server shutting down!");
-                    }
-                }
+                Tools.ForceKickAll("Server shutting down!");
             }
             if (text.StartsWith("playing"))
             {
diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index 9059278c..9e82b09a 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,22 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Kicks all player from the server without checking for immunetokick permission.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ply">int player</param>
+        /// <param name="reason">string reason</param>
+        public static void ForceKickAll(string reason)
+        {
+            for (int player = 0; player < Main.maxPlayers; player++)
+            {
+                if (Main.player[player].active)
+                {
+                    Tools.ForceKick(player, reason);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Kicks a player from the server without checking for immunetokick permission.
         /// </summary>