diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
index 045514061..c4e56421d 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/addtorrentdialog.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager
 from deluge.httpdownloader import download_file
 from deluge.ui.client import client
 from deluge.ui.common import TorrentInfo
-from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import listview_replace_treestore, reparent_iter
+from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import get_clipboard_text, listview_replace_treestore, reparent_iter
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.dialogs import ErrorDialog
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.edittrackersdialog import trackers_tiers_from_text
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.path_chooser import PathChooser
@@ -559,12 +559,9 @@ class AddTorrentDialog(component.Component):
         dialog.set_transient_for(self.dialog)
         entry.grab_focus()
 
-        text = (gtk.clipboard_get(selection='PRIMARY').wait_for_text() or
-                gtk.clipboard_get().wait_for_text())
-        if text:
-            text = text.strip()
-            if deluge.common.is_url(text) or deluge.common.is_magnet(text):
-                entry.set_text(text)
+        text = get_clipboard_text()
+        if text and deluge.common.is_url(text) or deluge.common.is_magnet(text):
+            entry.set_text(text)
 
         dialog.show_all()
         response = dialog.run()
@@ -646,8 +643,7 @@ class AddTorrentDialog(component.Component):
         dialog.set_transient_for(self.dialog)
         entry.grab_focus()
 
-        text = (gtk.clipboard_get(selection='PRIMARY').wait_for_text() or
-                gtk.clipboard_get().wait_for_text()).strip()
+        text = get_clipboard_text()
         if deluge.common.is_infohash(text):
             entry.set_text(text)
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/common.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/common.py
index 21f311ae4..6bf8c4eae 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/common.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 
 from gobject import GError
-from gtk import SORT_ASCENDING, Menu, MenuItem, RadioMenuItem, SeparatorMenuItem, icon_theme_get_default
-from gtk.gdk import COLORSPACE_RGB, Pixbuf, pixbuf_new_from_file, pixbuf_new_from_file_at_size
+from gtk import SORT_ASCENDING, Menu, MenuItem, RadioMenuItem, SeparatorMenuItem, clipboard_get, icon_theme_get_default
+from gtk.gdk import COLORSPACE_RGB, SELECTION_PRIMARY, Pixbuf, pixbuf_new_from_file, pixbuf_new_from_file_at_size
 
 from deluge.common import get_pixmap, osx_check, windows_check
 
@@ -323,3 +323,8 @@ def listview_replace_treestore(listview):
 
     listview.set_model(treestore)
     listview.thaw_child_notify()
+
+
+def get_clipboard_text():
+    text = clipboard_get(selection=SELECTION_PRIMARY).wait_for_text() or clipboard_get().wait_for_text()
+    return text.strip()
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
index 90b467ee5..28efb3fed 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager, get_config_dir
 from deluge.error import AuthenticationRequired, BadLoginError, IncompatibleClient
 from deluge.ui.client import Client, client
 from deluge.ui.common import get_localhost_auth
-from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import get_deluge_icon, get_logo
+from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import get_clipboard_text, get_deluge_icon, get_logo
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.dialogs import AuthenticationDialog, ErrorDialog
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(component.Component):
         self.__update_list()
 
     def on_entry_host_paste_clipboard(self, widget):
-        text = gtk.clipboard_get().wait_for_text().strip()
+        text = get_clipboard_text()
         log.debug('on_entry_proxy_host_paste-clipboard: got paste: %s', text)
         text = text if '//' in text else '//' + text
         parsed = urlparse(text)
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
index 51aab29de..4a7952490 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from deluge.configmanager import ConfigManager, get_config_dir
 from deluge.error import AuthManagerError, NotAuthorizedError
 from deluge.ui.client import client
 from deluge.ui.common import DISK_CACHE_KEYS
-from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import associate_magnet_links, get_deluge_icon
+from deluge.ui.gtkui.common import associate_magnet_links, get_clipboard_text, get_deluge_icon
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.dialogs import AccountDialog, ErrorDialog, InformationDialog, YesNoDialog
 from deluge.ui.gtkui.path_chooser import PathChooser
 from deluge.ui.translations_util import get_languages
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ class Preferences(component.Component):
                 self.builder.get_object(entry).hide()
 
     def on_entry_proxy_host_paste_clipboard(self, widget):
-        text = gtk.clipboard_get().wait_for_text().strip()
+        text = get_clipboard_text()
         log.debug('on_entry_proxy_host_paste-clipboard: got paste: %s', text)
         text = text if '//' in text else '//' + text
         parsed = urlparse(text)