diff --git a/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb b/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
index 0111252..8ed347b 100644
--- a/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
+++ b/libraries/pacemaker/cib_object.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ module Pacemaker
         .gsub("'")  { "\\'" }
     end
 
+    def reconfigure_command
+      "echo #{quoted_definition_string} | crm configure load update -"
+    end
+
     def delete_command
       "crm configure delete '#{name}'"
     end
diff --git a/providers/colocation.rb b/providers/colocation.rb
index 61ddfeb..cc0c7eb 100644
--- a/providers/colocation.rb
+++ b/providers/colocation.rb
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ def maybe_modify_resource(name)
   desired_colocation = cib_object_class.from_chef_resource(new_resource)
   if desired_colocation.definition_string != @current_cib_object.definition_string
     Chef::Log.debug "changed from [#{@current_cib_object.definition_string}] to [#{desired_colocation.definition_string}]"
-    to_echo = desired_colocation.quoted_definition_string
-    cmd = "echo #{to_echo} | crm configure load update -"
+    cmd = desired_colocation.reconfigure_command
     execute cmd do
       action :nothing
     end.run_action(:run)
diff --git a/providers/primitive.rb b/providers/primitive.rb
index 449d721..95feda3 100644
--- a/providers/primitive.rb
+++ b/providers/primitive.rb
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ def maybe_modify_resource(name)
   desired_primitive = cib_object_class.from_chef_resource(new_resource)
   if desired_primitive.op_string != @current_cib_object.op_string
     Chef::Log.debug "op changed from [#{@current_cib_object.op_string}] to [#{desired_primitive.op_string}]"
-    to_echo = desired_primitive.quoted_definition_string
-    cmds = ["echo #{to_echo} | crm configure load update -"]
+    cmds = [desired_primitive.reconfigure_command]
   else
     maybe_configure_params(name, cmds, :params)
     maybe_configure_params(name, cmds, :meta)
diff --git a/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb b/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
index b289c1f..70472c1 100644
--- a/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/providers/colocation_spec.rb
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerColocation" do
     end
 
     it "should modify the constraint if it has a different score" do
-      echo_string = colo.quoted_definition_string.gsub('inf', '100')
-      expected_configure_cmd_args = [
-        "echo #{echo_string} | crm configure load update -"
-      ]
+      new_score = '100'
+      colo.score = new_score
+      expected_configure_cmd_args = [colo.reconfigure_command]
       test_modify(expected_configure_cmd_args) do
-        @resource.score '100'
+        @resource.score new_score
       end
     end
 
@@ -59,10 +58,7 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerColocation" do
       new_resource = 'bar:Stopped'
       expected = colo.dup
       expected.resources = expected.resources.dup + [new_resource]
-      echo_string = expected.quoted_definition_string
-      expected_configure_cmd_args = [
-        "echo #{echo_string} | crm configure load update -"
-      ]
+      expected_configure_cmd_args = [expected.reconfigure_command]
       test_modify(expected_configure_cmd_args) do
         @resource.resources expected.resources
       end
@@ -71,10 +67,7 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerColocation" do
     it "should modify the constraint if it has a different resource" do
       new_resources = ['bar:Started']
       colo.resources = new_resources
-      echo_string = colo.quoted_definition_string
-      expected_configure_cmd_args = [
-        "echo #{echo_string} | crm configure load update -"
-      ]
+      expected_configure_cmd_args = [colo.reconfigure_command]
       test_modify(expected_configure_cmd_args) do
         @resource.resources new_resources
       end
diff --git a/spec/providers/primitive_spec.rb b/spec/providers/primitive_spec.rb
index 4f3e6dd..7b6bac7 100644
--- a/spec/providers/primitive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/providers/primitive_spec.rb
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::PacemakerPrimitive" do
     end
 
     it "should modify the primitive if it has different op values" do
-      echo_string = rsc.quoted_definition_string.gsub!('60', '120')
       expected_configure_cmd_args = [
-        "echo #{echo_string} | crm configure load update -"
+        rsc.reconfigure_command.gsub('60', '120')
       ]
       test_modify(expected_configure_cmd_args) do
         new_op = Hash[rsc.op]