diff --git a/src/html.rs b/src/html.rs
index 61a867ee..f86a7754 100644
--- a/src/html.rs
+++ b/src/html.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ fn node_text(handle: &Handle) -> String {
     out.trim().to_string()
 }
 
+fn is_ignored_tag(tag: &str) -> bool {
+    tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("script")
+        || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("style")
+        || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("noscript")
+        || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("template")
+        || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("head")
+}
+
 /// Recursively appends text nodes from `handle` to `out`, tracking whether the
 /// previous output was whitespace.
 fn collect_text(handle: &Handle, out: &mut String, last_space: &mut bool) {
@@ -47,13 +55,7 @@ fn collect_text(handle: &Handle, out: &mut String, last_space: &mut bool) {
             }
         }
         NodeData::Element { name, .. } => {
-            let tag = name.local.as_ref();
-            if tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("script")
-                || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("style")
-                || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("noscript")
-                || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("template")
-                || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("head")
-            {
+            if is_ignored_tag(name.local.as_ref()) {
                 return;
             }
             for child in handle.children.borrow().iter() {
@@ -101,13 +103,16 @@ fn collect_rows(handle: &Handle, rows: &mut Vec<Handle>) {
     }
 }
 
+fn is_bold_tag(tag: &str) -> bool {
+    tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("strong") || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("b")
+}
+
 /// Returns `true` if `handle` contains a `<b>` or `<strong>` descendant.
 fn contains_strong(handle: &Handle) -> bool {
-    if let NodeData::Element { name, .. } = &handle.data {
-        let tag = name.local.as_ref();
-        if tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("strong") || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("b") {
-            return true;
-        }
+    if let NodeData::Element { name, .. } = &handle.data
+        && is_bold_tag(name.local.as_ref())
+    {
+        return true;
     }
     let children = handle.children.borrow();
     children.iter().any(contains_strong)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5468c4ea..1963b7b5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ use regex::Regex;
 /// let cells = split_cells(line);
 /// assert_eq!(cells, vec!["cell1", "cell2", "cell3"]);
 /// ```
+fn next_is_pipe(chars: &mut std::iter::Peekable<std::str::Chars<'_>>) -> bool {
+    chars.peek() == Some(&'|')
+}
 #[must_use]
 pub fn split_cells(line: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut s = line.trim();
@@ -46,9 +49,7 @@ pub fn split_cells(line: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut chars = s.chars().peekable();
     while let Some(ch) = chars.next() {
         if ch == '\\' {
-            if let Some(&next) = chars.peek()
-                && next == '|'
-            {
+            if next_is_pipe(&mut chars) {
                 // `\|` escapes the pipe so it becomes part of the cell
                 chars.next();
                 current.push('|');
diff --git a/src/reflow.rs b/src/reflow.rs
index f24e419e..b63010b7 100644
--- a/src/reflow.rs
+++ b/src/reflow.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub(crate) fn detect_separator(
     let mut sep_row_idx: Option<usize> = None;
 
     let sep_invalid = invalid_separator(sep_cells.as_ref(), max_cols);
-    if sep_invalid && second_row_is_separator(rows) {
+    if should_use_second_row_as_separator(sep_invalid, rows) {
         sep_cells = Some(rows[1].clone());
         sep_row_idx = Some(1);
     }
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ fn invalid_separator(sep_cells: Option<&Vec<String>>, max_cols: usize) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+fn should_use_second_row_as_separator(sep_invalid: bool, rows: &[Vec<String>]) -> bool {
+    sep_invalid && second_row_is_separator(rows)
+}
+
 fn second_row_is_separator(rows: &[Vec<String>]) -> bool {
     rows.len() > 1 && rows[1].iter().all(|c| crate::SEP_RE.is_match(c))
 }